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Help Me Live Not Die - Terror & Tears

Windows of Hope
Keeping families in touch during separation due to serious illness through Video/Voice connection

Poems
I Want to Live Not Die
It does not belong to me
Highway of Tears
Finding God

An Angel I will send
New Beginnings
Your Children Cry

Thank you Grandpa for the Pencils
The City
I am a Rock
My People Cry
 Note: Some of the poems you read here come from my experience as a victim crisis intervention worker and contain in some cases graphic description of the pain I felt dealing with many different families. Nothing in these poems identify any particular person. My sole purpose is to allow you to feel some of the pain that happened in my community as I am sure it does in yours. It is my prayer that some of what I say touches you, so that you in turn would be motivated to touch someone today who in an urgent way could use your help. GO GIVE YOURSELF AWAY!
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Post War Dutch Immigration Memorabilia
Groote Beer June 18, 1952 - Groote Beer June 19,1953  - Groote Beer August 10, 1953
s.s. Maasdam April 26, 1957 -
s.s. Maasdam May 29, 1959 - s.s. Ryndam April 9, 1959
m.v. Seven Seas February 13. 1957 -  s.s. Veendam November 27, 1951

CRC Church Picnic July 1, 1953 White Cliff Park
Vancouver BC, Canada

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S.S. Groote Beer Passenger List
June 18, 1952
Rotterdam to Halifax to New York

DESCRIPTION OF THE
GROOTE BEER IN DUTCH
English Version

Gebouwd in 1944 als Victory-schip door Permanent Metals Corporation in Richmond, California. Als troepenschip was ze eigendom van de Nederlandse overheid, maar in beheer bij de Stoomvaart Maatschappij 'Nederland' te Amsterdam. Het schip had grote slaapzalen voor 1600 militairen. Nadat een gedeelte van het schip was ingericht als hospitaal, was nog plaats voor maximaal 810 passagiers. In 1951 verzorgde de 'Groote Beer' een van de transporten van Molukkers naar Nederland (Tandjung Priok 13 april 1951 - Amsterdam, 6 mei 1951). In 1961 werd ze verbouwd tot emigrantenschip (810 passagiers) en verkocht aan de Holland-Amerika Lijn. In 1964 werd ze verkocht naar Griekenland en omgedoopt tot 'Marianne IV'. Vanuit Noord-Afrika en het Nabije Oosten maakte zij verschillende pelgrimsreizen naar Mekka. In 1965 charterde de Holland-Amerika Lijn het schip voor een aantal studentenreizen (meestal vanuit Canada), opnieuw onder de naam 'Groote Beer'. Die naam bleef gehandhaafd toen ze in 1967 terugging naar de Griekse eigenaar. Pas een jaar later werd ze weer omgedoopt tot 'Marianne IV'. Ze voer echter niet meer onder die naam en werd in 1970 in Eleusis gesloopt.

Great Site - Ship Links

The Unofficial Holland American Line
Website (many passenger lists)

The Ships List

 



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Our Moving Permit
Verhuiskaart


Our Trip
Ashcroft to Lillooet

 



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Verhuiskaart 2


Our Belongings

 

   
Passenger List Cover
Inside Front Passengers A-B Passengers B-G Passengers G-K
Passengers K-M Passengers M-S Passengers S-Y Passengers Y-Z
Cover Inside back Back Cover Baggage Tag  


Groote Beer June 18, 1952 - Groote Beer June 19,1953  - Groote Beer August 10, 1953
s.s. Maasdam April 26, 1957 -
s.s. Maasdam May 29, 1959 - s.s. Ryndam April 9, 1959
m.v. Seven Seas February 13. 1957 -  s.s. Veendam November 27, 1951

Groote Beer June 18, 1952 page 1 2


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