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Hoorn, Janice M.

Source 294 – Birth Registration – Janice Hoorn

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Title: Birth Registration for Janice Mae Hoorn
Date: 15 November 1941
Locality: Grand Rapids, MI
Curator: Christine Fisher
Detail:

Certificate

The United States of America. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington.

Notification of Birth Registration

This certifies that the following Record of Birth is registered and preserved in the office of the State of Registrar of Vital Statistics at Michigan Department of Health, Lansing

Name: Janice Mae Hoorn
Sex: Female
No.: 141-67123
Date of Birth: November 15, 1941
Place of Birth: Grand Rapids, MI
Name of Father: Martin Hoorn
Maiden Name of Mother: Helen Julia Thomas

Source 138 – Personal Letter by Martin Hoorn

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Author: Martin Hoorn
Title: Letter to Jim Hoorn on 47th anniversary
Date: 02 October 1985
Curator: Christine Fisher
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Dear Jim,
Just got home from our 47th anniversary dinner. So I just thought about the past. Married on October 2, 1938. Wages $6.00 per week. 30 days after we got married I got a job for $28.00 every two week, big money. Rented an apartment for $11.00 every 10 days… too high so we moved. Found another apartment for $12.00 a month. That fit our income. 1941 – Janice was born. 1945 – James was born. Moved out in the country to take care of wife’s dad. Two bedrooms. Four of us slept in one bedroom. Started to build our 1st brick house then moved in to it in 1946. Going to raise raspberrys. Bought 5000 plants. All died. Going to raise chickens. 18 died 1st night. Gave the rest to a broodie hen. She did a good job. Imagine 32 chicks on one hen. Going to raise turkeys. All died but one. She was a pet. Nobody would eat her. Going to raise mink. Didn’t have any young first year. Raised mink for 12 years. Started to build houses.

As I look back, I helped raise 5 good kids. With their help, built 8 houses, 4 duplexes, helped on 7 houses.
1 Yr. Father Vice Pr. PTA
2 Yrs. President Band Boosters
7 Yrs. School Board Member
1 Yr. on consolidation of 5 dist.
36.6 Yrs. in factory (Kelvinator)

Now forty-seven years later, we’re living on a fixed income.

Well, son, it’s getting late. Almost 8:30. Ma’s got her teeth out so I better hook the oxygen and go to bed too.

P.S. Hope you get over being tired. Happy 40. Love ya. Dad

Source 082 – Personal Letter by Helen J. Hoorn

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Author: Helen J. (Thomas) Hoorn
Title: Letter to Frank and Dorothy [Lawton]
Date: 15 May 1959
Curator: Christine Fisher
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May 15, 1959
Dear Frank & Dorothy
Finally, I’m getting around to send these pictures. Such a busy time. I find you are busier when they start to grow up than when they are little. There is always one going some where.
Janice will graduate June 11. She has had a wonderful senior year. She is very popular so that means she goes to everything. She went to two proms. We have some nice slides of her so when you come to Grand Rapids we will show them to you.
I would love to talk my husband into coming out to see you but he isn’t a traveler. Maybe some day. He has a slide camera and loves to take pictures.
Jim graduates from 8th grade. He will soon be bigger than his Dad. Right now he has a broken finger from playing baseball.
How is work out there? It seems to be booming here right now. Mart, of course, always works. He is going to take some extra time off this summer for a rest. He has his sixth house almost done. Write
Love, Helen

Source 137 – Personal Letter by Martin Hoorn

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Author: Martin Hoorn – Coldwater, Mich
Title: Letter to Helen J. Hoorn
Date: 1943
Curator: Christine Fisher
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Dear mom. Just a few lines to let you know that I am thinking of you and have got a little bit of spring fever. How is everything? It really is nice day today, hope you have the same.

Micky washed today and Nelly is making about 45 cents an hour. Me I am making about 40 cents an hour. Don’t tell any body but I think you’re as skinny or as thin as I am. HaHa.

Does my daughter still miss me. Don’t spread me no bull. I am going to ask the boss for a different job this week if I don’t get it I’ll be home to stay this week.

Kiss Tootie for me and yourself too. Or save them until I get home and then you will have to pay. Yours forever, pop

P.S. Hello Tootie. do you still suck your footie. pop