COVER STORY: GAY MARRIAGE
Our Mutual Joy
Opponents of gay marriage often cite Scripture. But what the Bible teaches about love argues for the other side.
Published Dec 6, 2008
From the magazine issue dated Dec 15, 2008
December 13th, 2008:
Traditional Dutch Costumes of Volendam, NL – Great Grandparents & Myself
Jan de Wit & Gatske de Jong © Frank H. Jump
Volendam in 1967 © Frank H. Jump
Above is a picture of my great-grandmother with her second husband in costumes of the Volendam region of North Holland. I’m guessing this was taken after the war (WWII) circa 1948. Below is myself in typical Volendamse klederdracht or traditional clothing. I found a great website that gives audio examples of all of the dialects spoken in the Netherlands [www.meertens.knaw.nl/projecten/sprekende_kaart/svg/]. To my ear the differences are vast but to the unfamiliar ear, it may all sound like Dutch to you.
This posting is the first of a number of postings from the photos my mom dragged out of her closet. Out of the closet and into the scanner!
