Tag: Blijham
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Harm van der Laan
Read More: Harm van der LaanThese detailed memoirs of Harm van der Laan served as the basis for a book about the family’s history till 1955.
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Bible, blessed, Blijham, Canada, emigration, family, Groningen, school, ship, Vlagtwedde, Weederveer, Winschoten
1945-1953: Wedderveer Farm
Read More: 1945-1953: Wedderveer FarmWedderveer Farm We move to Wedderveer During August we moved to Wedderveer. We settled our affairs with the Bosker family, who owned the farm we were on in Blijham. They were not too pleased with us leaving. Dirk and Wendeltje Bosker had both passed away already and just Jan and Jurrie had remained. But they…
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1945: Liberation
Read More: 1945: LiberationMother dies and a baby is born In February of 1945, my mother passed away, I believe it was on the 21st. According to the doctor, she died simply from old age, at 77. The funeral was 5 days later. Alie (Albert’s wife) was, at that time, in the town of Nieuwe Pekela with her…
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Amsterdam, Arnhem, Blijham, church, family, Groningen, Hommes, London, marriage, organ, politics, Rotterdam, ship, Vlagtwedde, Winschoten
1939-1945: The War Years
Read More: 1939-1945: The War YearsThe Shadow of war In the meantime, it was now 1939, and the political world had started to rumble. Hitler was the big boss in Germany and pushed his Nazi program on his people and started to shout about “lebensraum” (room to live). In the fall of that year they walked into Poland and placed…
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1935-1939: Beginning in Blijham
Read More: 1935-1939: Beginning in BlijhamBut then she wept When we got to our new home, Dina wept. In the spring, Jan Bosker started to rebuild the rear barn wall, which turned out to be a good job, and he managed to give it a good, solid straight look. We had also discussed that the cookstove should go into the…
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1934-1935: Renneborg Honeymoon
Read More: 1934-1935: Renneborg HoneymoonOur marriage on March 21st, 1934 Finally. the day arrived, our marriage day, a huge day for us. In the morning, four cars arrived at our front door, with the first car for the bride and groom. The second car was for the parents of both sides of the family and an aunt of Dina,…
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Grunnigers in Noord Amerikoa
Read More: Grunnigers in Noord AmerikoaIn t eerste kwartoal van de veurige eeuw binnen der hail wat Grunnigers vertrokken noar Canada en Amerikoa. Om reden dat de landbouwmachiens in de ploats kwamen van de staarke aarms van landarbaiders. In de provincie Grunnen waren der nait veul febrieken woar waarkloze landarbaiders zich nuttig konnen moaken, behalve de strokarton en eerdappelmeelfabrieken bie…