Tag: church
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Searching
Read More: SearchingSearching for a farm, searching for a future If we were without a care, our parents were not. Seven years go by quickly when you have no prospects at their end. From 1950 onwards our next farm became the most frequent topic of dinner table conversation. It seemed that for Dad farming was very rewarding…
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Wedderveer
Read More: WedderveerThe farm in Wedderveer. Note the fruit trees close to the barn, the orchard of the neighbour Begeman on the right, the tractor shed at the back, the vegetable garden this side the clothesline and the rows of potatoes between clothesline and shed. On the left the small barn of our immediate neighbour Van der…
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Our Place
Read More: Our PlaceCountry /province /region /town /hamlet /farmhouse In 1945 The Netherlands was a maligned country, reeling from five years of enemy occupation and a final brutal season known as the hunger winter. Infrastructure was largely neglected or destroyed, the economy was in tatters, poverty was widespread. Elation swept across the country from south to north, March…
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Marriage
Read More: MarriageWe were married on March 21st, 1934. All was ready, the beautiful new house for mother and the girls in the village. I had cleaned our house with Tiet’s help — put everything in place. It was a large house, the largest in the row of farms. The windows were very high and it took…
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Family Dynamics
Read More: Family DynamicsTrijn had finished school and thus we were both home with mother. Trijn was small and finely built and was close to mother, while I was much closer to my father. That’s why I loved going to the field with him. In the evening Trijn and I sometimes went to the village where we played…
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1910-08-08 Elizabeth to Ena Stuit
Read More: 1910-08-08 Elizabeth to Ena StuitMonday, 1910-08-08. From Elizabeth Stuit to Ena Stuit. Woldendorp, August 8, 1910. Dear sister, You haven’t had a letter from me in a long time. You’ll probably be a little bit angry I think, but I have been appallingly busy, lifting potatoes, planting and what all. Father’s condition is about the same. I would sooner…
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1910-05-17 Elizabeth to Ena Stuit
Read More: 1910-05-17 Elizabeth to Ena StuitTuesday, 1910-05-17. Prom Elizabeth Stuit to Ena Stuit. Woldendorp, May 17, 1910. Beloved sister, You have probably been looking for a letter already, I think. Father is a little better the last few days, better than when you were here. He still has to bring up, but it seems as if he is getting a…
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1910-03-06 Elizabeth to Ena Stuit
Read More: 1910-03-06 Elizabeth to Ena StuitSunday, 1910-03-06. From Elizabeth Stuit to Ena Stuit. Woldendorp, March 6. Beloved sister, You have probably been looking for a letter, I think. You might be thinking that Father is better again. I wish I could write that, but I can’t. Father is not well again. He is worse instead of better. He is in…
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1909-11-14 Elizabeth to Ena Stuit
Read More: 1909-11-14 Elizabeth to Ena StuitSunday, 1909-11-14. From Elizabeth Stuit to Ena Stuit. Dear sister, [Ena is four years younger than Elizabeth] It’s Sunday afternoon and I had better write again. We have just received your letter and learned that you are in good health which makes us very glad. We too are all in good health. Father is better…
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1909-03-14 Elizabeth to H. Beekhuis
Read More: 1909-03-14 Elizabeth to H. BeekhuisSunday, 1909-03-14. From Elizabeth Stuit to H. Beekhuis. Sunday, March 14, Woldendorp. Dear brother and sister, You must have been waiting for a letter. We are all reasonably well, except me and my leg. It just won’t get better. Thursday the doctor was here and then he thought that the swelling was down. He had…