News and Information

Maintaining a personal web site is a time consuming hobby and other personal activities sometimes have a higher priority. I hope to update this Web site with some new material about once a month.

Don't be shocked to find some Dutch text on this web site. Immigrant Talk and stories that I remember of my ancestors sometimes loose their meaning when translated. Dutch text looks something like: Dit is dus een stukje Nederlandse taal.

From the table of contents you can select various topics. Some topics have sub-topics for easy access. Under Crazy World you can expect me to climb from time to time on my soapbox and be critical about society. Sometimes I am very serious, and the other time I am just poking fun.

The lay-out of this web site was changed with the introduction of the Dempsey WoodWoodworking and Flora & Fauna branches. The key was a consistent lay-out across the entire web site, improved readability, and to make maintenance easier for me. In all truth I got tired of the red brick border, and I also wanted to use the Cascading Style Sheets to the fullest now that the majority of you readers have newer web browsers. Let me know what you think.

In Apr-2020 I started a major revision to my website to make the web pages more readable on small screen devices such as cell phones. So far the "World of van Vliet" has been converted, with the exception of the generated genealogy pages which you can better watch on a desktop or in landscape format. The "Dempsey Woodworking" and "Flora & Fauna" pages have been converted as well.

On 16-Jan-2022 the entire website became secured by Positive SSL. This made accessing the Van Vliet Contact List more secure and easier to maintain.

We hope you enjoy our web site. By the way, constructive criticism is always welcome. Mail it to the webmaster listed at the bottom of this page.

What is new (11-Nov-2024)

• 11-Nov-2024 -- Dempsey Woodworking -- Updated Female Statue
• 23-Mar-2024 -- Hobby Pictures of Pieter
• 22-Nov-2023 -- Dempsey Woodworking -- updated Dutch Windmill
• 21-Nov-2023 -- World of Van Vliet -- updated Other Web Sites
• 21-Nov-2023 -- World of Van Vliet (genealogy)-- updated genealogy charts
• 18-Nov-2023 -- Flora & Fauna -- updated Other Web Sites
• 17-Nov-2023 -- Dempsey Woodworking -- updated Other Web Sites
• 28-Feb-2023 -- Embassies and Consulates-General for Canada
• 15-Jan-2023 -- Dempsey Woodworking -- updated Bluenose project
• 16-Jan-2022 -- Our website uses a PositiveSSL Certificate to secure online transactions for customers.
• 3-Aug-2021 -- Dempsey Woodworking -- updated Grandfather Clock
• 23-Jun-2021 -- Van Vliet Contact List upgraded from PHP 7.2 to PHP 7.4
• 8-Oct-2020 -- Funnies
• 17-Jul-2020 -- Dempsey Woodworking -- improved support for cellphones
• 18-May-2020 -- Flora & Fauna -- improved support for cellphones
• 10-Apr-2020 -- World of Van Vliet -- improved support for cellphones. Generated genealogy pages are better watched on desktops.
• 3-Apr-2019 -- Bio-Rhythm upgraded from PHP 5.6 to PHP 7.2
• 5-Feb-2019 -- Dempsey Woodworking -- converted to HTML 5
• 4-Feb-2019 -- Flora & Fauna -- converted to HTML 5
• 15-Jan-2019 -- World of Van Vliet -- converted to HTML 5
• 15-Jan-2019 -- In Loving Memory of Jeannette van Vliet-Penders

About This Web Site (17-Jan-2019)

The proper functioning of this Web Site was tested with Microsoft® Internet Explorer 11.0, Mozilla Firefox 64.0, Google Chrome 71.0 and Opera 57.0 but it should work equally well with other browsers that follow the standards.

• We are in the process of converting from HTML 4.01 Strict to HTML 5.
• Standard Cascading Style Sheets (CSS 3) are used to format the webpages.
• Dynamic data is done with Server Side Includes (SSI).
• No Java is used, and only non-critical Javascript is used.
• This web site uses a MySQL database and server side PHP script to control the access to this database.
• The web pages and pictures can be viewed in full on a monitor in 800x600 mode or larger.
• Only colours from the 8-bit web-save 256 colour palette are used.
• The character sizes are fixed but your browser allows you to change that.
• For best viewing I recommend a display resolution of at least 1024 by 768 pixels. Personally I use 1920 x 1200 pixels.
• Printing (and preview printing) is done with the browser's Print and Preview buttons. CSS takes care of trimming the unwanted stuff.

Site Map (21-Nov-2023)

Van Vliet Home Page
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 |== World of Van Vliet
 |      |-- World of Van Vliet, with genealogy data
 |      |    |-- All-inclusive family tree and statistics (public access)
 |      |    |-- All-inclusive family tree and statistics (restricted access)
 |      |    |-- Van Vliet family tree and photos (restricted access)
 |      |    |-- De Gier family tree and photos (restricted access)
 |      |    |-- Penders family tree and photos (restricted access)
 |      |    |-- Slootmans family tree and photos (restricted access)
 |      |    |-- Pictures from the family album, but who are those people?
 |      |    |-- Van Vliet contact list (restricted access)
 |      |-- In Loving Memory of Jeannette van Vliet-Penders
 |      |-- Behind the scenes, and what makes us tick
 |      |    |-- Van Vliet family pictures
 |      |    |-- Hobby pictures of Jeannette
 |      |    |-- Hobby pictures of Pieter
 |      |-- News and information
 |      |    |-- Bio-Rhythm for physical, emotional and intellectual cycles
 |      |    |-- Playground, where I try new web stuff
 |      |-- Dutch embassies and consulates-general for Canada
 |      |-- Beauty of Canada
 |      |-- Immigrant talk and stories
 |      |-- Crazy world; serious, sad and funny side of the world
 |      |-- Funnies, or just humour
 |      |-- Links to other web sites
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 |== Dempsey Woodworking, just a hobby
 |      |-- Workshop lay-out
 |      |-- Safety tips
 |      |-- Woodworking tips
 |      |-- Copyright and disclaimer
 |      |-- Links to other woodworking web sites
 |      |-- Apple cider press project
 |      |-- Bench/table project
 |      |-- Blue Shadow model project
 |      |-- Bluenose/Bluenose II model project
 |      |-- Cowboy card holder project
 |      |-- Dutch windmill project
 |      |-- Female statue project
 |      |-- Garbage bin project
 |      |-- Garden gate project
 |      |-- Grandfather clock project
 |      |-- King-size bed project
 |      |-- Laundry box project
 |      |-- Monster truck toy project
 |      |-- Needlepoint stand project
 |      |-- Nightstand and dresser project
 |      |-- Roller stand project
 |      |-- Roll top desk project
 |      |-- Sjoelbak (Dutch shuffleboard) project
 |      |    |-- Sjoelen (Dutch shuffleboard) Rules
 |      |-- Westcoast Native Sun Mask project
 |      |-- Towel hanger project
 |      |-- Wine rack project
 |      |-- Whinnie the Pooh project
 |      |-- Links to other web sites
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 |== Flora and Fauna, from around the house
 |      |-- Grand tour showing house and yard in summer and winter
 |      |-- Main yard details
 |      |-- Flowerbed details
 |      |-- Yard tips
 |      |-- Wildlife on the acreage
 |      |-- Animal terminology
 |      |-- Links to other web sites
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 |== Site Search
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 |== Gourmet Social Group (restricted access)
 |      |-- Program and schedule (restricted access)
 |      |-- May-2015 -- Lost in the Fifties (restricted access)
 |      |-- May-2014 -- Fondue (restricted access)
 |      |-- Apr-2014 -- Iron Chef (restricted access)
 |      |-- Oct-2012 -- Iron Chef (restricted access)
 |      |-- Mar-2012 -- Sushi, catered (restricted access)
 |      |-- Oct-2011 -- Radium Hot Springs (restricted access)
 |      |-- Sep-2011 -- BBQ & Hoedown (restricted access)
 |      |-- Aug-2011 -- BBQ (restricted access)
 |      |-- Jun-2011 -- Iron Chef (restricted access)
 |      |-- Apr-2011 -- Easter (restricted access)
 |      |-- Feb-2011 -- Valentine's Day (restricted access)
 |      |-- Jan-2011 -- New Years Eve (restricted access)
 |      |-- Nov-2010 -- Grey Cup (restricted access)
 |      |-- Oct-2010 -- Trick or Treat (restricted access)
 |      |-- Jun-2010 -- Vietnamese/Thai (restricted access)
 |      |-- Apr-2010 -- Celebrating Spring (restricted access)
 |      |-- Mar-2010 -- Moroccan (restricted access)
 |      |-- Feb-2010 -- Hollywood Charades (restricted access)
 |      |-- Jan-2010 -- New Years Eve (restricted access)
 |      |-- Oct-2009 -- Halloween (restricted access)
 |      |-- Sep-2009 -- Japanese Garden Party (restricted access)
 |      |-- May-2009 -- Texas Hold'em (restricted access)
 |      |-- Mar-2009 -- Birthday/Karaoke (restricted access)
 |      |-- Feb-2009 -- Valentine's Day (restricted access)
 |      |-- Jan-2009 -- Ukrainian Night (restricted access)
 |      |-- Nov-2008 -- Red Carpet Christmas (restricted access)
 |      |-- Oct-2008 -- Italian (restricted access)
 |      |-- Sep-2008 -- Country Fall Fair (restricted access)
 |      |-- Jun-2008 -- British Pub Night (restricted access)
 |      |-- May-2008 -- Bull (birthday) BBQ (restricted access)
 |      |-- Apr-2008 -- Traditional Fondue (restricted access)
 |      |-- Mar-2008 -- Greek Toga Night (restricted access)
 |      |-- Jan-2008 -- Retro (restricted access)
 |      |-- Nov-2007 -- Traditional Christmas (restricted access)
 |      |-- Oct-2007 -- October Fest (restricted access)
 |      |-- Sep-2007 -- Tractor Show & Shine (restricted access)
 |      |-- Aug-2007 -- Cajun/Creole (restricted access)
 |      |-- May-2007 -- Portugal (restricted access)
 |      |-- Apr-2007 -- Nifty 50's (restricted access)
 |      |-- Mar-2007 -- St. Patrick's Day (restricted access)
 |      |-- Feb-2007 -- Arctic (restricted access)
 |      |-- Jan-2007 -- Birthday Party (restricted access)
 |      |-- Oct-2006 -- Greek (restricted access)
 |      |-- Sep-2006 -- Back to School (restricted access)
 |      |-- Aug-2006 -- French Cafe (restricted access)
 |      |-- Apr-2006 -- Murder Mystery (restricted access)
 |      |-- Nov-2005 -- Christmas in the Country (restricted access)
 |      |-- Oct-2005 -- Halloween (restricted access)
 |      |-- Feb-2005 -- Medieval (restricted access)
 |      |-- Gourmet Group History (restricted access)
 |      |-- Links to other web sites (restricted access)

Bio-Rhythm ( 5-Apr-2019)

The theory behind Bio-Rhythm is that our lifes are subject to three cycles which begin on the day we are born: the physical cycle of 23 days, the emotional cycle of 28 days and the intellectual cycle of 33 days. The first half of a cycle are considered to be up days, while the second half are the down days. The cross-over days are considered critical days.

Playground for Development and Learning (16-Jan-2023)

This is my playground where I try out new features. You are welcome to look over my shoulder and say "aha" or "tss-tss". No guarantee that this page will work with your browser, or that it works at all for that matter. You often need to download plug-ins as well.