Tag: school
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The van der Laan Family
Read More: The van der Laan FamilyI’ll write a little about Harm and his family. I was ten when the van der Laans moved from Zuidlaren to Vlagtwedde. Pa van der Laan was not healthy anymore. He often had pneumonia. They had a small vegetable farm in Zuidlaren and led busy lives. They grew all kinds of vegetables but especially beans…
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Family Life
Read More: Family LifeGenerally speaking, we were all healthy children. Sometimes we were in each other’s hair but we never had big fights. We never went out much. Martje often came to our house when I was home for a weekend. Later she said: I really loved that. She stayed with the school principal, so she lived close…
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Brother Berend
Read More: Brother BerendMother worried a lot about Berend. He ran away so often and then she had to go after him. It was difficult for Berend when they brought him to the deaf-mute institute in Groningen. Mother could finally get more rest. But that day was terribly hard. The director advised us that we should leave quietly,…
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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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The Work Begins
Read More: The Work BeginsWhen I was eleven [1916 – now the oldest daughter], my mother suddenly became ill. Her lungs had torn because of lifting things which were too heavy. Mother needed complete bed rest, and I had to leave school to care for her, to cook meals and take care of the youngest children, Meindert and Tiet.…
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School Days
Read More: School DaysLet me start with my first day in school [~1910]. School then always began on May 1st. My mother had no trouble getting me to school, because my sister Tietje took me along. I remember that during morning recess I wanted to go on the street, but my sister called me back. I still see…
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1912-01 Jan Stuit to H. Beekhuis
Read More: 1912-01 Jan Stuit to H. BeekhuisJanuary 1912. from Jan Stuit to H. Beekhuis. [writing from Kalamazoo, Michigan at age 17, less than a year after emigrating] Beloved brother and sister, We received the sad tiding of the death of your dear little daughter and our niece, Tietje Beekhuis. I was very shocked by this tiding, because I remembered the wonderful…
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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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1909-11-29 Elizabeth to Ena Stuit
Read More: 1909-11-29 Elizabeth to Ena StuitMonday, 1909-11-29. From Elizabeth Stuit to Ena Stuit. Beloved sister, We received your letter and learned that you are healthy, which makes us very glad. We too are all in good health. Redmer is going to school for the first time this morning in Nieuwolda. Jan is taking him. We sold our sheep for 12…
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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…