WW2 | Remembering V-E Day

Charlie Miner, Jr. at the Vero Beach, Fla. Veterans
Memorial. Photo by JT Marlin.

Amsterdam, Holland, May 3, 2018 –The East Hampton Star just published my "Guest Words" on the death of Charlie Miner and the ending of the war in Europe, 73 years ago this coming week. 

I plan to attend the May 4 Remembrance Day in Overveen, for the ending of the Nazi Occupation of Holland. 

This Occupation took the lives of many of my Dutch-born mother's relatives, who fought against Hitler in the military or in the Resistance. Her brother Willem was piloting a Halifax III for the RAF when he was shot down over Laval, France during the week of D-Day in June 1944.

Army Major and pediatrician Dr Robert Wack wrote a book focusing on Willem. It is called Time Bomber and it is published by Boissevain Books.

BOISSEVAIN | Reunion, The Netherlands, April 16-17, 2016 3rd Notice

December 3, 2015

Dear Relatives!

We so far have received 40 registrations for the reunion. Many relatives from outside the Netherlands have signed up. Therefore we ask residents of Holland to put the date in their calendar and register via the email address below. For catering and organizational reasons we would like to know ahead of time how many people we need to accommodate. Fairly soon we will present a list with the names of the relatives who will definitely participate.

Tentative programme

Saturday April 16                 Sunday April 17

1 PM Welcome, tea, coffee Visit to Pampus Island

2 PM Formal part with

• news about the Boissevain Foundation
• short reading about maritime Boissevains
• present Boissevain Award
• practise Boissevain Song
• auction Boissevain Books

3-5 PM  Drinks & bites

6 PM Dinner

Charges

The charges for the drinks, dinner and Sunday program will be paid at the time with credit cards or cash. The Boissevain Foundation only charges a basic amount of 10 (ten) euro per participant, which includes tea/coffee at 1 PM and drinks & bites after 3 pm on Saturday. Children up to 12 years old are for free. This is because we want as many relatives to be present at as many moments as possible, even if they can come just for a short time.

Registration

Official registration starts now. Please let us know which part of the program you will attend and for how many people.

Contact

E: avivaboissevain@hotmail.com

T: +31.20.62.26.594

On January 1 new information will follow in our fourth reunion notice. Till then!

Annemie, Aviva, Barbera and Charles Boissevain