Preface
This edition of Somsen Horizon will be sent to 208
relatives. With this we have crossed the psychological barrier of 200 paying
supporters.Therefore a hearty welcome to all our new readers!
Of course we will
go on presenting an attractive family magazine and we will also continue to
create new possibilities to consolidate our mutual ties.
The overwhelming
success of the Somsen-Boat Trip (see
page 14 and 15) in May has stimulated us once again in doing so.
However, the
biggest surprise is that we can start preparing ourselves for a new worldwide reunion in August 2002.
Our American relatives from Baldwin (and surroundings), Wisconsin, will take
the initiative but we are also gladly prepared to cooperate.
This is good news,
both for the American Somsens (who can meet Somsens ‘near home’) and for the
Dutch Somsens (many of whom are very much interested in their American relatives).
Therefore I would
like to advise every Somsen to start saving now for this unique opportunity!
On behalf of the
board,
Theo Somsen
Our new secretary is Margriet
Iserief – Somsen.
Margriet is a very active,
accurate, cheerful, acute and energetic woman. Precisely cut out for our
secretariat.
The board is very pleased that
she will take over this task from Ada.
Ada’s double job, treasurer
and secretary, became too much of a burden for her along with her demanding
fulltime job at the Municipality of Amsterdam.
Fortunately Ada will keep
looking after the pennies, which is very important of course.
Contents
page
Board and Advisors, Somsen - Website... 2
Colophon, Objective of the Foundation...... 2
Preface, Contents................................... 3
New Secretary....................................... 3
Big Somsen Family in Portugal................ 4
Ever taken a Snapshot............................ 7
Sense of Tradition awarded..................... 8
Camping Weekend - Holland Week........ 10
Somie.................................................. 12
A Visit to Yad Vashem........................... 13
A Trip on the River Rhine....................... 18
Listen, a Nightingale!............................. 15
The two Boys and the kind Uncle............ 16
The Four Days' Marches....................... 17
Family Announcements......................... 19
Visitors from Canada............................ 20
Margriet is now taking over
the paperwork. Minutes, agenda, reports, correspondence, supporter management
and whatever pops up.
Margriet, her name means
‘pearl’ Beautiful!
She knows the ropes. She is an
ardent camper together with her husband Joep. She is the mother of three
grown-up children and became a grandmother quite recently. She loves gardening.
She is a teacher to the backbone and now she has joined our Foundation board.
Margriet Iserief-Somsen [2878]
lives in Amersfoort, a beautiful ancient city in the centre of the country with
its remarkable, high tower ‘Lange Jan’ (Long John).
Her address can be found on
page 2.
Welcome, Margriet.
Gree van Daatselaar - Somsen