By Johanna (Hannie) Olders, 2015 Originally posted on 2016-1-16; reposted 2023-3-7 with photos This year, the Olders clan is celebrating our SIXTY YEARS IN CANADA anniversary. Sixty years ago Joseph and Gera, with their five children settled in Canada, in Scarborough, now part of Toronto. Joseph had arrived by himself two years before the rest… (read more)
Speech by Bill Olders, presented at the Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary of Joseph and Gerarda Olders 1953 – 1955 One of the unforgettable times was the trauma of all of a sudden not having dad around. As events would have it the decision to go to Canada to escape any further reprisals of the Nazi regime… (read more)
Speech by Henry Olders, presented at the Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary of Joseph and Gerarda Olders At the outset, a disclaimer: Peter is the last to talk, and he’s already told me that he will deny everything I say. I know that he’s a politician, so this is just ordinary behaviour for him, but as a… (read more)
Speech by Ine Olders, presented at the Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary of Joseph and Gerarda Olders During this time, 12 Kenmark Blvd. in Scarborough was still the heart of clan life. From here, Mom could worry about her children and their spouses, even as long distance bills grew. At least when Peter married Cindy, he stayed… (read more)
Written by Hannie We borrowed the title from a very popular radio program on CFRB and have tried to create our own walk down memory lane in the form of reminiscences of the past five decades of our parents’ married life. Each of us will recreate one decade of the Olders family life. As the… (read more)
These early family history stories were written by Ine for the album that we presented to Mom and Dad for their 50th Wedding Anniversary. The stories of our family from 1943 on were presented in a decade by decade format – a Walk Down Memory Lane. Jos Olders On a wintry day, just before Christmas,… (read more)
This year (2015), the Olders clan is celebrating our SIXTY YEARS IN CANADA anniversary. Sixty years ago Joseph and Gera, with their five children settled in Canada, in Scarborough, now part of Toronto. Joseph had arrived by himself two years before the rest of his family, as he was required to do, to find a… (read more)
Hannie wrote: As children in Holland we received our gifts on Dec 6, from Sinterklaas (St Nicholas). Early in the morning we would come downstairs to find the large table in the living/diningroom covered with toys, a pile for each child. Since there was no school, of course, we spent the day in our pjs… (read more)
Ine wrote: I remember the first Christmas tree I saw in our house in Tegelen. It was a real tree, with beautiful glass ornaments, all different colours and different shapes. The best part was the beautiful little white candles in their metal clip holders, lit for only a few minutes. Those lights, and the scent… (read more)
