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Weekly visits with friends in town and country
In the week of March 11 after untravelable roads opened, the Pella area hosts three informal visits to the Heemstra Dieleman farm families. Joe Slycord, born in the country, reflects on simple living, labor, and wage concerns while Gerrit Dieleman recalls farming life and local neighbors. The piece weaves memories of Pete Slycord, Neal Heemstra, and the De Geus family with notes on schooling, timber, and farm operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Nick Heemstra
Henry Vander Beek
Wood
Hartley
Mrs. Heemstra
Joe Slycord
Mr. Slycord
Pete Slycord
Sandridge
Cornice
Gerrit
Will J. Vande Voort
J Dieleman
Sully
William de Geus
Netherlands
Slycord
Lane Langstraat
Joe de Hoog
Joe
Milycord
W. F. Crew
Kansas
Slyeord
Heemstra
Neal Heemstra
Otley
Kate Slycord
JeVaughn
Wheatgrow
Marilyn Ruth
Standard Oil Co
Dieleman
William Dieleman
Case Dieleman
Winterset
Marr
J. J. den Adel
Cornelius
Grace Pannekoek
Frances
Marion
Andrew
Anoth
Cornelia
Yile
Allege
Mrs. Dieleman
Reyvanin Marie
Martin Gerald
Poppyeye
Warreh
Ardelia Grandia
Will Grandia
Miss Grandia
Warren
Warner Vande Voort
Mr. Dieleman
Wallace
New Hampshire