Family
Roots of the van Gurp family name (G.J. van Gurp translation by A. van Gurp)
The Art of Margaret van Gurp (Mom)
Going by the name Josephus (his real name) older brother
is currently doing regular appearances, solo and with his friend and
neighbour Alex "Suitcase" Shoumatoff at Cafe Park Avenue
in Montreal's Mile End (home for last 25 years).
He claims his influences to be 20th century singer/songwrters of "chansons
de paroles" such as George
Brassens, Joao
Gilberto / Tom Jobim, Stan
Rogers, Robert Johnson,
Hudie Ledbetter
(Leadbelly) and Hoagy Carmichael.
His other obsession is to get his permanent bib number as gold coureur
des bois in the Canadian Ski Marathon
- due to happen in 2004 god-willing. He rightfully fears that hanging
out in smoky Montreal bars and cafes may some day catch up to his
rapidly aging body and soul.(He
used to sing in the Yellow Door Choir)
My father's stuff: (picture of Dad in 1945)
Netherlands Slave Labourers WWII My father created this site dedicated to information about world war 2 Nazi slave labour camps for dutch nationals. It includes pages of requests by survivors and survivor's families for information about them or people they knew. He spent a great deal of time writing and translating documents for his site and for others as well. The Documentatiegroep 40-45 has generously offered to host and maintain the site.
Dad died in August of 2002.Here's his obituary.
Of particular interest to people studying Nazi camps, is the account of his experiences in a German factory, and in labor and prison camps between 1943 and 1945. A Letter to Susan.More information about Holland in World War 2 from my parents' perspective
Why Canada? An essay about why my family emigrated to Canada.
International Jewish Sourcebook
Eventide A poem about the joy of solitude at a Central Queen's County, Nova Scotia lake.
Travelogue A diary of a bicycle trip from Lubeck Germany, to The Hague, Netherlands following liberation from a Nazi camp in 1945.
Mouse A poem
Peaceful
Schools International (sister Hetty)
Sister Susan is a deaf education specialist working for the BC School For the Deaf's Outreach Program
Simon's Homepage (nephew Simon Devet)
(nephew Joe Adams)
Cousin Robert Stamboliev's Institute for Transformational Psychology
Cousin Marc's official van Gurp web site (no longer being updated)