from John Ketelaarsand Cathrine Halsema Ketalaats 1 bunch fresh or frozen broccoli2 cups cooked and sliced chicken or turkey1/2 cup shredded cheese2 cans cream of chicken soup1 cup mayonnaise or Miracle Whip1 tsp. lemon juice1/2 tsp. curry powder1/2 cup fine bread crumbs1 tbsp melted butter Cook broccoli until tender. Arrange in shallow baking dish. Place… Continue reading Chicken Divine
I dreamt death came, the other nightAnd Heaven’s gate swung wide,An Angel with halo brightUshered me inside. And there! To my astonishment,Stood folks I’d judged and labeled;As “quite unfit”; of little worth”;And “spiritually disabled.” Indignant words rose to my lips,But never were set free,For every face showed stunned surprise–Not one expected ME!
by David Whyfe If only our own facesWould allow the invisible carver’s handTo bring the deep grain of love to the surface. If only we knewAs the carver knew, how the flawIn the wood led his searching chisel to the very core, We would smile tooAnd not need faces immobilizedBy fear and the weight of… Continue reading The Carver’s Hands
by Oriah Mountain Dreamer It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living,I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.It doesn’t interest me how old you are.I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dreams,… Continue reading The Invitation
by Kaitlyn Halsema, 2003 Life; a perpetual notion circling around in a cycle under the control of no one – anything is possible,Butterflies flutter slowly away, seeming as if they could soar into deep space,The roar of a Kodiak, rumbling deep through the taiga,A man lounging in his chair by a warm fire, unaware of the… Continue reading Life
by Drs J.M.B. Boelens & O.J. Nienhuis It may be true that Julle Jans, the husband of Elisabeth Freerks Boelens was never called “Halsema” in the official documents. However, he certainly called himself this, as is shown in this picture from the Boelens book, page 516. The spoon has the following notation by the authors:… Continue reading Silver Spoon of Julle Jans Halsema and Elisabeth Freerks
by Herman van Halsema, Nijmegen NL Frerick Halsema (1682-1767) — whose name changes later in life included Frerick Dercks Halsema, Fredericus van Halsema and Frederik Willem van Halsema — was the first family member to add “van” before the Halsema part of his name. Frerick Derck Halsema (III), born at Loppersum in 1682, also grew… Continue reading The Art of Frerick Halsema
By: Lou Alfano Immigrants didn’t always enter New York through Ellis Island… …Before 1855, there was no immigrant processing center. The shipping company presented a passenger list to the Collector of Customs, and the immigrants made whatever Customs declaration was necessary and went on their way. …From August 1, 1855 through April 18, 1890 they… Continue reading Castle Garden History 2
By: National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior. More than a dozen forts were built to defend New York Harbor at the time of the War of 1812. The Southwest Battery was constructed on the rocks off the tip of Manhattan Island between 1808 and 1811. Although fully armed and staffed, the fort never… Continue reading Castle Clinton Becomes Castle Garden
compiled by:halsema.org editors.credits below The steamship Bremen, the first of five passenger steamships of this name owned by Norddeutscher Lloyd, was built by Caird & Co, Greenock (yard #58) at a cost of 1,281,000 gold marks, and launched on 1 February 1858. Her initial stats were: 2,674 tons; 101,46 x 11,89 meters (length x breadth);… Continue reading The Steamship Bremen