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- They lived and worked at the house "Djatie Toedjoe" (torn down 1965) on the south-east corner of the Gooweg Van der Weijdenlaan. The couple Maarten van der Raadt (1808-1888) and Marijtje Westerhoven (1806-1879) had five children: Arie (1835-1908) Diewertje (* 1837) Alida (1839-1920) Petroncila (1842-1907) and Klaas (1847-1930). Diewertje became religious and Alida married Leen van den Burg (1832-1897) and was the only one with descendants. The other three children stayed together and ran a joint household. They had some cattle, grew the famous dune potatoes and between 200 and 300 Roe Tulips, including the e.v.t. Proserpine (1875). A beautiful, powerful pink tulip that did not grow fast, of which Arie van der Raadt said: "It is gold in your stall, but copper to pull off!"
At this company Dirk de Boer sr. (1876-1956) learned about the bloembollen trade during a few years around 1900. At least that was the intention. Especially Arie van der Raadt was his great teacher in many areas. Arie had read a lot; had a strong opinion on many matters and often made strong and pithy statements. Throughout his life, Dirk de Boer sr. Very regularly reminded Arie van der Raadt, "Arie de Raadt spoke of it!" so he said. Nobody knew who that was anymore, but Dirk still talked about him.
Dirk de Boer Sr. was an intern, as was very common at the time. Petronella (Pie van der Raadt was a simple woman who could cook well. She was busy with it all day, with her head or with her hands, They ate well. The brown beans floated in the good butter! always "You have to think like this Dirk, we have dinner at 10 pm, and Mrs. Gevers at 5 pm .." That was literally true, but he also meant it figuratively. The Gevers family of Leeuwenhorst Castle owned the property (Leeuwenhorst abby (Ter Lee monastery) from 1261, was succeeded by the manor Leeuwenhorst arbound 1573, when it was torn down by Leiden residents to prevent use by the Spaniards. It is now replaced by the farm Oud-Leeuwenhorst). The relationship was very good ... If at Christmas the rent could not be paid, or not paid in full, Mrs. Gevers made no fuss about it either. Her three children: Pauline (1886-1942) Cecilia -1888 1978) and Jan Hugo (1891 -1956) sometimes spent an afternoon playing on the farm. Arie van der Raadt let them, even if they made a big mess of it. Mrs. Gevers (Anna Cecilia Gevers-Van Haersma de With (1864 1930). She then later said "The children had such a great time at your farm, Mr. Van der Raad, thank you," And Arie said: But everything comes to an end.
After Dirk de Boer Sr. left for the Leidsevaart in April 1904 (a wide water that was dug out by hand), Petronella died in 1907 and Arie in 1908. Then Klaas, who had always lived in their shade, was alone. In 1912 Klaas was married at the age of 65 to Johanna Wijnands (1848-1927). After her death, Jhr. Jan Hugo Gevers, who is as crooked as a hoop, let Klaas be admitted to the newly built retirement home St. Bernardus' in Sassenheim, despite the fact that Klaas had also been unable to pay the rent more often. When the squire went to visit him there, where he was sitting in a nice room, the head nurse said: "It would be nice for Mr. Van Der Raadt if he also had a window on the side, then he would have such a beautiful view!" The squire said, "Have it fixed, and send the bill to me." Klaas passed away on December 17, 1930. He was 83 years old.
Translated by Aad van den Burg, decendant of Alida, from a book about Noordwijkerhout in the 20th century by Dirk de Boer who was 88 years old. He visited people and wrote his story about it.
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