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Background:
As follow are excerpts from a letter from Dr. Al VanderKloot to Dave Jordan. Dr. Al's grandparents were Matthijs and Trijntje Vanderkloot. His father was Peter Vanderkloot who married Bertha Dros. |
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A. VanderKloot, M. D. March 3, 1979 Dear Dave and Family, My father was Peter and he first came to Chicago with Marinus and Adrianus. They worked for their Uncle at the foundry. A few years later he (Peter) went back and brought his parents to Chicago. At first they lived in a cottage next to the foundry. I could write volumes about these years as this is all in my childhood. We know very little about the Vanderkloots in Holland but we know very much about the Dros family. Corrine has been to Europe at least 12 to 15 times and she is in close contact with the Dros family. My wife and I were in Europe last year (seventh trip) and stayed at a Dros house. We have not been able to contact any Vanderkloots. I made visits to Texel Holland as a boy and this year we again visited Texel and especially the village of Cocksdorp. My grandson, Peter, 15 years old wrote to me just two weeks ago, as he is interested in the family history. When he finishes his record I will send you a copy. Peter lives in Long Island. His father William is a professor at Stony Brook. I will keep in touch with you as I learn new family facts. Thank you for the copies. Sincerely |
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