Roots

Mijn Roots

I am named after: Birgitta of Sweden
(Finstad, ca. 1303-Rome 23 juli 1373),
It's a coincident that I was born on her dying-day 23 July 1958

The Holy Birgitta is on 1-10-1999
called as Co-Patrones from Europe.
Her name day is 23 July.

My Hometown

ROSSUM

I am born in the hot summer of '58 in Rossum.
After a lovely youth in Twente,
my girlfriend Trudy and I went to travel al over the world.
We hitchhaked to Greece. We worked on Krete in the olives.
And in Israël for half a year in kibbutz : "Kinnereth".
Other beautiful country's were we have been are :
Egypt and Sudan.
Since dec 1981 I live in Dronten and I feel happy..

This is a picture of Rossum back in the 50ties
The arrows are pointing to the houses of my both granddads