The photos on this page were part of Grandma Wierenga’s photo collection. Some of them were in albums that belonged to Gladys and were taken mostly in 1961 and 1962. The photos are in six separate blocks, more or less in chronological order in each block. Click on the following links for Album 1 or Album 2.

Click on any image in one of the blocks of photos to start a slideshow for that block. Scroll down to see the other blocks or click on one of the red links in the list below.

Family             Wierengas         Westras

Dixie/Bill family         Camping 1962         Miscellaneous

Family

Herman, Harriet, Dixie, Andrew, Gladys 1942

Herman, Dixie, Andrew, Gladys c 1943

With Dewey and Agnes and unknown 1948

Mom and children 1940s

Dixie, Andrew, Gladys, Peter 1948

With Dewey and Agnes and unknown 1938

Herman, Harriet, Gladys, Peter, Doumas c. 1951

Wierenga family 1953

Pete and Allan Sonnema, Peter, Jean, Herman

Mom’s family c. 1956

Family June 1958

Family June 1958

Family June 1958

Grandma, Dixie, Jean

Banff 1962

First granddaughter c.1962

Bill & Dixie, Elaine 1971

Bill & Dixie family 1971

Bill & Dixie family 1971

Bill & Dixie family c. 1975

Dixie, Karen, Mark, Ann, Herman

Mark & Debbie wedding 1984

Mark & Debbie wedding 1984

Mark & Debbie wedding 1984

Mark & Debbie wedding 1984

Mark & Debbie wedding 1984

At Mark & Debbie wedding 1984

Mark & Debbie wedding 1984

Elaine, Zach, Sam

Family photo by Tom Greidanus c. 1978

Mom, Jean, grandchildren c. 1996

Peter, Anne, Todd, Lauren

Christmas, or ??

Grandma’s 80th 1996

Grandma’s 80th 1996

Grandma’s 80th 1996

Grandma’s 80th 1996

Grandma’s 80th 1996

Grandma’s 80th 1996

Grandma and her four

Travelers in Jasper 1996

Mom at a picnic 1996

The whole family 1999

The whole family 1999

Mom and four children 1999

Mom with children and spouses 1999

Mom and great-grandchildren 1999

Mom with grandchildren 1999

Bill & Dixie family 1999

Mom, Peter, Anne, Lauren 1999

Clarence & Jean family 1999

Andy & Joan family 1999

Mark & Debbie family 1999

Christmas 1989

Christmas 1999

At the cemetery 2003

At the cemetery 2003

At the cemetery 2003

At the cemetery 2003

Todd and Mel wedding 2009

At Todd and Mel wedding 2009

At Todd and Mel wedding 2009

Clarence and Jean

Clarence and Jean

Mom and her four children 2008

Lucas Huyser-Wierenga

Maria Huyser-Wierenga

Wierenga relatives

Andries Wierenga

Klaas Wierenga?

Wierenga house Neerlandia

On back of house photo

Albertje (Wierenga) Sonnema 1930s

George and Albertje Sonnema, Jennie and John Olthuis

John and Jennie Olthuis and baby

John and Jennie Olthuis

Gerben & Trien Tiemstra 1940s

Gerben and Trien Tiemstra

Martin, Hendrika and unknown

Hendrika Wierenga and daughters

Hendrika Wierenga and daughters 1938

Andries Wierenga and sons 1938

Visiting Lacombe 1940s. Dixie at far left in front.

Wisconsinite visit to Neerlandia 1938

Unknown house Neerlandia

Three-horse wagon?

Andrew and Dixie on wagon with unknown

With Dewey and Agnes and unknown 1948

Wierengas, Doumas 1946

Wierengas, Westras 1946

Dixie on trip with Aunt Jennie

Wierenga family 1953

Mom’s family c. 1956

Wierenga siblings

Four Wierenga sisters

Jennie, Harriet, and unknown

Albertje, Sophie, Jennie, John

Grandma’s 80th 1996

Aunt Jennie 2008

Westra relatives

Westra immigration records 1883

Westra immigration records 1883

Hank Westra and unknown

Harriet, Agnes 1918

Hank, Harriet, Ed, Agnes Westra

Harriet and siblings 1928

Joyce and Eloise (Trix) 1945

Text on Joyce & Trix photo

Jeanette Westra, Grandma Westra

Westra farm East Friesland 1964

Westra farm East Friesland 1990s

Westra farm East Friesland 1964

Westra farm house East Friesland

Westra siblings and spouses 1990s

Phil Westra b. 1947

Text on Phil Westra photo

Peter Westra obituary 1938

Frank and Jeanette Fisher family

Westra siblings Hank, Ed, Andrew, Herman, Jeanette, Grace, Harriet, Agnes

Westra siblings Hank, Ed, Andrew, Herman, Jeanette, Grace, Harriet, Agnes

A Westra celebration

Dixie, Jean with Aunt Jeanette and Wisconsin cousins

Dixie, Jean with Aunt Jeanette and Wisconsin cousins

Dixie, Jean with Aunt Jeanette and Wisconsin cousins

Mom and other Westras

Mom and other Westras

Aunts Sophie and Jeanette

With Aunt Jeanette

Cousins at Mom Wierenga’s 90th birthday 2006

Trip to Jasper and Banff

Effie, Andrew, Harriet

Andrew & Effie’s 75th 2005

Harriet, Ed

Harriet, Ed

Harriet, Jeanette 2005

Westras 2005

Thressa, Herman, Nancy 2005

Jeanette obituary 2012

Larry & Marcia Dykstra family 2000s

Larry & Marcia Dykstra

Larry Dykstra obituary 2013

Dixie/Bill family

Mom with, Dixie, Aunt Agnes and two boys

Dixie, Andrew, Gladys,Martin

Dixie

Gladys?? Dixie??

Dixie (left(, Johanna Wierenga

Dixie, Andrew, Gladys, Peter, ??

Dixie, Andrew

Andrew, Gladys, ??

Dixie, Gladys, Peter

Andrew, Gladys, Hank Westra

Dixie with Hank Westra

Dixie at front centre

Dixie, Andrew, Gladys, Peter

Dixie on right

Herman, Andrew, Gladys

Dixie, Peter

Dixie

Bill and Karen

First granddaughter c.1962

Dixie and unknown

Dixie

Dixie

Dixie

Letter from Karen

Bill 2014 in U of A Arts Building

Zach fall 1993

Lucas c. 1990

Dixie and teacher colleagues

Mae, Tetsie, Betty, Dixie

Dixie and her Grade 4 class 1956

Another Christian School class

Mom and her children 1958

Bill in Calk River cabin 1958

Mom and her family 1961

Karen

Karen

A school opening in 1965

Wilco and Bill in France 2005

Mom, Dixie 2003

Lucas

Maria

Abigail

Zachariah

Samuel

Zachariah, Samuel, Benjamin

Wilma and Bertha

Audrey and Avlyn

John, Audrey, Bertha

Mike, Bill, Bill G

Jack, Bertha

Bill and Dixie’s 50th anniversary

Bill, Dixie 2008

Bill and Dixie’s 50th anniversary

Dixie, Chris Gort at Mom’s 90th birthday

At ease

Karen organizing 2008

Bill and Dixie’s 50th anniversary

Bill and Dixie’s 50th anniversary

Bill and Dixie’s 50th anniversary

Bill and Dixie’s 50th anniversary

Bill and Dixie’s 50th anniversary

Zach, Sam, Ben at Bill and Dixie’s 50th anniversary

Bill and Dixie’s 50th anniversary

Bill and Dixie’s 50th anniversary

Bill and Dixie’s 50th anniversary

Bill and Dixie’s 50th anniversary

Bill and Dixie’s 50th anniversary

Bill and Dixie’s 50th anniversary

Bill and Dixie’s 50th anniversary

Bill and Dixie’s 50th anniversary

At Mike and Wilma Sandstra’s 2009

Birthday brunch 2011

Camping 1962

Banff 1962

Banff 1962

Banff 1962

Banff 1962

Bill, Kare, Jean 1962

Banff 1962

Banff 1962

Banff 1962

Banff 1962

Banff 1962

Banff 1962

Banff 1962

Miscellaneous

A group at Neerlandia church

Haying, unknown date and location

Dixie on wagon 1940s

To church by sleigh

Neerlandia church

A group at Neerlandia church

A group at Neerlandia church

A group at Neerlandia church

A group at Neerlandia church

A group at Neerlandia church

A group at Neerlandia church

Neerlandia school 1942

Unknown young ladies

Tony Fisher and Elaine Gort

Jim and Louise Visser