Tag: Canada
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Groningers in New York
Read More: Groningers in New YorkI only come to New York once a year or so to visit my son David who’s an opera singer. Money he makes with computers — he’s really good at that. One fine morning there, about five years ago when I was still walking well, I went into Manhattan, alone. The Twin Towers were still…
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Israel Trip: Preparations & Impressions
Read More: Israel Trip: Preparations & ImpressionsWHAT WE SAW AND LEARNED IN ISRAEL – Monday, November 11 After some exciting weeks of planning, reading and dreaming about Israel, packing and completing last minute jobs, Monday November 11, 1991 finally arrived. It was a dull cool day. We had drizzle, mixed with wet snow and a North Easterly wind. The snow from…
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Live Memories
Read More: Live MemoriesThis gallery of family photos from the past, Brought to life by AI, is presented here for the delight, amusement or dismay of family members and friends.
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Family Tree
Read More: Family TreePanorama mouse controls Panorama touch controls Brouwer – Overeem Tree View Brouwer Branch View Trudy Brouwer De Jong Fan View
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The Early Years
Read More: The Early YearsChapter 6 OPA’S CHILDHOOD AND OPA & OMA’S WEDDING We know very little about Opa’s youth. He was born on February 7, 1887 on the family farm in Lathum where he lived for 67 years until May 1954 when he emigrated to Canada. When he was born, there were already 3 children in the family–…
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Extended Families
Read More: Extended FamiliesChapter 3 OPA’S FAMILY As far as we know there are no pictures of Opa’s parents, nor are there any stories that Opa ever told about his father. This is not too surprising since Opa was just 12 years old when his father died and when Opa married, his father had been dead for 27…
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The Brouwer Book
Read More: The Brouwer Book1925 – 2000 Preface by Cor De Jong This book was begun originally for my own children. Three winters ago, experiencing considerable back pain and being unable to work for several weeks, I began to write a family history for them. Since the book was intended only for them, it was written with a focus…
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Protected: Brouwer Book
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Protected: Timeline
Read More: Protected: TimelineThere is no excerpt because this is a protected post.