Farm Pictures

An aerial view of the de Jong farm. Only the house (bottom right) and the long barn just behind it are still there. The retirement home for Jan and Jannie just to the left of the barn was also torn down very recently.

A Google satellite view shows much development since the early years. De Hostee is the original farm house, now turned into a bed and breakfast.

A view of the house coming down the road from Stolwijk. the pollarded willows are a feature of this road. Note the high haymow at the back.

A modern view, showing the reconstructed dock and the hawmow roof lowered permanently.

The old dock shelter has been removed to make way for the new

Jannie standing in front of the milk unloading extension

Large trees close to the house were later removed

A front view with milk cans standing in a row ready for pickup or after return

A google street view showing the nicely kept facade with box hedge garden in front

There is a narrow road on either side of the canal. From the other side can be seen a numbered dock, the house, two low corn mows and the long barn.

A google street view showing the left side of the house. Dutch farm houses tended to have side entrances to a main corridor dividing the living space from the barn space.

A view from further down the road

Quarter view

Jannie with two grandchildren in front of the house

Side view showing a large woodpile, likely unloaded by boat

Corn mows and chickens under a flowering fruit tree

Arie and Rien preparing to take Cor on an outing. The barn on the left was new. The rest is as it was when Cor was young.

This is the only picture Cor had of his father’s family. This is taken on the de Jong farm. Likely they had company for Jan’s birthday in 1957 when Trudy andCor were in Holland. Standing left to right, Oom Knelis, Oom Arie, Jan’s two brothers who were still living, then Cor, then Oom Pieter Molenaar and Tante Bertha, Jan’s sister. Then Tante Jans, the widow of Oom Teunis. Next tante Neeltje, widow of Oom Maarten Jan. Behind her is tante Pauline, the wife of Oom Cornelis and last Tante Martijn, the wife of Oom Arie. Tante Jans and Tante Pauline were sisters. Seated are Cor’s father Jan, sister Gerrie, then Jans van Oom Teunis (she was almost blind), then sister Co and then Cor’s mother Jannie.