tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071098485617569087.post2426636990740790359..comments2023-07-25T21:41:23.614-06:00Comments on Thru Prairie Grass: Govert, South Dakota: Postscript: Reflections Sitting Alone in the Root CellarThru Prairie Grass: Govert, South Dakotahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01882659793608166451noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071098485617569087.post-8434584728101577702014-11-06T16:27:42.913-07:002014-11-06T16:27:42.913-07:00Right you are, Hans! Govert Van der Boom's fir...Right you are, Hans! Govert Van der Boom's first home in America, while still a boy of only 7, was an abandoned soddie near Platte, South Dakota ... after spending the first years of his life living in a three story building owned by his father in The Hague, The Netherlands ... his father's carpentry shop on the street level and the family occupying the two upper floors.Thru Prairie Grass: Govert, South Dakotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882659793608166451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071098485617569087.post-43650811073133648312014-11-06T14:18:48.694-07:002014-11-06T14:18:48.694-07:00Proof positive how disastrous it can be for a fami...Proof positive how disastrous it can be for a family not well prepared for winter. This PS to last week's posting is appropriate and adds real life details to your last entry. Thanks, Dear, for making history come alive for us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804651831910954606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071098485617569087.post-55447769958809421102014-11-06T13:41:25.043-07:002014-11-06T13:41:25.043-07:00A sod house eh? That reminds me of another family ...A sod house eh? That reminds me of another family living ina sod house during the first few years after emirtaion to "The City of Platte, South-Dakota" :-) I should have a photo of it somewhere. Hans van der Boomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03044839031004507670noreply@blogger.com