Somsen
Publications 
Omnes Generationes
In 1997 the book “Omnes Generationes” with our family history was
published by Theo and Derk Somsen.
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Click here for a link to the book’s introduction
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Click here for a link to pdf of the book. Omnes Generationes
Somsen Newsletter
In January 2009 the first newsletter was published. We intend to
publish this newsletter twice a year.
· Click here for a link to
the first Newsletter published in January 2009
Somsen family magazine
Since the first reunion in August 1997 the “Somsen Horizon” has
been published twice a year. As of 2008 the frequency is reduced to one issue.
Six months after publication the issue is placed on the website. Below you can
find a list with links to all issues and an overview of all articles that have
been published since the first issue.
List of all articles published since the
first issues of the Somsen Horizon.
Click on the name of the issue to read
the paper.
2008 Somsen Horizon Vol 11 Nr 21
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Landslide in Somsen Board |
4 |
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Farewell to Theo Somsen |
6 |
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Harry Somsen our New editor |
7 |
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Woodcut by Knaake rediscovered after 53 years |
8 |
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The only real ”stroopwafels”(treacle biscuits) |
8 |
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Our New Webmaster Oscar Somsen |
9 |
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Patrick Somsen wants to excel |
10 |
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More twins in the family |
10 |
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Publication “De Heurne in the Immediate
neighbourhood of Dinxperlo” |
11 |
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Camping
Weekend 15-17 August 2008 |
12 |
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Somsen
Drugstore in Dinxperlo closed |
13 |
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Explanation answer to question 23 “Big Somsen Game” |
14 |
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Leek soup – recipe |
14 |
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After 12 years, again a very Warm Welcome |
15 |
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Somebody who should never be forgotten |
16 |
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Henry Northrop Somsen passed away at 98 |
17 |
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Wanted |
18 |
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Family Announcements |
19 |
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Special Stamps Somsen Foundation |
19 |
2007 Somsen Horizon Vol 10 Nr 20
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Memorial poem by Hendrik-Jan Lammers |
3 |
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The
roots of every Somsen lie in the swamp |
4 |
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What
a family we have! |
5 |
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Photo Reportage |
7 |
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Nineteen
days in The Netherlands |
13 |
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The
Big Somsen Game |
14 |
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Three
Twins at the Reunion |
17 |
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Where
did the balloons go? |
17 |
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We
are longing for more! |
18 |
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Family Announcements |
19 |
2007 Somsen Horizon Vol 10 Nr 19
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The
perpetual fight against water |
4 |
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The Origin of Gelderland |
5 |
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Reward
for a tough weekend |
6 |
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Cycling-holiday
on Cuba |
8 |
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Another
volume of Poetry |
9 |
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Programme
of the 3rd worldwide Somsen reunion |
10 |
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Without
transport everything is paralysed |
12 |
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What’s
that rooster doing on the church |
13 |
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Modern Pilgrims to Santiago de
Compostela |
14 |
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Remarkable items |
17 |
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Hand in your
latest family data! |
18 |
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Family Announcements |
19 |
2006 Somsen Horizon Vol 9 Nr 18
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Striking observations |
3 |
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Almost
200 registrations |
4 |
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From
the ladder tot the linen |
5 |
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After
40 years English teacher ‘runs away’ |
6 |
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Hiding
on the Japikshuis |
8 |
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Meeting
old friends |
12 |
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The
10th Camping weekend in IJzerlo |
13 |
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Seen
through my own glasses |
14 |
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Family
growth because of the Somsen Foundation |
15 |
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Living
on the bank of the river Zaan |
17 |
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“Violaar”:
a musical hobby |
18 |
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Family Announcements |
19 |
2006 Somsen Horizon Vol 9 Nr 17
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Henk
Somsen and the Groenlo Cannon |
4 |
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Happiness
in Denver, Colorado |
6 |
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Harry
Somsen, and his puppet theatre |
8 |
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Marieke
Edwards, a golden Somsen-daughter |
10 |
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Patrick
Somsen wants to reach the platform |
12 |
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Ellen
Somsen brings balance in work and life |
13 |
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Picture
puzzle from SH-16 |
14 |
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Campingweekend
from 11-13 August 2006 |
15 |
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A
smithy in Hillegom |
16 |
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Family
Announcements |
19 |
2005 Somsen Horizon Vol 8 Nr 16
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Page
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Come
to the 3rd worldwide Somsen Reunion |
4 |
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Somsens
at the 25th Truckstar Festival |
5 |
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Bitterly
cold Holland |
6 |
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Mimi
inspects dikes of the IJssel River |
8 |
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Marco defies Jeanne |
9 |
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Liberated,
but no clothes to put on |
10 |
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Picture Puzzle |
11 |
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An
acrostic from 1901 |
12 |
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Crashmuseum in Lievelde |
13 |
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From
Dinxperlo to St. Catharines (vice versa) |
14 |
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Campingweekend Ijzerlo |
16 |
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Memories
of Woodville, Wisconsin, USA |
17 |
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Family Announcements |
19 |
2005 Somsen Horizon Vol 8 Nr 15
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The
Dutch go Irish |
4 |
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Campingweekend
from August 12-14, 2005 |
5 |
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English
pilot returns tot the Somsenhuus |
6 |
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The
‘tragedy’ of Aaltjen Somsen |
7 |
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Born
and bred in Baldwin, for sure |
9 |
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Running
through New York City |
13 |
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Stan
and Jeanne Somsen’s 60th wedding anniversary |
15 |
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Our
(Sun)days in Baldwin 1949 |
16 |
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Family Announcements |
19 |
2004 Somsen Horizon Vol 7 Nr 14
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Yankee
in Paradise |
4 |
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Dennis
Somsen, the hero of Aalten |
6 |
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Julia
Somsen makes friends with Paula Crist Somsen |
7 |
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A
wonderful time in Deephaven |
8 |
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The
Apeldoorn Four-day-walking Tour |
9 |
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Hoopman-years
of a boy from Eibergen |
10 |
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Deventer-Zutphen-Doesburg |
13 |
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Pool superintendent |
15 |
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Campingweekeinde Ijzerlo |
18 |
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Family
Announcements |
19 |
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Boat Trip Collage |
20 |
2004 Somsen Horizon Vol 7 Nr 13
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A
website for pilots and aviation fans |
4 |
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An
exceptional party! |
5 |
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Where
do the Mormon Somsens come from? |
6 |
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This
really happened to my dad |
9 |
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Tea Circle
Japanese style |
10 |
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From ‘Dokken’ Derk to ‘Doctor’ Derk |
12 |
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On
horseback through the Pyrenean mountains |
14 |
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We
are not (yet) rich |
15 |
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Campingwekend
2004 |
16 |
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Our shop |
16 |
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The
Somsen Family Web Page |
17 |
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In
memoriam |
18 |
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Family
Announcements |
19 |
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A
nearly forgotten girl’s album of friends’ verses |
20 |
2003 Somsen Horizon Vol 6 Nr 12
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Boat-trip 2004 |
3 |
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Somsen Fashion 1895 – 1993 |
4 |
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Wedding
in Alkmaar and Miami |
5 |
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Made
of the right stuff! |
6 |
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Remco:
the one and only Son and Heir |
9 |
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A
person who writes, will remain |
10 |
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Father (poem) |
14 |
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Hoopman:
True to the Ground |
17 |
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Family
Announcements |
19 |
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Campingweekend |
20 |
2003 Somsen Horizon Vol 6 Nr 11
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Footsteps |
3 |
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It’s
Been a Pleasure |
4 |
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The
Reverend Phil Somsen |
5 |
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The
Eleven-Towns Skating Race on Weissensee |
6 |
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Han
Somsen: a Pioneer |
9 |
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Drika
Has Given Birth tot a Son Today |
10 |
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A
Good Eye for Detail |
14 |
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Campingweekend, Appeltree |
16 |
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ADW-Day |
17 |
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The
Cold Side of the Family |
18 |
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Family
Announcements |
19 |
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Exposition Hannie Somsen-Stroes |
20 |
2002 Somsen Horizon Vol 5 Nr 10
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Page
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Reunion
Committee |
3 |
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World
Wide Somsen Family Reunion USA |
4 |
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Henry
N. Somsen: A Homage |
9 |
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Somsen Licence
Plates |
10 |
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One
More Homage |
11 |
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Photo
Collage USA Reunion |
12 |
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A
Family Visit to the USA |
14 |
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Everybody
on a Small Disk |
19 |
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Colour
Etching. a Craft |
20 |
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Somsen
Camping Weekend at IJzerlo |
22 |
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Family
Announcements |
23 |
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Group Photo Reunion USA 2002 |
24 |
2002 Somsen Horizon Vol 5 Nr 9
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A new face |
3 |
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Farmhouse
‘Pakkebier’ at Dale |
4 |
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Just look at
me…! |
6 |
Somsen Reunion, Baldwin, WI, USA
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7 |
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Old and rare
books |
8 |
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A letter from
beautiful South Africa |
10 |
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Camping weekend Ijzerlo |
12 |
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En route for
Aalten |
13 |
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Photo
exhibition Ben Somsen |
14 |
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Bernard Somsen in wartime |
16 |
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Family announcements |
19 |
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Photo collage,
Ben Somsen |
20 |
2001 Somsen Horizon Vol 4 Nr 8
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September 11,
2001 |
4 |
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Donation 2002, |
5 |
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Sale CD-Rom |
5 |
Gardener with heart and hand
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6 |
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2002 World Wide
Reunion, Baldwin, Wisconsin USA. |
8 |
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Mother’s Day 2001 |
9 |
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IJzerlo and the
Denominational School |
10 |
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Camping Weekend August 23-26 2001 |
12 |
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Wedding in
France |
14 |
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Going ‘Ga – Ga’ in the Guggenheim |
17 |
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A Somsen Granny
as Trucker |
18 |
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Family
Announcements |
19 |
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Overview Photo
CD Rom |
20 |
2001 Somsen Horizon Vol 4 Nr 7
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Just Tell Us |
3 |
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Contrabass Player, Jasper Somsen |
4 |
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Arnold Somsen in the Forgotten Battalion |
6 |
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USA 2002:
Patience Please |
8 |
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Camping
Weekend Ijzerlo |
9 |
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Everything
revolves round the Queen Bee |
10 |
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The Baldwin Letters (part 4) |
12 |
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Cora Hunse, Flying Nurse |
14 |
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Amsterdam, City of Sunshine |
15 |
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Wisdom of Ward Adrian Lear |
16 |
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On This Day |
16 |
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Somsen Family Web Pages |
17 |
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In Memory of H.E. Somsen - Meyer |
18 |
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Family
Announcements |
19 |
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The Legacy |
20 |
2000 Somsen Horizon Vol 3 Nr 6
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New Secretary |
3 |
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Big Somsen Family in Portugal |
4 |
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Ever taken a Snapshot |
7 |
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Sense of Tradition awarded |
8 |
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Camping
Weekend - Holland Week |
10 |
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Somie |
12 |
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A Visit to Yad Vashem |
13 |
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A Trip on the River Rhine |
14 |
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Listen, a Nightingale! |
15 |
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The two Boys and the kind Uncle |
16 |
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The Four Days' Marches |
17 |
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Family Announcements |
19 |
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Visitors from Canada |
20 |
2000 Somsen Horizon Vol 3 Nr 5
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An Arnheim Girl
in Aalten |
4 |
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Somsen Boat
Trip |
7 |
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Camping Weekend
1999-2000 |
8 |
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The Somsens in
Hoenderloo |
10 |
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And Then You
Live in a Wildlife Park |
13 |
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The Baldwin
Letters (part 3) |
14 |
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Tempo Doeloe |
16 |
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In Memoriam
Hans Somsen |
18 |
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Family
Announcements |
19 |
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Family Name
History |
20 |
1999 Somsen Horizon Vol 2 Nr 4
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Somsen Horizon,
special edition |
3 |
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Together and Apart a two-part journey to Florida |
4 |
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National Habits |
5 |
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From the Achterhoek
kitchen |
6 |
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Family books |
7 |
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Take-off to Baldwin |
8 |
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Guru and Pastor |
13 |
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Camping
weekend Ijzerlo |
13 |
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The Baldwin Letters (part 2) |
14 |
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Christmas 1944 at the Somsenhouse |
16 |
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Courage |
18 |
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Family Announcements |
19 |
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Two Somsens at the Multinational Siemens |
20 |
1999 Somsen Horizon Vol 2 Nr 3
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She gave him her Maiden Name |
4 |
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In the USA everything is big |
6 |
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Camping
Weekend IJzerlo |
7 |
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In Sight of the Harbour (part 2) |
8 |
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Frank Marion Somsen a Creative Entrepreneur |
10 |
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Family Books |
12 |
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Internet News |
13 |
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Chronicle of the Ede Somsen Branch |
14 |
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The Baldwin Letters (part 1) |
16 |
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The Somsen Slotracing Club |
17 |
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Family Announcements |
19 |
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Happy Birthday |
20 |
1998 Somsen Horizon Vol 1 Nr 2
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Somsen
Camping-weekend Ijzerlo |
4 |
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Commemorating and Remembering in America |
6 |
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The Doesburg Somsen Branch |
8 |
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James Michael's Narrow Escape |
8 |
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Biggest Little Town in Wisconsin |
9 |
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Pilgramage to my American Relatives |
10 |
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Somsens Visiting Somsens Abroad |
17 |
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Internet News |
18 |
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Somsen - Plaque |
18 |
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Family
Announcements |
19 |
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Rays of Hope for the New Year |
20 |
1998 Somsen Horizon Vol 1 Nr 1
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Extra: DIS-Magazine |
4 |
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The Somsens on the Internet |
4 |
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Camping weekend |
4 |
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Cultural tip |
4 |
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Impression of the reunion |
5 |
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Somsen relics |
14 |
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As a toddler to America in 1851 |
14 |
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The life of Aaron John Somsen |
14 |
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Family announcements |
15 |
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Book review |
16 |
List of all issues of the Somsen Horizon.
Click on the name to read the paper.
2008: Somsen Horizon
Vol 11, No 21 (resampled: 2 MB pdf, original:
4 MB html/jpg)
2007: Somsen
Horizon Vol 10, No 20 (upgraded: 3 MB pdf, original: 3
MB pdf)
Somsen
Horizon Vol 10, No 19 (resampled: 3 MB pdf, original:
90 MB pdf)
2006: Somsen
Horizon Vol 9, No 18 (scan, 6 MB html/jpg), original: 170 MB pdf)
Somsen Horizon
Vol 9, No 17 (resampled: 3 MB pdf, original: 29 MB pdf)
2005: Somsen
Horizon Vol 8, No 16 (3 MB pdf) Somsen
Horizon Vol 8, No 15 (3 MB pdf)
2004: Somsen
Horizon Vol 7, No 14 (5 MB pdf) Somsen
Horizon Vol 7, No 13 (resampled: 2 MB pdf, original:
22 MB pdf)
2003: Somsen
Horizon Vol 6, No 12 (2 MB pdf) Somsen
Horizon Vol 6, No 11 (4 MB pdf)
2002: Somsen Horizon Vol 5, No 10 (300 kB html/pdf) Somsen Horizon Vol 5, No 9 (400 kB html/pdf)
2001: Somsen Horizon Vol 4, No 8 (300 kB html/pdf) Somsen Horizon Vol 4, No 7 (300 kB html/pdf)
2000: Somsen Horizon Vol 3, No 6 (200 kB html) Somsen Horizon Vol 3, No 5 (200 kB html)
1999: Somsen Horizon Vol 2, No 4 (250 kB html) Somsen Horizon Vol 2,
No 3 (150 kB html)
1998: Somsen Horizon Vol 1, No 2 (80 kB html) Somsen Horizon Vol 1,
No 1 (80 kB html)