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Families February 1953 - Groote Beer We were married on February 5, 1953 and on the 20th we went to Rotterdam and boarded the Groote Beer to go to Canada and start our lives together. The food was good on the ship, what I mostly remember are the fresh fruits that where for dessert and there was …
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Single Men and Women April 18, 1948 – Kota Inten I worked for my father as a Market Gardener for eleven years. During the war we had lots of damage done to our business. There were three boys in our family and my younger brother was engaged to be married. I am the oldest and I could see that there …
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Single Men and Women July 9, 1953 – Waterman My five day journey from Rotterdam, The Netherlands on the ship SS Waterman was smooth and without incident. The accommodation was that of a troop ship with male and female passengers separated, I believe ten to a cabin. Having been discharged from the …
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Single Men and Women October 28, 1953 – Groote Beer Tuesday Oct 20th departure day finally arrived. My fiancée had the use of her father’s car for the trip to Rotterdam and Dad, Mother and my sister came along for the waving out ceremony. The final goodbyes had to be said in the departure hall just …
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Sport In the winter, the Dutch love to cheer on their favourite speed skaters. It is not uncommon to see Dutch people in the northern parts of the Netherlands skating along the canals. Soccer is also another tremendously popular sport in the Netherlands. Traditional Dress The Netherlands does not …
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Books/Articles Aberson, Jan L. From the Prairies With Hope . Canadian Plains Research Centre University of Regina, Regina, 1998. Bowen, Kurt. “Immigration and the Growth of the Dutch Community. The Postwar Wave and Its Predecessors.” (unpublished manuscript). Curtis, Herb. The Scholten Story . …
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This trunk is made possible by generous funding from Adrianus (Andy) Faas. The Faas family immigrated to Canada through Pier 21 on September 29 after a seven day journey from Rotterdam on the ship the Groote Beer (The Big Bear). Adrianus (now Andrew), his brothers Johannus (Joe), Gerardus (John), …
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Dutch Immigrants vs. Total Number of Immigrants 1900-1996* Year Dutch Immigrants Total Immigrants 1900 25 41681 1901 35 55747 1902 223 89102 1903 169 138660 1904 281 131252 1905 389 141465 1906 394 211653 1907 1212 272409 1908 480 143326 1909 570 173694 1910 1036 286839 1911 1080 331288 1912 1359 …