Biography
My Grandpa Harmen Vriend was born on June 30th 1941 in Holland. At the age of 5 he was forced to move to Canada with his family because the Germans were looking for his father Peter Vriend. That was a big problem because often when the Germans captured the Dutch they would put them to work and died oe were near death because of i . As a child my Grandpa was told that "Canada was the land of milk and honey ".Which means that there was an abundance of supplies like food, housing and more opportunities in Canada which were lacking in Holland that is why they chose to move. At the time Holland was filled with misery and sadness after the Germans had invaded all of the Netherlands in 1941. This also made a big impact on their chose of
My Grandpa Harmen Vriend was born on June 30th 1941 in Holland. At the age of 5 he was forced to move to Canada with his family because the Germans were looking for his father Peter Vriend. That was a big problem because often when the Germans captured the Dutch they would put them to work and died oe were near death because of i . As a child my Grandpa was told that "Canada was the land of milk and honey ".Which means that there was an abundance of supplies like food, housing and more opportunities in Canada which were lacking in Holland that is why they chose to move. At the time Holland was filled with misery and sadness after the Germans had invaded all of the Netherlands in 1941. This also made a big impact on their chose of