SIDE A 00:00:00 -- 00:01:15
Fred talks about his birth in Hoek, Holland in 1933; 1933, Holland, Dutch.
SIDE A 00:01:15 -- 00:04:24
Discussion about his family heritage, Southwest Holland, and what it was like on the family farm during The Great Depression; Great Depression, Holland, farming.
SIDE A 00:04:24 -- 00:05:05
Discussion about his siblings and Dutch; Dutch, Holland.
SIDE A 00:05:05 -- 00:08:11
Discussion about the start of WWII, Hitler, and going back to school after the war; school, WWII, Holland, Hitler.
SIDE A 00:08:11 -- 00:11:59
Discussion about the Germans invading Belgium, France and Holland, how life changed when the Nazis arrived, how his father hid guns and the resistance in Holland and in France; Germans, Belgium, France, Holland, Nazis, WWII.
SIDE A 00:11:59 -- 00:12:54
Discussion about changes in school and German lessons; German, school, school subjects, WWII, Holland.
SIDE A 00:12:54 -- 00:16:04
Discussion about rations, having to hide pigs and Nazi rules for the farmers, tricks for hiding food and stealing back food from the Nazis; Nazis, WWII, Holland, farming, rations, tricks.
SIDE A 00:16:04 -- 00:17:35
Discussion about Stalin starving 7 million farmers to death in the Ukraine and Jews during WWII; Ukraine, Staling, starvation, WWII, Jewish.
SIDE A 00:17:35 -- 00:20:15
Discussion about German soldiers in his village, with mention of the SS; SS, Germans, German soldiers, Holland, WWII.
SIDE A 00:20:15 -- 00:21:50
Discussion about a German officer who was driven into town each morning; German soldiers, WWII, Holland.
SIDE A 00:21:50 -- 00:22:28
Discussion about his brothers during WWII; WWII, farmers, Holland.
SIDE A 00:22:28 -- 00:24:13
Discussion about Dutch men being sent to Germany; blacksmiths, Germany, Dutch, WWII, Holland.
SIDE A 00:24:13 -- 00:25:26
Discussion about horses during the war; WWII, horses, Holland, horse meat.
SIDE A 00:25:26 -- 00:26:55
Discussion about his village turning in all of the metal they had to the Nazis so they could make more shell casings; Nazis, Germans, German soldiers, Holland, WWII.
SIDE A 00:26:55 -- 00:31:10
Discussion about rockets and how important Antwerp was; Antwerp, V1 rockets, V2 rockets, rockets, WWII.
SIDE A 00:31:10 -- 00:31:32
A story about seeing a German plane get shot down; Germans, WWII, plane crashes.
SIDE A ends at 00:31:32.
SIDE B 00:31:36 -- 00:32:43
Discussion about happy memories from the war; WWII, Holland.
SIDE B 00:32:43 -- 00:36:14
Discussion about when the Canadians came into the war, D-Day, and freedom; Canadian soldiers, Holland, D-Day, Liberation of Holland, WWII.
SIDE B 00:36:14 -- 00:38:20
Discussion about swapping food with the Canadian soldiers; Canadian soldiers, Holland, D-Day, Liberation of Holland, WWII.
SIDE B 00:38:20 -- 00:40:08
Discussion about the Canadians leaving, The Battle of the Bulge, and the Americans coming; American soldiers, Canadian soldiers, Battle of the Bulge, Liberation of Holland, WWII.
SIDE B 00:40:08 -- 00:42:07
Discussion about the end of the war and a story about the 2000 Dutchmen that were starved to death; starvation, Dutch Holland, 1945, WWII, V-E Day.
SIDE B 00:42:07 -- 00:46:40
Discussion about how he ended up in Canada in 1953, comparing Canadians to Americans, what the soldiers left behind, and his limited knowledge of English; English, Canadian soldiers, American soldiers, 1953.
SIDE B 00:46:40 -- 00:50:40
Discussion about emigrating to PEI, how the Dutch were hard workers, his opinion of the Germans after the war; Germans, Dutch, hard work, emigration, 1953.
SIDE B 00:50:40 -- 00:53:33
Discussion about D-Day, German spies, and how they couldn't really talk freely; Germans, German spies, spies, D-Day, WWII, German soldiers, Holland, air-raid shelter.
SIDE B 00:53:33 -- 01:00:08
Discussion about St. Nicholas' Day, how Santa was from Spain, wooden shoes for stockings, and festive food; Christmas, Christmas dinner, St. Nicholas, Dutch, Santa Claus, wooden shoes, presents.
SIDE B 01:00:08 -- 01:01:31
Discussion about Nazis propaganda puzzle and how they tried to indoctrinate the youth at a very young age; Nazis, Hitler Youth, WWII, swastikas.
SIDE B 01:01:31 -- 01:02:54
Discussion about Christmas continues; Christmas, baking, cookies.
Tape ends at 01:02:54.
