Monthly Archives: March 2009
Blue Toyota replaces yellow Chev
I am not any longer driving a yellow Chev. This afternoon it has been replaced by a blue Toyota Yaris. The rim of the Chev was already bent before I even left New York City, but when navigating through the crossroads … Continue reading
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Wanted: descendants of De Leyser
This morning, I received an e-mail from Peter de Lijser from Breskens, who is, with a couple of far cousins, organizing a De Lijser reunion in Cadzand around June 14th, 2011. It is then exactly three centuries ago that ‘a young man from the canton … Continue reading
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A lot of Westkapellenaren in Oostburg, WI
After my personal credit crisis was solved, it was time to hit the road once again. First, a stop in South Holland, in Chicago (Il). Reverend Adriaan Zwemer from Oostkapelle, served in this little satellite village of Chicago, but there … Continue reading
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Just in time
I had already given up hope that my new credit card would arrive at all. So I was about to leave my Grand Haven lodge, when the phone rang. My credit card was ready to be picked up at the City … Continue reading
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Genealogy as a means to heal and bond
“Genealogy only gets interesting once it turns into a story”, says Kurt van Koevering, editor-in-chief of the weekly The Zeeland Record in Zeeland (MI), whom I spoke with last Saturday morning. I totally agree with him on that. Dry facts … Continue reading
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Stuck in Michigan (thanks to bureaucracy)
I am stuck in the States for the second time during my trip. This time it is not the snow, but the bank. So long live bureaucracy! Let me explain this, and hopefully I can do this briefly, because I … Continue reading
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Ons Boeregoed – Dutch Dancers: 1-1
During my research for this trip somebody told me that the Dutch Dancers in Zeeland (MI) had more costumes than our dance group in Zeeland, Ons Boeregoed. So, of course I needed to check that out. Yesterday morning, before sunrise, … Continue reading
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A night with the Holland Legion Band
Yesterday night I got a chance to meet with the players of the Holland Legion Band in Michigan, who had their annual meeting just before the season starts. They organized a pot luck dinner, which of course for me was another new … Continue reading
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From Kats to Montana
Jose Munter is a very couragious woman from the village of Kats, Zeeland, who, after some tough events in her life ended up in Montana. Unfortunately, Montana is too far for me so I won’t be visiting her on this … Continue reading
Filed under The First Generation
Similar to the beaches in Zeeland
So, this is my new location for a couple of days. I am staying in Khardomah Lodge in Grand Haven, Michigan, in the dunes and near the beach. It is a little bit similar to our beaches, in Zeeland, The … Continue reading
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