A momentous day for the D.B.’s was Ascension Day, 25th May, when Michael was ordained a permanent deacon. It was a splendid ceremony, very nearly like the ordination of a priest. An important difference, however, was that his wife Hanna and their children had an active part in it. She was involved in the ceremony to the extent that the bishop asked her explicitly whether she supports Michaels vocation, which she does. (more…)
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Michael Buykx was ordained a permanent deacon (print post)
By John Buykx on 12 August 2006Comments (1)
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The story so far… (print post)
By Lucy Buykx on 29 May 2006Comments (5)
I was working through some computer files with my father recently and we came across one entitled “The story so far..†He told me that he wrote it for his children but it wasn’t really intended for now. Since when have I ever done what I was told? I read it. (more…)
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Ancestry and future thinking (print post)
By Lucy Buykx on 16 April 2006Comments (1)
If you take an eyeball down the Archives you might notice something a little odd from today. I have added the family tree - making an entry for each of our ancestors back to before our name existed - so there are entries back to January 1600. You can see all the entries by clicking the Ancestors link under Categories as well.
I make no claim for the work, that was done by our several generations removed cousin Christ Buiks so it is available to family members only using the family password. [Check the email with your logon details for a reminder] (more…)
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DBs are here! (print post)
By Andreas Buykx on 06 March 2006Comments (2)
Hi all,
Here’s us from Rotterdam, during our holidays with friends of ours in Germany two weeks ago. We went skiing for the first time. We had skiing lessons for one day and after that Els and I more or less could manage on our own, as did Leon (7)
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EBs visit DBs (print post)
By Lucy Buykx on 16 August 1978No Comments Yet
Heres my diary entries for the visit … you can see I didn’t get verbose until later in life!
Can any of the DBs add any stories about this family visit?
Can any of the EBs?
