Weekly Visits With Friends in Town and Country
Mrs. Vanden Berg recalls a visit near the Skunk River describing a welcoming Rose Hill neighborhood. The piece notes their 21 years on the farm, the updated house and outbuildings, a lively dog, and a surplus of water spaniel pups. It profiles family ties, local schooling, and the Ellerbroek lineage.
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Skunk River
John Vanden Berg
Arie Vink
Albert van Zante
Vanden Berg
Anna Brink
Edgerton
Minn
Jake
Peter
Matt
Gerrit
Sibley
Town
John
Huron
Ellerbroek
Jerry Ellerbroek
Jerry II
Jerry
Iowa
Jerrys
Atlantic
Anna
de Jong
Vink
Nickolas
Rene Verwers
Vanden Berg family notes and Dutch heritage in Rose Hill
The Chronicle correspondent visits the Vanden Berg home near Rose Hill detailing family ties to the local school, labor views on unions, and Daily life with Avie Vink and Dutch immigrant memories. The piece covers barn painting, farm activity, family backgrounds, language use, and community ties. It mentions a fatal painting accident, ship-models by a grandfather, and a Great Britain air reserve plan.
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Vanden Berg
Chronicle
Rose Hill
Avie Vink
Lane Duinink
Gus van Houweling
John Steenhock
van Houweling
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Pete de Jong
Great Britain
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Arie
Martin Vink
Sadie Vink
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K. P. de Jong
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Minnie Vanden Berg
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