Interview with Richard Poortinga
It is June 21, 2008, and I am at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Poortinga in Dyer, Indiana MHH: Mr. Poortinga, where and when you were born? RP: I was born in Munster, Indiana, not too far from here. December 25, 1924. MHH: A Christmas baby! RP: A Christmas baby, yes. It was also the time when they had the big dispute in the synod of 1924. MHH: So that’s a fairly easy birthday to remember. It has double significance. RP: Right. But the Christmas party wasn’t the greatest...