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1st generation: Willem van Meerveld (1891-1979) and Aaltje Brom (1890-1950) with children Hendrik van Meerveld (1917), Suzanna van Meerveld (1921) and Alida Jeanette (1929-1938). (family for the farm that was built in 1928, it was thought that this photo was taken elsewhere, but after studying the blueprints we think we can say with certainty that it is for the old house) Before the farm was built here it was moorland . The heathland was owned by the Nederlandse Heidemaatschappij. In 1926, the land on which this farm stands was bought by great-grandfather Willem van Meerveld. He came from Oirschot with his son and daughter. First, the heathland had to be reclaimed in order to be able to start a farm there. According to information we found in the archives of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, an application was made in January 1926 to build a house with a farm. Construction started in May 1926. The farm would have been finished in 1928 and the construction would have cost 4000 guilders. The roof was provided with a straw blanket and the house consisted of a small part of a house with further cows and horse stable. The address at that time was Achterste Woudsteeg 19 in Nijkerk. The farm faced the road. This can still be seen in the old pear trees that were planned next to the house at the time. We are not sure about the layout of the yard at that time. According to some drawings there would even have been a 5 red haystack, but no one can remember this. On April 17, 1945, the farm burned down completely after fierce fighting in the hamlet of Prinsenkamp during the liberation. The Canadians came from the direction of Kootwijkerbroek and thought that the Prinsekamp was completely filled with German soldiers. They destroyed almost everything during very heavy battles because of this. Neighbors were also said to be present at the time of the shelling in the farm. There was also a woman who had just given birth, so she was resting in bed. In the end they had to run for their lives because the grenades would have ended up in this woman's bed. People have crawled through ditches further into the neighborhood to safer places. None of the family was killed in these battles. (the emergency house where the family stayed, this barn is still in the yard) On April 18, 1946, Willem van Meerveld made an application for rebuilding a cattle barn. At that time they lived in one of the barns that was still intact. I hereby have the honor to forward to your College a request from W.van Meerveld, Prinsenkamp E 120 here, for the rebuilding of his construction shed destroyed by war. requested cooperation and permission to rebuild this barn. This bureau, however, indicated that this meant a definitive recovery, which had not yet started. In addition, they were against the building of such barns on principle, as well as against the building of mountains. Van Meerveld, however, insisted that the barn be rebuilt and if Wedebouw Boerderijen did not want to pay for this, he would do it at his own expense. I then applied for a building permit at the Ordinary Reconstruction Department in Anrhem, which was granted today. with the allocation of the necessary materials. The requested permit can be granted. The front facade must be located at a distance of 50 meters from the sandy road, and this has also been indicated on site by the undersigned. The content is 1500 m3. Free from fees due to war damage. The wolf ends are steeper, as indicated in pencil. Yours faithfully, The technical officer at the Municipality of Werken. On February 12, 1948, they finally received the government grant for Reconstruction Farms of 7368.05 guilders for the rebuilding of a house, slurry cellars, cattle shed, wagon shed, construction shed, haystack and chicken coop. (construction of the new farm) When building the current farm, a memorial stone was placed in the side wall where you can see that it is a house of reconstruction. It has also been decided to build the farm as an extension of the road. Construction also did not go quite as planned. This is apparent from the stories that W. van Meerveld was a man who knew how he wanted it, and nothing else! The farms of the reconstruction all have red roof tiles, but he did not like this and in the end we have the only farm in the Prinsenkamp with black roof tiles. He also wanted the large rear doors to be wider than according to the permit. He would have removed the masonry wall several times because he wanted the hole bigger. In the end, the construction workers agreed (photo below, 1st stone laid by Willem van Meerveld). 2nd generation: Hendrik van Meerveld (1917) and Janna Adriana van Meerveld-Schimmel () with children Willem (1947), Evertje Alida (1948), Hendrik (1950), Melis (1951), Jan Jacob (1952), Antoon (1954 ), Hendrika (1958) and Gerard Adriaan (1963). From 1961 it appears in the papers that Hendrik van Meerveld started to take over the company from his father. Several permits are being requested so that it can expand to a larger herd with, among other things, cows and pigs. There was land around the house where the cows were allowed to graze. It is also from this time that a piece of land was leased from the Dutch Reformed Church in Voorthuizen. This piece of land was called the "Kerkenland" and is located about 500 meters away on the Prinsenweg. This piece of land remained in lease within the family until 2009. 3rd generation: Anton van Meerveld (1954) and Ditsie van Meerveld-van Meerveld (1958) with children Geertruide Janna Adriana (1981), Henk-Willem (1984) Antoon (1985 ) In 1981 the farm was divided into 2 houses, which made it possible for Anton to come to the farm with his family. Around ... he took over the farming business from his father. After this it was expanded with rabbits for fattening and calves for fattening. Due to the necessary expansion to large-scale livestock farming, it was decided in ... to stop farming. 4th generation: Barend Wouters (1980) and Geertruide Janna Adriana Wouters-van Meerveld (1981) with the children Frank Antoon (2005) and Hendrik Rikus (2009). A lot has changed since we moved here in 2005. We do think it is important to preserve the past. Trying this by renovating everything with the past in mind. This is reflected in the old building materials, planting varieties and animal breeds. The farm is now no longer owned by a Meerveld. We decided to give the farm the name "Hoeve Oud Meerveld". It is special to be able to live in this house as a 4th generation and the past belongs to such a house and with this name we keep it in mind Rss 1st 1st generation: Willem van Meerveld (1891-1979) and Aaltje Brom (1890 -1950) with children Hendrik van Meerveld (1917), Suzanna van Meerveld (1921) and Alida Jeanette (1929-1938). (family for the farm that was built in 1928, it was thought that this photo was taken elsewhere, but after studying the blueprints we think we can say with certainty that it is for the old house) Before the farm was built here it was moorland . The heathland was owned by the Nederlandse Heidemaatschappij. In 1926, the land on which this farm stands was bought by great-grandfather Willem van Meerveld. He came from Oirschot with his son and daughter. First, the heathland had to be reclaimed in order to be able to start a farm there. According to information we found in the archives of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, an application was made in January 1926 to build a house with a farm. Construction started in May 1926. The farm would have been finished in 1928 and the construction would have cost 4000 guilders. The roof was provided with a straw blanket and the house consisted of a small part of a house with further cows and horse stable. The address at that time was Achterste Woudsteeg 19 in Nijkerk. The farm faced the road. This can still be seen in the old pear trees that were planned next to the house at the time. We are not sure about the layout of the yard at that time. According to some drawings there would even have been a 5 red haystack, but no one can remember this. On April 17, 1945, the farm burned down completely after fierce fighting in the hamlet of Prinsenkamp during the liberation. The Canadians came from the direction of Kootwijkerbroek and thought that the Prinsekamp was completely filled with German soldiers. They destroyed almost everything during very heavy battles because of this. Neighbors were also said to be present at the time of the shelling in the farm. There was also a woman who had just given birth, so she was resting in bed. In the end they had to run for their lives because the grenades would have ended up in this woman's bed. People have crawled through ditches further into the neighborhood to safer places. None of the family was killed in these battles. (the emergency house where the family stayed, this barn is still in the yard) On April 18, 1946, Willem van Meerveld made an application for rebuilding a cattle barn. At that time they lived in one of the barns that was still intact. I hereby have the honor to forward to your College a request from W.van Meerveld, Prinsenkamp E 120 here, for the rebuilding of his construction shed destroyed by war. requested cooperation and permission to rebuild this barn. This bureau, however, indicated that this meant a definitive recovery, which had not yet started. In addition, they were against the building of such barns on principle, as well as against the building of mountains. Van Meerveld, however, insisted that the barn be rebuilt and if Wedebouw Boerderijen did not want to pay for this, he would do it at his own expense. I then applied for a building permit at the Ordinary Reconstruction Department in Anrhem, which was granted today. with the allocation of the necessary materials. The requested permit can be granted. The front facade must be located at a distance of 50 meters from the sandy road, and this has also been indicated on site by the undersigned. The content is 1500 m3. Free from fees due to war damage. The wolf ends are steeper, as indicated in pencil. Yours faithfully, The technical officer at the Municipality of Werken. On February 12, 1948, they finally received the government grant for Reconstruction Farms of 7368.05 guilders for the rebuilding of a house, slurry cellars, cattle shed, wagon shed, construction shed, haystack and chicken coop. (construction of the new farm) When building the current farm, a memorial stone was placed in the side wall where you can see that it is a house of reconstruction. It has also been decided to build the farm as an extension of the road. Construction also did not go quite as planned. This is apparent from the stories that W. van Meerveld was a man who knew how he wanted it, and nothing else! The farms of the reconstruction all have red roof tiles, but he did not like this and in the end we have the only farm in the Prinsenkamp with black roof tiles. He also wanted the large rear doors to be wider than according to the permit. He would have removed the masonry wall several times because he wanted the hole bigger. In the end, the construction workers agreed (photo below, 1st stone laid by Willem van Meerveld). 2nd generation: Hendrik van Meerveld (1917) and Janna Adriana van Meerveld-Schimmel () with children Willem (1947), Evertje Alida (1948), Hendrik (1950), Melis (1951), Jan Jacob (1952), Antoon (1954 ), Hendrika (1958) and Gerard Adriaan (1963). From 1961 it appears in the papers that Hendrik van Meerveld started to take over the company from his father. Several permits are being requested so that it can expand to a larger herd with, among other things, cows and pigs. There was land around the house where the cows were allowed to graze. It is also from this time that a piece of land was leased from the Dutch Reformed Church in Voorthuizen. This piece of land was called the "Kerkenland" and is located about 500 meters away on the Prinsenweg. This piece of land remained in lease within the family until 2009. 3rd generation: Anton van Meerveld (1954) and Ditsie van Meerveld-van Meerveld (1958) with children Geertruide Janna Adriana (1981), Henk-Willem (1984) Antoon (1985 ) In 1981 the farm was divided into 2 houses, which made it possible for Anton to come to the farm with his family. Around ... he took over the farming business from his father. After this it was expanded with rabbits for fattening and calves for fattening. Due to the necessary expansion to large-scale livestock farming, it was decided in ... to stop farming. 4th generation: Barend Wouters (1980) and Geertruide Janna Adriana Wouters-van Meerveld (1981) with the children Frank Antoon (2005) and Hendrik Rikus (2009). A lot has changed since we moved here in 2005. We do think it is important to preserve the past. Trying this by renovating everything with the past in mind. This is reflected in the old building materials, planting varieties and animal breeds. The farm is now no longer owned by a Meerveld. We decided to give the farm the name "Hoeve Oud Meerveld". It is special to be able to live in this house as the 4th generation and the past belongs to such a house and because of this name we keep it in memory Rss 1st generation: Willem van Meerveld (1891-1979) and Aaltje Brom (1890- 1950) with children Hendrik van Meerveld (1917), Suzanna van Meerveld (1921) and Alida Jeanette (1929-1938). (family for the farm that was built in 1928, it was thought that this photo was taken elsewhere, but after studying the blueprints we think we can say with certainty that it is for the old house) Before the farm was built here it was moorland . The heathland was owned by the Nederlandse Heidemaatschappij. In 1926, the land on which this farm stands was bought by great-grandfather Willem van Meerveld. He came from Oirschot with his son and daughter. First, the heathland had to be reclaimed in order to be able to start a farm there. According to information we found in the archives of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, an application was made in January 1926 to build a house with a farm. Construction started in May 1926. The farm would have been finished in 1928 and the construction would have cost 4000 guilders. The roof was provided with a straw blanket and the house consisted of a small part of a house with further cows and horse stable. The address at that time was Achterste Woudsteeg 19 in Nijkerk. The farm faced the road. This can still be seen in the old pear trees that were planned next to the house at the time. We are not sure about the layout of the yard at that time. According to some drawings there would even have been a 5 red haystack, but no one can remember this. On April 17, 1945, the farm burned down completely after fierce fighting in the hamlet of Prinsenkamp during the liberation. The Canadians came from the direction of Kootwijkerbroek and thought that the Prinsekamp was completely filled with German soldiers. They destroyed almost everything during very heavy battles because of this. Neighbors were also said to be present at the time of the shelling in the farm. There was also a woman who had just given birth, so she was resting in bed. In the end they had to run for their lives because the grenades would have ended up in this woman's bed. People have crawled through ditches further into the neighborhood to safer places. None of the family was killed in these battles. (the emergency house where the family stayed, this barn is still in the yard) On April 18, 1946, Willem van Meerveld made an application for rebuilding a cattle barn. At that time they lived in one of the barns that was still intact. I hereby have the honor to forward to your College a request from W.van Meerveld, Prinsenkamp E 120 here, for the rebuilding of his construction shed destroyed by war. requested cooperation and permission to rebuild this barn. This bureau, however, indicated that this meant a definitive recovery, which had not yet started. In addition, they were against the building of such barns on principle, as well as against the building of mountains. Van Meerveld, however, insisted that the barn be rebuilt and if Wedebouw Boerderijen did not want to pay for this, he would do it at his own expense. I then applied for a building permit at the Ordinary Reconstruction Department in Anrhem, which was granted today. with the allocation of the necessary materials. The requested permit can be granted. The front facade must be located at a distance of 50 meters from the sandy road, and this has also been indicated on site by the undersigned. The content is 1500 m3. Free from fees due to war damage. The wolf ends are steeper, as indicated in pencil. Yours faithfully, The technical officer at the Municipality of Werken. On February 12, 1948, they finally received the government grant for Reconstruction Farms of 7368.05 guilders for the rebuilding of a house, slurry cellars, cattle shed, wagon shed, construction shed, haystack and chicken coop. (construction of the new farm) When building the current farm, a memorial stone was placed in the side wall where you can see that it is a house of reconstruction. It has also been decided to build the farm as an extension of the road. Construction also did not go quite as planned. This is apparent from the stories that W. van Meerveld was a man who knew how he wanted it, and nothing else! The farms of the reconstruction all have red roof tiles, but he did not like this and in the end we have the only farm in the Prinsenkamp with black roof tiles. He also wanted the large rear doors to be wider than according to the permit. He would have removed the masonry wall several times because he wanted the hole bigger. In the end, the construction workers agreed (photo below, 1st stone laid by Willem van Meerveld). 2nd generation: Hendrik van Meerveld (1917) and Janna Adriana van Meerveld-Schimmel () with children Willem (1947), Evertje Alida (1948), Hendrik (1950), Melis (1951), Jan Jacob (1952), Antoon (1954 ), Hendrika (1958) and Gerard Adriaan (1963). From 1961 it appears in the papers that Hendrik van Meerveld started to take over the company from his father. Several permits are being requested so that it can expand to a larger herd with, among other things, cows and pigs. There was land around the house where the cows were allowed to graze. It is also from this time that a piece of land was leased from the Dutch Reformed Church in Voorthuizen. This piece of land was called the "Kerkenland" and is located about 500 meters away on the Prinsenweg. This piece of land remained in lease within the family until 2009. 3rd generation: Anton van Meerveld (1954) and Ditsie van Meerveld-van Meerveld (1958) with children Geertruide Janna Adriana (1981), Henk-Willem (1984) Antoon (1985 ) In 1981 the farm was divided into 2 houses, which made it possible for Anton to come to the farm with his family. Around ... he took over the farming business from his father. After this it was expanded with rabbits for fattening and calves for fattening. Due to the necessary expansion to large-scale livestock farming, it was decided in ... to stop farming. 4th generation: Barend Wouters (1980) and Geertruide Janna Adriana Wouters-van Meerveld (1981) with the children Frank Antoon (2005) and Hendrik Rikus (2009). A lot has changed since we moved here in 2005. We do think it is important to preserve the past. Trying this by renovating everything with the past in mind. This is reflected in the old building materials, planting varieties and animal breeds. The farm is now no longer owned by a Meerveld. We decided to give the farm the name "Hoeve Oud Meerveld". It is special to be able to live in this house as the 4th generation and the past belongs to such a house and with this name we keep it in memory Rss generation: Willem1st generation: Willem van Meerveld (1891-1979) and Aaltje Brom ( 1890-1950) with children Hendrik van Meerveld (1917), Suzanna van Meerveld (1921) and Alida Jeanette (1929-1938). (family for the farm that was built in 1928, it was thought that this photo was taken elsewhere, but after studying the blueprints we think we can say with certainty that it is for the old house) Before the farm was built here it was moorland . The heathland was owned by the Nederlandse Heidemaatschappij. In 1926, the land on which this farm stands was bought by great-grandfather Willem van Meerveld. He came from Oirschot with his son and daughter. First, the heathland had to be reclaimed in order to be able to start a farm there. According to information we found in the archives of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, an application was made in January 1926 to build a house with a farm. Construction started in May 1926. The farm would have been finished in 1928 and the construction would have cost 4000 guilders. The roof was provided with a straw blanket and the house consisted of a small part of a house with further cows and horse stable. The address at that time was Achterste Woudsteeg 19 in Nijkerk. The farm faced the road. This can still be seen in the old pear trees that were planned next to the house at the time. We are not sure about the layout of the yard at that time. According to some drawings there would even have been a 5 red haystack, but no one can remember this. On April 17, 1945, the farm burned down completely after fierce fighting in the hamlet of Prinsenkamp during the liberation. The Canadians came from the direction of Kootwijkerbroek and thought that the Prinsekamp was completely filled with German soldiers. They destroyed almost everything during very heavy battles because of this. Neighbors were also said to be present at the time of the shelling in the farm. There was also a woman who had just given birth, so she was resting in bed. In the end they had to run for their lives because the grenades would have ended up in this woman's bed. People have crawled through ditches further into the neighborhood to safer places. None of the family was killed in these battles. (the emergency house where the family stayed, this barn is still in the yard) On April 18, 1946, Willem van Meerveld made an application for rebuilding a cattle barn. At that time they lived in one of the barns that was still intact. I hereby have the honor to forward to your College a request from W.van Meerveld, Prinsenkamp E 120 here, for the rebuilding of his construction shed destroyed by war. requested cooperation and permission to rebuild this barn. This bureau, however, indicated that this meant a definitive recovery, which had not yet started. In addition, they were against the building of such barns on principle, as well as against the building of mountains. Van Meerveld, however, insisted that the barn be rebuilt and if Wedebouw Boerderijen did not want to pay for this, he would do it at his own expense. I then applied for a building permit at the Ordinary Reconstruction Department in Anrhem, which was granted today. with the allocation of the necessary materials. The requested permit can be granted. The front facade must be located at a distance of 50 meters from the sandy road, and this has also been indicated on site by the undersigned. The content is 1500 m3. Free from fees due to war damage. The wolf ends are steeper, as indicated in pencil. Yours faithfully, The technical officer at the Municipality of Werken. On February 12, 1948, they finally received the government grant for Reconstruction Farms of 7368.05 guilders for the rebuilding of a house, slurry cellars, cattle shed, wagon shed, construction shed, haystack and chicken coop. (construction of the new farm) When building the current farm, a memorial stone was placed in the side wall where you can see that it is a house of reconstruction. It has also been decided to build the farm as an extension of the road. Construction also did not go quite as planned. This is apparent from the stories that W. van Meerveld was a man who knew how he wanted it, and nothing else! The farms of the reconstruction all have red roof tiles, but he did not like this and in the end we have the only farm in the Prinsenkamp with black roof tiles. He also wanted the large rear doors to be wider than according to the permit. He would have removed the masonry wall several times because he wanted the hole bigger. In the end, the construction workers agreed (photo below, 1st stone laid by Willem van Meerveld). 2nd generation: Hendrik van Meerveld (1917) and Janna Adriana van Meerveld-Schimmel () with children Willem (1947), Evertje Alida (1948), Hendrik (1950), Melis (1951), Jan Jacob (1952), Antoon (1954 ), Hendrika (1958) and Gerard Adriaan (1963). From 1961 it appears in the papers that Hendrik van Meerveld started to take over the company from his father. Several permits are being requested so that it can expand to a larger herd with, among other things, cows and pigs. There was land around the house where the cows were allowed to graze. It is also from this time that a piece of land was leased from the Dutch Reformed Church in Voorthuizen. This piece of land was called the "Kerkenland" and is located about 500 meters away on the Prinsenweg. This piece of land remained in lease within the family until 2009. 3rd generation: Anton van Meerveld (1954) and Ditsie van Meerveld-van Meerveld (1958) with children Geertruide Janna Adriana (1981), Henk-Willem (1984) Antoon (1985 ) In 1981 the farm was divided into 2 houses, which made it possible for Anton to come to the farm with his family. Around ... he took over the farming business from his father. After this it was expanded with rabbits for fattening and calves for fattening. Due to the necessary expansion to large-scale livestock farming, it was decided in ... to stop farming. 4th generation: Barend Wouters (1980) and Geertruide Janna Adriana Wouters-van Meerveld (1981) with the children Frank Antoon (2005) and Hendrik Rikus (2009). A lot has changed since we moved here in 2005. We do think it is important to preserve the past. Trying this by renovating everything with the past in mind. This is reflected in the old building materials, planting varieties and animal breeds. The farm is now no longer owned by a Meerveld. We decided to give the farm the name "Hoeve Oud Meerveld". It is special to be able to live in this house as the 4th generation and the past belongs to such a house and with this name we keep it in memory Rss van Meerveld (1891-1979) and Aaltje Brom (1890-1950) with children Hendrik van Meerveld (1917), Suzanna van Meerveld (1921) and Alida Jeanette (1929-1938). (family for the farm that was built in 1928, it was thought that this photo was taken elsewhere, but after studying the blueprints we think we can say with certainty that it is for the old house) Before the farm was built here it was moorland . The heathland was owned by the Nederlandse Heidemaatschappij. In 1926, the land on which this farm stands was bought by great-grandfather Willem van Meerveld. He came from Oirschot with his son and daughter. First, the heathland had to be reclaimed in order to be able to start a farm there. According to information we found in the archives of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, an application was made in January 1926 to build a house with a farm. Construction started in May 1926. The farm would have been finished in 1928 and the construction would have cost 4000 guilders. The roof was provided with a straw blanket and the house consisted of a small part of a house with further cows and horse stable. The address at that time was Achterste Woudsteeg 19 in Nijkerk. The farm faced the road. This can still be seen in the old pear trees that were planned next to the house at the time. We are not sure about the layout of the yard at that time. According to some drawings there would even have been a 5 red haystack, but no one can remember this. On April 17, 1945, the farm burned down completely after fierce fighting in the hamlet of Prinsenkamp during the liberation. The Canadians came from the direction of Kootwijkerbroek and thought that the Prinsekamp was completely filled with German soldiers. They destroyed almost everything during very heavy battles because of this. Neighbors were also said to be present at the time of the shelling in the farm. There was also a woman who had just given birth, so she was resting in bed. In the end they had to run for their lives because the grenades would have ended up in this woman's bed. People have crawled through ditches further into the neighborhood to safer places. None of the family was killed in these battles. (the emergency house where the family stayed, this barn is still in the yard) On April 18, 1946, Willem van Meerveld made an application for rebuilding a cattle barn. At that time they lived in one of the barns that was still intact. I hereby have the honor to forward to your College a request from W.van Meerveld, Prinsenkamp E 120 here, for the rebuilding of his construction shed destroyed by war. requested cooperation and permission to rebuild this barn. This bureau, however, indicated that this meant a definitive recovery, which had not yet started. In addition, they were against the building of such barns on principle, as well as against the building of mountains. Van Meerveld, however, insisted that the barn be rebuilt and if Wedebouw Boerderijen did not want to pay for this, he would do it at his own expense. I then applied for a building permit at the Ordinary Reconstruction Department in Anrhem, which was granted today. with the allocation of the necessary materials. The requested permit can be granted. The front facade must be located at a distance of 50 meters from the sandy road, and this has also been indicated on site by the undersigned. The content is 1500 m3. Free from fees due to war damage. The wolf ends are steeper, as indicated in pencil. Yours faithfully, The technical officer at the Municipality of Werken. On February 12, 1948, they finally received the government grant for Reconstruction Farms of 7368.05 guilders for the rebuilding of a house, slurry cellars, cattle shed, wagon shed, construction shed, haystack and chicken coop. (construction of the new farm) When building the current farm, a memorial stone was placed in the side wall where you can see that it is a house of reconstruction. It has also been decided to build the farm as an extension of the road. Construction also did not go quite as planned. This is apparent from the stories that W. van Meerveld was a man who knew how he wanted it, and nothing else! The farms of the reconstruction all have red roof tiles, but he did not like this and in the end we have the only farm in the Prinsenkamp with black roof tiles. He also wanted the large rear doors to be wider than according to the permit. He would have removed the masonry wall several times because he wanted the hole bigger. In the end, the construction workers agreed (photo below, 1st stone laid by Willem van Meerveld). 2nd generation: Hendrik van Meerveld (1917) and Janna Adriana van Meerveld-Schimmel () with children Willem (1947), Evertje Alida (1948), Hendrik (1950), Melis (1951), Jan Jacob (1952), Antoon (1954 ), Hendrika (1958) and Gerard Adriaan (1963). From 1961 it appears in the papers that Hendrik van Meerveld started to take over the company from his father. Several permits are being requested so that it can expand to a larger herd with, among other things, cows and pigs. There was land around the house where the cows were allowed to graze. It is also from this time that a piece of land was leased from the Dutch Reformed Church in Voorthuizen. This piece of land was called the "Kerkenland" and is located about 500 meters away on the Prinsenweg. This piece of land remained in lease within the family until 2009. 3rd generation: Anton van Meerveld (1954) and Ditsie van Meerveld-van Meerveld (1958) with children Geertruide Janna Adriana (1981), Henk-Willem (1984) Antoon (1985 ) In 1981 the farm was divided into 2 houses, which made it possible for Anton to come to the farm with his family. Around ... he took over the farming business from his father. After this it was expanded with rabbits for fattening and calves for fattening. Due to the necessary expansion to large-scale livestock farming, it was decided in ... to stop farming. 4th generation: Barend Wouters (1980) and Geertruide Janna Adriana Wouters-van Meerveld (1981) with the children Frank Antoon (2005) and Hendrik Rikus (2009). A lot has changed since we moved here in 2005. We do think it is important to preserve the past. Trying this by renovating everything with the past in mind. This is reflected in the old building materials, planting varieties and animal breeds. The farm is now no longer owned by a Meerveld. We decided to give the farm the name "Hoeve Oud Meerveld". It is special to be able to live in this house as a 4th generation and the past belongs to such a house and with this name we keep it in memory Rss 1st generation 1st generation: Willem van Meerveld (1891-1979) and Aaltje Brom (1890 -1950) with children Hendrik van Meerveld (1917), Suzanna van Meerveld (1921) and Alida Jeanette (1929-1938). (family for the farm that was built in 1928, it was thought that this photo was taken elsewhere, but after studying the blueprints we think we can say with certainty that it is for the old house) Before the farm was built here it was moorland . The heathland was owned by the Nederlandse Heidemaatschappij. In 1926, the land on which this farm stands was bought by great-grandfather Willem van Meerveld. He came from Oirschot with his son and daughter. First, the heathland had to be reclaimed in order to be able to start a farm there. According to information we found in the archives of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, an application was made in January 1926 to build a house with a farm. Construction started in May 1926. The farm would have been finished in 1928 and the construction would have cost 4000 guilders. The roof was provided with a straw blanket and the house consisted of a small part of a house with further cows and horse stable. The address at that time was Achterste Woudsteeg 19 in Nijkerk. The farm faced the road. This can still be seen in the old pear trees that were planned next to the house at the time. We are not sure about the layout of the yard at that time. According to some drawings there would even have been a 5 red haystack, but no one can remember this. On April 17, 1945, the farm burned down completely after fierce fighting in the hamlet of Prinsenkamp during the liberation. The Canadians came from the direction of Kootwijkerbroek and thought that the Prinsekamp was completely filled with German soldiers. They destroyed almost everything during very heavy battles because of this. Neighbors were also said to be present at the time of the shelling in the farm. There was also a woman who had just given birth, so she was resting in bed. In the end they had to run for their lives because the grenades would have ended up in this woman's bed. People have crawled through ditches further into the neighborhood to safer places. None of the family was killed in these battles. (the emergency house where the family stayed, this barn is still in the yard) On April 18, 1946, Willem van Meerveld made an application for rebuilding a cattle barn. At that time they lived in one of the barns that was still intact. I hereby have the honor to forward to your College a request from W.van Meerveld, Prinsenkamp E 120 here, for the rebuilding of his construction shed destroyed by war. requested cooperation and permission to rebuild this barn. This bureau, however, indicated that this meant a definitive recovery, which had not yet started. In addition, they were against the building of such barns on principle, as well as against the building of mountains. Van Meerveld, however, insisted that the barn be rebuilt and if Wedebouw Boerderijen did not want to pay for this, he would do it at his own expense. I then applied for a building permit at the Ordinary Reconstruction Department in Anrhem, which was granted today. with the allocation of the necessary materials. The requested permit can be granted. The front facade must be located at a distance of 50 meters from the sandy road, and this has also been indicated on site by the undersigned. The content is 1500 m3. Free from fees due to war damage. The wolf ends are steeper, as indicated in pencil. Yours faithfully, The technical officer at the Municipality of Werken. On February 12, 1948, they finally received the government grant for Reconstruction Farms of 7368.05 guilders for the rebuilding of a house, slurry cellars, cattle shed, wagon shed, construction shed, haystack and chicken coop. (construction of the new farm) When building the current farm, a memorial stone was placed in the side wall where you can see that it is a house of reconstruction. It has also been decided to build the farm as an extension of the road. Construction also did not go quite as planned. This is apparent from the stories that W. van Meerveld was a man who knew how he wanted it, and nothing else! The farms of the reconstruction all have red roof tiles, but he did not like this and in the end we have the only farm in the Prinsenkamp with black roof tiles. He also wanted the large rear doors to be wider than according to the permit. He would have removed the masonry wall several times because he wanted the hole bigger. In the end, the construction workers agreed (photo below, 1st stone laid by Willem van Meerveld). 2nd generation: Hendrik van Meerveld (1917) and Janna Adriana van Meerveld-Schimmel () with children Willem (1947), Evertje Alida (1948), Hendrik (1950), Melis (1951), Jan Jacob (1952), Antoon (1954 ), Hendrika (1958) and Gerard Adriaan (1963). From 1961 it appears in the papers that Hendrik van Meerveld started to take over the company from his father. Several permits are being requested so that it can expand to a larger herd with, among other things, cows and pigs. There was land around the house where the cows were allowed to graze. It is also from this time that a piece of land was leased from the Dutch Reformed Church in Voorthuizen. This piece of land was called the "Kerkenland" and is located about 500 meters away on the Prinsenweg. This piece of land remained in lease within the family until 2009. 3rd generation: Anton van Meerveld (1954) and Ditsie van Meerveld-van Meerveld (1958) with children Geertruide Janna Adriana (1981), Henk-Willem (1984) Antoon (1985 ) In 1981 the farm was divided into 2 houses, which made it possible for Anton to come to the farm with his family. Around ... he took over the farming business from his father. After this it was expanded with rabbits for fattening and calves for fattening. Due to the necessary expansion to large-scale livestock farming, it was decided in ... to stop farming. 4th generation: Barend Wouters (1980) and Geertruide Janna Adriana Wouters-van Meerveld (1981) with the children Frank Antoon (2005) and Hendrik Rikus (2009). A lot has changed since we moved here in 2005. We do think it is important to preserve the past. Trying this by renovating everything with the past in mind. This is reflected in the old building materials, planting varieties and animal breeds. The farm is now no longer owned by a Meerveld. We decided to give the farm the name "Hoeve Oud Meerveld". It is special to be able to live in this house as the 4th generation and the past belongs to such a house and because of this name we keep it in memory Rss 1st generation: Willem van Meerveld (1891-1979) and Aaltje Brom (1890- 1950) with children Hendrik van Meerveld (1917), Suzanna van Meerveld (1921) and Alida Jeanette (1929-1938). (family for the farm that was built in 1928, it was thought that this photo was taken elsewhere, but after studying the blueprints we think we can say with certainty that it is for the old house) Before the farm was built here it was moorland . The heathland was owned by the Nederlandse Heidemaatschappij. In 1926, the land on which this farm stands was bought by great-grandfather Willem van Meerveld. He came from Oirschot with his son and daughter. First, the heathland had to be reclaimed in order to be able to start a farm there. According to information we found in the archives of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, an application was made in January 1926 to build a house with a farm. Construction started in May 1926. The farm would have been finished in 1928 and the construction would have cost 4000 guilders. The roof was provided with a straw blanket and the house consisted of a small part of a house with further cows and horse stable. The address at that time was Achterste Woudsteeg 19 in Nijkerk. The farm faced the road. This can still be seen in the old pear trees that were planned next to the house at the time. We are not sure about the layout of the yard at that time. According to some drawings there would even have been a 5 red haystack, but no one can remember this. On April 17, 1945, the farm burned down completely after fierce fighting in the hamlet of Prinsenkamp during the liberation. The Canadians came from the direction of Kootwijkerbroek and thought that the Prinsekamp was completely filled with German soldiers. They destroyed almost everything during very heavy battles because of this. Neighbors were also said to be present at the time of the shelling in the farm. There was also a woman who had just given birth, so she was resting in bed. In the end they had to run for their lives because the grenades would have ended up in this woman's bed. People have crawled through ditches further into the neighborhood to safer places. None of the family was killed in these battles. (the emergency house where the family stayed, this barn is still in the yard) On April 18, 1946, Willem van Meerveld made an application for rebuilding a cattle barn. At that time they lived in one of the barns that was still intact. I hereby have the honor to forward to your College a request from W.van Meerveld, Prinsenkamp E 120 here, for the rebuilding of his construction shed destroyed by war. requested cooperation and permission to rebuild this barn. This bureau, however, indicated that this meant a definitive recovery, which had not yet started. In addition, they were against the building of such barns on principle, as well as against the building of mountains. Van Meerveld, however, insisted that the barn be rebuilt and if Wedebouw Boerderijen did not want to pay for this, he would do it at his own expense. I then applied for a building permit at the Ordinary Reconstruction Department in Anrhem, which was granted today. with the allocation of the necessary materials. The requested permit can be granted. The front facade must be located at a distance of 50 meters from the sandy road, and this has also been indicated on site by the undersigned. The content is 1500 m3. Free from fees due to war damage. The wolf ends are steeper, as indicated in pencil. Yours faithfully, The technical officer at the Municipality of Werken. On February 12, 1948, they finally received the government grant for Reconstruction Farms of 7368.05 guilders for the rebuilding of a house, slurry cellars, cattle shed, wagon shed, construction shed, haystack and chicken coop. (construction of the new farm) When building the current farm, a memorial stone was placed in the side wall where you can see that it is a house of reconstruction. It has also been decided to build the farm as an extension of the road. Construction also did not go quite as planned. This is apparent from the stories that W. van Meerveld was a man who knew how he wanted it, and nothing else! The farms of the reconstruction all have red roof tiles, but he did not like this and in the end we have the only farm in the Prinsenkamp with black roof tiles. He also wanted the large rear doors to be wider than according to the permit. He would have removed the masonry wall several times because he wanted the hole bigger. In the end, the construction workers agreed (photo below, 1st stone laid by Willem van Meerveld). 2nd generation: Hendrik van Meerveld (1917) and Janna Adriana van Meerveld-Schimmel () with children Willem (1947), Evertje Alida (1948), Hendrik (1950), Melis (1951), Jan Jacob (1952), Antoon (1954 ), Hendrika (1958) and Gerard Adriaan (1963). From 1961 it appears in the papers that Hendrik van Meerveld started to take over the company from his father. Several permits are being requested so that it can expand to a larger herd with, among other things, cows and pigs. There was land around the house where the cows were allowed to graze. It is also from this time that a piece of land was leased from the Dutch Reformed Church in Voorthuizen. This piece of land was called the "Kerkenland" and is located about 500 meters away on the Prinsenweg. This piece of land remained in lease within the family until 2009. 3rd generation: Anton van Meerveld (1954) and Ditsie van Meerveld-van Meerveld (1958) with children Geertruide Janna Adriana (1981), Henk-Willem (1984) Antoon (1985 ) In 1981 the farm was divided into 2 houses, which made it possible for Anton to come to the farm with his family. Around ... he took over the farming business from his father. After this it was expanded with rabbits for fattening and calves for fattening. Due to the necessary expansion to large-scale livestock farming, it was decided in ... to stop farming. 4th generation: Barend Wouters (1980) and Geertruide Janna Adriana Wouters-van Meerveld (1981) with the children Frank Antoon (2005) and Hendrik Rikus (2009). A lot has changed since we moved here in 2005. We do think it is important to preserve the past. Trying this by renovating everything with the past in mind. This is reflected in the old building materials, planting varieties and animal breeds. The farm is now no longer owned by a Meerveld. We decided to give the farm the name "Hoeve Oud Meerveld". It is special to be able to live in this house as the 4th generation and the past belongs to such a house and with this name we keep it in memory Rss : Willem van Meerveld (1891-1979) and Aaltje Brom (1890-1950) with children Hendrik van Meerveld (1917), Suzanna van Meerveld (1921) and Alida Jeanette (1929-1938). (family for the farm that was built in 1928, it was thought that this photo was taken elsewhere, but after studying the blueprints we think we can say with certainty that it is for the old house) Before the farm was built here it was moorland . The heathland was owned by the Nederlandse Heidemaatschappij. In 1926, the land on which this farm stands was bought by great-grandfather Willem van Meerveld. He came from Oirschot with his son and daughter. First, the heathland had to be reclaimed in order to be able to start a farm there. According to information we found in the archives of the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, an application was made in January 1926 to build a house with a farm. Construction started in May 1926. The farm would have been finished in 1928 and the construction would have cost 4000 guilders. The roof was provided with a straw blanket and the house consisted of a small part of a house with further cows and horse stable. The address at that time was Achterste Woudsteeg 19 in Nijkerk. The farm faced the road. This can still be seen in the old pear trees that were planned next to the house at the time. We are not sure about the layout of the yard at that time. According to some drawings there would even have been a 5 red haystack, but no one can remember this. On April 17, 1945, the farm burned down completely after fierce fighting in the hamlet of Prinsenkamp during the liberation. The Canadians came from the direction of Kootwijkerbroek and thought that the Prinsekamp was completely filled with German soldiers. They destroyed almost everything during very heavy battles because of this. Neighbors were also said to be present at the time of the shelling in the farm. There was also a woman who had just given birth, so she was resting in bed. In the end they had to run for their lives because the grenades would have ended up in this woman's bed. People have crawled through ditches further into the neighborhood to safer places. None of the family was killed in these battles. (the emergency house where the family stayed, this barn is still in the yard) On April 18, 1946, Willem van Meerveld made an application for rebuilding a cattle barn. At that time they lived in one of the barns that was still intact. I hereby have the honor to forward to your College a request from W.van Meerveld, Prinsenkamp E 120 here, for the rebuilding of his construction shed destroyed by war. requested cooperation and permission to rebuild this barn. This bureau, however, indicated that this meant a definitive recovery, which had not yet started. In addition, they were against the building of such barns on principle, as well as against the building of mountains. Van Meerveld, however, insisted that the barn be rebuilt and if Wedebouw Boerderijen did not want to pay for this, he would do it at his own expense. I then applied for a building permit at the Ordinary Reconstruction Department in Anrhem, which was granted today. with the allocation of the necessary materials. The requested permit can be granted. The front facade must be located at a distance of 50 meters from the sandy road, and this has also been indicated on site by the undersigned. The content is 1500 m3. Free from fees due to war damage. The wolf ends are steeper, as indicated in pencil. Yours faithfully, The technical officer at the Municipality of Werken. On February 12, 1948, they finally received the government grant for Reconstruction Farms of 7368.05 guilders for the rebuilding of a house, slurry cellars, cattle shed, wagon shed, construction shed, haystack and chicken coop. (construction of the new farm) When building the current farm, a memorial stone was placed in the side wall where you can see that it is a house of reconstruction. It has also been decided to build the farm as an extension of the road. Construction also did not go quite as planned. This is apparent from the stories that W. van Meerveld was a man who knew how he wanted it, and nothing else! The farms of the reconstruction all have red roof tiles, but he did not like this and in the end we have the only farm in the Prinsenkamp with black roof tiles. He also wanted the large rear doors to be wider than according to the permit. He would have removed the masonry wall several times because he wanted the hole bigger. In the end, the construction workers agreed (photo below, 1st stone laid by Willem van Meerveld). 2nd generation: Hendrik van Meerveld (1917) and Janna Adriana van Meerveld-Schimmel () with children Willem (1947), Evertje Alida (1948), Hendrik (1950), Melis (1951), Jan Jacob (1952), Antoon (1954 ), Hendrika (1958) and Gerard Adriaan (1963). From 1961 it appears in the papers that Hendrik van Meerveld started to take over the company from his father. Several permits are being requested so that it can expand to a larger herd with, among other things, cows and pigs. There was land around the house where the cows were allowed to graze. It is also from this time that a piece of land was leased from the Dutch Reformed Church in Voorthuizen. This piece of land was called the "Kerkenland" and is located about 500 meters away on the Prinsenweg. This piece of land remained in lease within the family until 2009. 3rd generation: Anton van Meerveld (1954) and Ditsie van Meerveld-van Meerveld (1958) with children Geertruide Janna Adriana (1981), Henk-Willem (1984) Antoon (1985 ) In 1981 the farm was divided into 2 houses, which made it possible for Anton to come to the farm with his family. Around ... he took over the farming business from his father. After this it was expanded with rabbits for fattening and calves for fattening. Due to the necessary expansion to large-scale livestock farming, it was decided in ... to stop farming. 4th generation: Barend Wouters (1980) and Geertruide Janna Adriana Wouters-van Meerveld (1981) with the children Frank Antoon (2005) and Hendrik Rikus (2009). A lot has changed since we moved here in 2005. We do think it is important to preserve the past. Trying this by renovating everything with the past in mind. This is reflected in the old building materials, planting varieties and animal breeds. The farm is now no longer owned by a Meerveld. We decided to give the farm the name "Hoeve Oud Meerveld". Isn't it special to be able to live in this house as the 4th generation and the past belongs to such a house and because of this name we keep it in memory