An Immigrant’s Story: Memoirs of a Dutch Canadian Copyright © 2011 by Matthew Gaasenbeek III All rights reserved Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Gaasenbeek, Matthew An immigrant's story: memoirs of a Dutch Canadian / Matthew Gaasenbeek III Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-9813593-2-8 (bound). -- ISBN 978-0-9813593-3-5 (pbk.) 1. Gaasenbeek, Matthew. 2. Businesspeople--Canada-- Biography. 3. Dutch Canadians-- Biography. I. Title. HC112.5.G33 A3 2011 332.092 C2011-906060-4 This edition published by Cybercom Publishing PO Box 130, Dorset, Ontario Canada P0A 1E0 E-mail:
[email protected] Cover, layout and text design: Tim Harrison Printed and bound in the United States of America and London, England. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the publisher of this book. The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book via the Internet or via any other means without the permission of the publisher is illegal and punishable by law. Your support of the author’s rights is appreciated. Care has been taken to trace the ownership of any copyright material in this text. The publisher will gladly accept any information that will enable them to correct any errors or omissions in subsequent editions. Gaasenbeek – An Immigrant’s Story: Memoirs of a Dutch Canadian ~ 2 ~ Gaasenbeek – An Immigrant’s Story: Memoirs of a Dutch Canadian CONTENTS: Foreword ......................................................................................................