Tag: Christmas
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Notes
Read More: NotesNoted by Stiny van der Laan de Jong Rientje Stuit, born Feb, 27, 1891, seventh child of Albert Stuit (b. Oct, 24, 1851) and Tietje Berrelkamp (b. Jan.25, 1860) who married at age 27 and 18 resp. on November 8, 1878. They had 13 children: 1) Stientje, b, Dec, 12, 1878, married May 16, 1900…
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~ The Mill Knife
Read More: ~ The Mill KnifeFor the first time in my life, I saw my father peeling potatoes. He did it somewhat shyly, as it was still the case then that women did all the housework
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James de Bree
Read More: James de BreeAls de rest van de mensheid hun avonden verknoeien voor de beeldbuis, zitten studenten van Mc. Master University in Hamilton tot midden in de nacht te studeren voor hun ‘Christmas Term Papers”. Ze wonen in afgetimmerde zolderkamertjes, twee studenten per kamer om geld uit te sparen. Onopgemaakte bedden, hopen wasgoed op de vloer, en bureaus…
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Amsterdam, Christmas, church, Easter, family, God, Groningen, marriage, organ, ship, Stadskanaal, Vlagtwedde, Winschoten
1929-1934: Courtship and Engagement
Read More: 1929-1934: Courtship and EngagementA cold wedding party in 1929 It was the coldest winter that we ever experienced, with temperatures at an all-time low in this month. We had rented cars for the civil ceremony at the townhall of Stadskanaal in the morning and the church ceremony in the village of Onstwedde in the afternoon. But wouldn’t you…
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1916-1929: Managing the Renneborg
Read More: 1916-1929: Managing the RenneborgAs we were eating in the backroom the next day, Mom suddenly appeared and said “Dad is dying”. So we crept quietly into the front room, where he laid in his bed, gasping for air and not knowing what was happening around him.
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Johan
Read More: Johanlast night who pops up in my head? johan slender little johan i wish we had grown up together
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The Nature of Things
Read More: The Nature of ThingsThe photographs in this exhibition of objects from my mother’s home are equally happy accidents, revealing the nature of things