When Bram and Coby were our guests he presented me with a file that was in both English and Dutch although the English translation was not the best. I am slowly picking away at it trying to pack all this information into my brain and records. This file was how our family will be presented in his book when it comes out. I noticed that some families did not have much coverage and others were filled out rather completely.

One part of the file was really done up nicely. It was done by the grand-daughter of our Grandfathers youngest sister. I have only exchanged a couple e-mails with this woman and would gladly enter a more regular exchange with her if she desires. I couldn’t believe how complete it was. Of course when it got to mentioning Gerrit and Elbert the information she had stopped but some was passed on to her by her grandmother and it was very interesting. I finally found out who Drekus was. A man I met when I was quite young but had no real idea where he entered into the family picture. Many of the family members had extensive musical background and of course mechanical aptitudes were scattered throughout their occupations. Some things never change.