Tag: Christmas
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James de Bree
Read More: James de BreeA Story by Herman de Jong about a McMaster university student finding peace and love on the island of Terschelling — his (and Herman’s) ancestral home.
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Protected: Home Videos
Read More: Protected: Home VideosThere is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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Bach, blessed, Canada, Christmas, church, Cornelis, Easter, family, God, Gouda, marriage, organ, Pieter, Rotterdam, school, Stolwijk, Toronto
De de Jong Lijn
Read More: De de Jong LijnFamily History section written in 1986 Touch and turn images for a wide screen view Van de familie van mijn vader weet ik heel weinig. Ik heb nooit een foto van mijn grootouders gezien, waarschijnlijk omdat er nooit een is genomen. Ik weet niets over hoe mijn grootvader eruitzag, behalve dat hij vanaf zijn geboorte…
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Jaren op de Lagere School: 1934-1941
Read More: Jaren op de Lagere School: 1934-1941De school begon op 1 oktober 1929 met 48 leerlingen en bleef 4 jaar op dat aantal. Toen ik in 1934 begon, waren er 76 leerlingen. Het was een kleine school met 2 klaslokalen.
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De Eerste Jaren: 1928-1931
Read More: De Eerste Jaren: 1928-1931Ik ben geboren op 9 april in het jaar 1928, op paasmaandagochtend. Bij de eerste zes was het leeftijdsverschil maar 15 of 16 maanden.
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Bach, blessed, Canada, Christmas, church, Cornelis, Easter, family, God, Gouda, marriage, organ, Pieter, Rotterdam, school, Stolwijk, Toronto
The de Jong Line
Read More: The de Jong LineFamily History section written in 1986 Touch and turn images for a wide screen view Of my father’s relatives I know very little. I have never seen a picture of my grandparents, likely because one was never taken. I know nothing of how my grandfather looked except that he was crippled from birth with one…
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Grade School Years: 1934-1941
Read More: Grade School Years: 1934-1941When I was six years old I started school on May 1, 1934. There were nine of us children in our family. The youngest was 1 ½ years old and my oldest brother was 12 and started grade 7. There were seven grades at that time so one of us was in every class except…
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The First Few Years: 1928-1931
Read More: The First Few Years: 1928-1931I was born on April 9 in the year 1928, on an Easter Monday morning. Easter Monday is celebrated in the old country about the same as Sunday or Christmas day. I was born at home as was the custom then. My brother, Adam, who was the oldest at 6 years old would start school…
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Stutenstreek -1876
Read More: Stutenstreek -1876After Albert left the army (1876), he bought a piece of land of 2000 square yards (.4 acres) in what would later be called “The Stutenstreek”. He paid 460 guilders (125 dollars) for the land and a small house was built on it for 200 guilders (80 dollars). Albert and Tietje made a good start…
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Organ Playing
Read More: Organ PlayingI have no recollection that I played much with my siblings, Kees, Truus and Sense. I imagine they had their own friends as I had mine. Of course, they were 5 and 4 years older. All of us had organ lessons, but I was the only one who took lessons for over one year. My…