Joshua had some homework this weekend: to learn about a family member that emigrated to the US. We think that my grandpa, Glenn DeKryger, was the most recent emigrant within the family and so we chose him.
And then we proceeded to make a few phone calls to actually figure out the information. I knew the name (phew) and the origin country (Netherlands), but we didn't know the rest. Aunt C helped us with the year: he emigrated in 1909, when he was one year old. Aunt Susan helpfully pointed out that the reason for emigrating was because his parents brought him over. Uncle Lee gave a more applicable reason: there was no more farm land for purchase in the Netherlands.
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