Tag: Easter
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A Good Friday
Read More: A Good FridayGood Friday morning. I climbed the spiraling, creaking stairs to the organ loft, young and inexperienced, I needed to practice for the evening service.
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Een Goede Vrijdag
Read More: Een Goede VrijdagGood Friday morning. I climbed the spiraling, creaking stairs to the organ loft, young and inexperienced, I needed to practice for the evening service.
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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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Arnhem, Bach, Bible, church, Easter, family, God, Groningen, Hommes, marriage, organ, school, ship, Winschoten
World War II
Read More: World War IIThe family and its circumstances during WWII Birth How should I begin? Perhaps with my birth in Blyham (NL) on 3 October 1936, as my Mom told me many years later. Could a time be darker, a place be humbler? Hitler tightening his grip on Germany’s people, raucously goading them towards catastrophic war. A small…
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1910-03-20 Elizabeth to Ena Stuit
Read More: 1910-03-20 Elizabeth to Ena StuitSunday, 1910-03-20. From Elizabeth Stuit to Ena Stuit. Woldendorp, March 20. Dear sister, We received your letter and learned that you are in good health. Father is about the same. Today he’s a little better than yesterday. He ate some soup a couple of times and when it’s a bit salty he cannot tolerate it.…