Tag: family
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Protected: The End
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Protected: The Years 1960 – 1984
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A New Life in Canada
Read More: A New Life in CanadaChapter 11 A NEW LIFE IN CANADA On May 12, after eight days at sea, the Brouwer family arrived in Quebec City. First they had to go into a large hall and had to wait for a long time. There their papers where checked again. Finally they were allowed to board the train. This part…
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The Final Years in Holland
Read More: The Final Years in HollandChapter 9 THE FINAL YEARS IN HOLLAND After the war ended, everything started to recover. However, the Brouwers were faced with another big problem. Their farm was too small to support their family. Four of the children had already finished school, and they now needed to look for work elsewhere. Hendrik often worked for some…
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The War Years
Read More: The War YearsChapter 8 THE WAR YEARS Then came 1939. There had been rumours of war for years, but most people didn’t pay much attention to it. They were too busy just trying to keep food on the table to support their families. There was no television yet and not many people owned radios. Many rural people…
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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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Family Names and History
Read More: Family Names and HistoryChapter 1 HISTORY OF THE BROUWER NAME The Name Brouwer is the Dutch word for “brewer.” It seems likely, that at the time when last names were chosen, they were a family of brewers. This may give the impression of drinking and rough living, but in early times beer was part of daily life. It…
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Protected: The Brouwer Family
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Protected: Memories II
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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…