Two Jewish children were recognized on images in the possession of the Camp Westerbork Memorial Center. And after 650 years, a historic coin returns to Coevorden. You can read and see that and more in our weekly overview of the past week.
The week started with a historical discovery. Once again, two people were identified based on images from the ‘Westerbork film’ by camp prisoner Rudolf Breslauer. The discovery is close to the maker of the film. This concerns two of his own three children. People have previously been recognized based on the film.
Another historic discovery made the news on Thursday. A 650-year-old coin was returned to Coevorden. Amateur archaeologist Jeroen Mathijssen discovered the coin in 2022 in the area of Rosmalen. It concerns a medieval coin minted by the Lords of Coevorden between 1376 and 1378. The amateur archaeologist might have been able to sell the find for a lot of contemporary coins, but he chose to bring the coin back to Drenthe. “This coin belongs to Coevorden, period,” says Mathijssen.
And on Friday we also delved into the history books. Residents of Noordscheschut have taken action to have a war monument erected in memory of the Second World War. Such a monument already exists in other villages in the area such as Hollandscheveld, Nieuwlande and of course Hoogeveen. “Then we thought: what actually happened in our village during the Second World War,” says Ryan Prins of Local Interest. “We soon discovered that something really happened. That’s why we want our own monument.”
Back to Monday. Then someone was injured by released chlorine gas. The gas accident happened at the Het Grote Zand holiday park in Hooghalen. Something went wrong when mixing liquids, causing a chemical reaction. The victim managed to escape from the room where the accident happened, but left the door open. This caused a ‘typical chlorine smell’ to permeate the park. The park had to be evacuated.
The first asparagus are being pulled out of the ground earlier than in previous years. “Unbelievable,” says farmer Hermen Hoorn from Huis ter Heide. “We’re still shaking a bit on our legs.” Last year the farmer started an experiment on his land in which the heat in the soil is better preserved and that has yielded results. Normally, Hoorn gets the first asparagus out of the ground in the third or fourth week of March.
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