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Who were our people? / 13
Why our parents left Holland / 24
Preparing to leave the homeland / 37
Saying goodbye / 44
The journey / 52
Arrival / 64
The first house / 78
Going to school/ 88
Chores / 106
Play / 115
The Reformed segment / 120
Sunday observance / 133
The Catholics / 137
Making do / 146
Growing up too soon / 153
Working for pay / 160
The parents we had / 176
Our parents had their own troubles / 10
Social life and marriage / 194
Getting an education / 207
Becoming Canadians / 213
The meaning of names / 220
From bicycles to Birkenstocks / 225
Heirlooms and grandparents / 239
Who are we now / 243
Surviving Dutch customs / 262
The work we chose to do / 267
My children don't know my name / 274
The impact of immigration / 284
Sources / 292
Map of Holland / 297
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NORTH MOUNTAIN PRESS
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Kentville, Nova Scotia
B4N 3V7
Publication data:
Hutten, Anne van Arragon
Uprooted
ISBN 0-9680107-1-7
1. Dutch history - Canada
2. Immigration history
Includes list of sources
Cover illustration: "Uprooted" by Matth Cupido
