Newsletter
for alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 29 of April 2020 No. 965
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Dear Friends,
This is the foreword for the next three Extra ISSUES
Nos. 965, 966, 967, an investigation that Jan Koenraadt did for the Circular on
the history of Mt. St. Benedict.
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Jan Koenraadt <jankoenraadt@gmail.com>
Sun, Jan 12 at 5:42 PM
Dear All,
In the Netherlands we have a website www.delpher.nl where you can search in old newspapers, magazines and
books of Dutch origin from 1618 to 1995. I spent some time doing a search and
found 90 articles about Mount St. Benedict from 1915-1995. They are all in
Dutch, but it is a little too much to translate all of them. So I translated
the most interesting ones and for all the others I made a summary in English.
That is the first Word doc and pdf file with filename starting with 000.
I named every article by year-month-day
and from which newspaper/magazine it is and what it is about. If you put the 90
files in one directory and sort by name you have all the articles in a timeline
in chronological order.
There were catholic congregations in the
Netherlands founded in little unimportant villages in the south of the
Netherlands. They published a monthly magazine probably only known to the
people who go to church in that congregation. They were probably not
nationwide. In two of those magazines, the St. Antonius Bode and the Katholieke
Missiën I found some interesting articles about the foundation of Mount St.
Benedict.
There is a beautiful article in 1934
with pictures which describes the founding of Mount St. Benedict. I translated
this three-page article with nice old pictures of the previous chapel in full.
So besides the 90 files, there are three Word doc's which I also saved as pdf.
So in total there are 96 files 31 Mb. I will try to mail them in three
different emails to you.
If you type the Dutch text in Google
Translate you get a perfect translation in English nowadays without grammatical
mistakes. Google is doing it much better. So if you want to read some other
stuff, some typing needs to be done! If I put all the jpg-files in one large
pdf you cannot pull them out to put in the circulars. So I left them as
separate jpg-files.
Hope you will enjoy this!
Many greetings, Jan Koenraadt.
P.S. If your mail server does not accept
large files I will resend the same files to you with WeTransfer. So, either you
get this email, or you get a link from WeTransfer.
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24 March 2019 ·
Quien tenga fotos de Paraguana o Falcon en General diferentes a las
publicadas tanto de paisajes en cualquier fecha como de personas que
preferiblemente compartimos o estuvieron en ese estado amado despues de los
anos del 86 ya que de ahi en adelante me mude para Judibana. Favor identificar
paisajes y personas.
Soy ciudadano del mundo (sobre todo Venezolano) por eso amo a mi pueblo natal porque forma parte de mi infancia, tambien quiero a Caracas ya que fue un paraiso en cuanto a seguridad se refiere cuando estudie el bachillerato y la Univervidad (de los 70 hasta mediados los 80) , lamentalemente es una ciudad invivible en estos momentos pero guardo gratos recuerdos y siento mucha emocion cuando observo el Avila ver video. Mi vida laboral son 33 años los cuales han transcurrido en Punto Fijo, ( desde de 1986 hasta 2019), En esa empresa tengo todos los compañeros de trabajo, compre mi casa., me case y mis hijos nacieron aqui por tal razon amo a Paraguana y al Estado Falcon profundamente.
Soy ciudadano del mundo (sobre todo Venezolano) por eso amo a mi pueblo natal porque forma parte de mi infancia, tambien quiero a Caracas ya que fue un paraiso en cuanto a seguridad se refiere cuando estudie el bachillerato y la Univervidad (de los 70 hasta mediados los 80) , lamentalemente es una ciudad invivible en estos momentos pero guardo gratos recuerdos y siento mucha emocion cuando observo el Avila ver video. Mi vida laboral son 33 años los cuales han transcurrido en Punto Fijo, ( desde de 1986 hasta 2019), En esa empresa tengo todos los compañeros de trabajo, compre mi casa., me case y mis hijos nacieron aqui por tal razon amo a Paraguana y al Estado Falcon profundamente.
Whoever has photos of Paraguana or Falcon in General different from
those published both of landscapes on any date and of people who preferably
shared or were in that beloved state after the 86 years since from then onwards
I moved to Judibana. Please identify landscapes and people.
I am a citizen of the world (especially Venezuelan) that is why I love
my hometown because it is part of my childhood, I also love Caracas since it
was a paradise in terms of security when I studied high school and University
(from the 70s to the mid 80s), unfortunately it is an unlivable city at the
moment but I have fond memories and I feel a lot of emotion when I watch Avila
watch the video. My working life is 33 years which have elapsed in Punto Fijo,
(from 1986 to 2019), In that company I have all the coworkers, buy my house,
get married and my children were born here for that reason I love Paraguana and
the Falcon State deeply.
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idmitch@anguillanet.com
Fri, 1 May, 06:01
Hi, Oscar,
Italy! You have jumped from the frying pan right into
the fire. I am glad that Italy has made
so much progress with the Covid-19 plague. Italy has suffered only 300 deaths in the past
24 hours, a big improvement over the situation a month ago.
Good luck with phase 2.
Keep safe,
Best,
Don
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From:
Oscar Cantore <oscar_cantore@aincosa.com>
Sent: Friday, 1 May
2020 04:44
Great Don, really happy to hear that,
take care
I am in Italy right now should go in
phase 2 on Monday
Regards
Oscar
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idmitch@anguillanet.com
Fri, 1 May, 05:54 (12
days ago)
Thanks, Neil,
Hopefully, all is well with you, and
that all streams of revenue have not dried up. After the Brexit campaign, I don’t trust
Boris’ crew to do anything good for the benefit of UK citizens and residents. I suppose you must be just overjoyed that you
are not living under Donald Trump.
I feel for the poor people of the USA. No one is safe under that buffoon, though I
gather that a substantial minority in their madness still hold him in high
regard. It was the same with Hitler. So, that form of mental weakness is not
limited to the people of the USA.
Best,
Don
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From:
Neil Trotman <jereviens1965@yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: Friday, 1 May
2020 00:51
Hello Don,
Congratulations on coming out of
lockdown. Well done to Anguilla.
Best wishes to you all.
Hugs,
Neil (UK )
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idmitch@anguillanet.com
30 Apr 2020
Congratulations, Don, on having such a
beautiful daughter. I hope the young man
will honour his family and yours.
Just as a by the way, Maggie and I could
not stand for the family thing. We got
married in a small Roman Catholic church building in the countryside of St
Kitts. It had been built by my
grandfather for the use of the village nearest the estate he managed. Instead of the preferred civil ceremony, we
did the church marriage out of respect for her father who was a committed Roman
Catholic.
Maggie’s only qualification was that she
re-write the service, leaving out the “honour and obey” parts. The priest was a delightful, young, and
understanding Irishman. Only her parents
and mine were invited to the wedding ceremony. Our two fathers were the witnesses. Friends and family were invited to a large
drinks and eats party later that evening. It was held at Hermitage Great House, with a
band in the garden. After the ceremony,
we had no honeymoon. We never did have
one, even years later. After all, we had
been happily living together “in sin” for the previous four years, since 1968. That was 52 years ago!!
I well know how I managed to remain
faithful through the usual distractions and temptations. At some point early in our relationship
(probably when I was ogling some pretty girl), Maggie turned to me and said,
“Remember, anything that a man can do a woman can do also, only better.” The memory of that ominous warning was always
sufficient to put a stop to any hanky-panky that might have occurred to me.
It is a really first class video. Better make sure to back it up in several
formats on more than one hard drive so that you don’t lose it. Sadly, software is changing so rapidly that
any format of today will be unknown in 20 years’ time. Putting it in the “cloud” is a waste of time;
you’ll only give it to Bill or Mark and they will lose it to hackers one of
these days anyway.
Best,
Don M
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From:
Donald A Goddard <dgodda1@lsu.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, 29
April 2020 23:05
Dear Friends:
This is an amazing video we've just
received during this stay a home time. It's regarding our daughter Nicole's
wedding last October in Tampa, Florida. It was wonderful being with all our family at
this most enjoyable event.
Please enjoy.
Don G.
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From:
idmitch@anguillanet.com
Sent: Wednesday, 29
April 2020 17:29
Thanks, Gary,
I read the Miami Herald each morning,
and always look to see how the Coronavirus is treating you. Hopefully, Florida won’t reopen too quickly.
We in the West Indies are screwed by
this pandemic. Most of our islands rely
on tourism as the “engine that drives our economy”. Well, tourism is dead for years to come. Most of our airports and seaports are closed
until further notice. Even if we reopen
soon, the visitor won’t be able to arrive if his/her home ports are shut. Even if you can get into our island, you still
have to be quarantined here for 14 days. Fortunately, you can be self-quarantined in
your hotel room. But, when you get back
home, most countries also require another 14-day quarantine. Anyway, only a very desperate person would
risk going on an aeroplane for the foreseeable future. As for cruise ships, only the most reckless or
ignorant and uninformed would take the suicidal risk of going on one. Cruise ships are banned from Caribbean ports,
but if one is permitted entry, eg, for food and supplies, it is on condition
that not one person lands.
Our hotels won’t re-open for another
year or two. There is no hope for the
coming 2020-21 season. By January 2021,
all tourism workers will have been let go (most in Anguilla at least, are home
on half-pay). Our ministers have
announced they will cut their salaries by 15% and all public servants by 10%. With raging unemployment, I fear for the
coming civil disturbances. We are adding
a fourth dog to our yard. Dogs won’t be
much protection from determined home-invaders, but at least their screaming
from the poisoned meat they will have been fed may be enough to wake me up to
arm myself with my father-in-law’s Afghanistan scimitar souvenir that I keep in
the bedroom. I am giving Maggie lessons
in how a lady uses a pickaxe handle to best effect.
So, altogether, Florida may be a better
and safer place for you than Anguilla
Best,
Don
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From:
garry henderson <birdman268@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday,
29 April 2020 14:24
Don,
Congratulations, sounds like the island
to be on at this time. We are not free as yet in Florida.
Regards,
Garry
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On 26 Apr 2020, at
11:12 AM,
Ladislao Kertesz
<kertesz11@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Harry
No nickname stuck on me during my stay.
Maybe Laz, Ladi, Kertesz, there were
many depending on the classmate.
I am the editor of the Newsletter and I wanted
to set straight the information I have.
So please tell me what is true. I graduated in 1960 when the year always ended
in December
I would appreciate your CV, and a
photo,
Who were your friends? When did you take GCE ??
Vice-President of the "MOLDS'
(Mount Outside Literary and Debating Society 1964. Scout - Scouts.. PL of the "Robert Falcon
Scott Patrol for senior boys. President's Trophy for Best All-Round Student
1967. Victor Ludorum prize one year.
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On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 at
16:50,
Harry
<hvltech@gmail.com> wrote:
Some of what you said maybe correct; you
must be mixing me up with some other boy; I am working on “ life& times” at
the Mount and will forward to you soon - by the way what was your nick name?
Harry
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On Sun, 26 Apr 2020 at
11:08,
Ladislao Kertesz
<kertesz11@gmail.com> wrote:
Thank you for your input. Harry
Maybe you would like to send it to your
classmates.
Now, can you write a CV for the
Circular, maybe with interesting material with your classmates?
Also, two lines or a paragraph on each
of the guys on the photo?
The circular would appreciate it.
God bless
Ladislao
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EDITED by Ladislao Kertesz, kertesz11@yahoo.com, if you would like to be in the circular’s mailing list or any old boy
that you would like to include.
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Photos:
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Felix
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