Memoirs of Harm and Dina and their children

Hardcover book edited, produced and published by Henry de Jong (eldest grandson).
Reproduced here in PDF form.
Also available in ePub format for viewing and downloading.


Venturing into the 21st Century

My grandparents lived their entire lives in the twentieth century. This was a time of extraordinary change, but pretty much without internet. Now we’re racing headlong into another world again, and I hope that this account will endure along side of and within our new reality.

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Hinne de Jong

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From the memoirs of Hendrik (Hinne) de Jong (1896-1982, translated/arranged by his son, Sense de Jong and maintained by grandson Henry.

3D Flip Book

The 3D Flip Book viewer plugs into WordPress and offers an easy way to display PDFs. A full screen view is available from the bottom toolbar.

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Elizabeth

Letters to Stientje Stuit/Beekhuis (pictured) from siblings (1908-1912). These letters give a remarkably intimate and sobering taste of life and death during the early years of my grandparents' youth.

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