how do I research family history

Ancestry.com. This service provides access to census, social security,
birth and marriage records etc. for a fee ($9.95 – 19.95/month u.s.
dollars depending on how much access you want).

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gsfn=&gsln=van+veen&ltpop=1&gl=allgs&prox=1&yeart=a&ti=0&gss=anfp&sourceid=2524&submit.x=0&submit.y=0

Subscription plans:
http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribeplanstx_v5m.asp?SourceId=4000&TargetId=3890


After looking over the various sites I think that Ancestry.com is the
most comprehensive.  However you might find the following of interest:


Other genealogy sites:

http://www.genhomepage.com/

http://www.myfamilyinc.com/

http://www.xs4all.nl/~vdvhisto/

http://www.slettemoen.com/slekt/vanveen/index3.htm#van%20Veen
(Scroll down for Van Veen)


Good luck,
gitana

Check your local library to see if they subscribe to Ancestry.com . My
local library subscribes, and many parts of it are free to patrons
with a valid library card.