To learn why two Louisiana towns were given Dutch names, just follow the railroad. That's the simple answer to Herb Stein's question about the Dutch origins of western Louisiana respective city and ...
(JTA) As he lists the names of his many grandchildren, Joop van Ooijen recites what sounds like a roll call at a typical Israeli classroom. Yair, Yael, Lael, Odelia, Netanya, Yoaz and Shilon are some ...
A train pulls into the DeRidder depot in this 1969 photo. DeRidder was one of the stops along the Kansas City Southern Railway, financed by Jen de Geoijen, who named the town for his sister-in-law. To ...