Friday, March 20, 2009

Century of "Dorpsbelang" Oct. 25, 2008

The "Dorpsbelang" society celebrated its centennial jubileum on October 25, 2008.


The publication dedicated to this event can be viewed and downloaded here:




Some of the pictures shown here
have been reproduced from this publication.
Pastoor Knuvelder circa 1928.
He admonished the local soccer team about
imbibing. This met with vehement denials.

Maria Hof was officially opened on July 4th, 1938




It consisted of a cloister and a sewing school plus a kindergarten.


Sadly it had to be closed in 1987 and it was converted to apartments






View of Bakhuizen from Wytlânspaed
before the new church was built.

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