Timeline: Janna Swijtink

Achterhoek Ancestors

Abt 1881 - 1938 (~ 57 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1884	1884: The railroad from Winterswijk to Neede is opened.
2	1885	1885: The railroad from Winterswijk to Zevenaar, including stations at Bredevoort, Aalten and Varsseveld, was opened.
3	1890	1890: An ancient cannon has been found in Bredevoort. When this is fired during a celebration, it explodes killing two children. 1890: An horse-drawn omnibus starts a regular service between Dinxperlo and Terborg. Each trip could take 10 people and 250 kg of cargo.
4	1891	1891: Dinxperlo gets its own department of the 'Geldersch-Overijsselse Maatschappij van Landbouw', a society to improve agriculture techniques.
5	1896	1896: A dairy processor is opened in Dinxperlo.
6	1902	1902: A cooperative bank is established in Dinxperlo.
7	1903	1903: About 2/3 of the workers are involved in a railroad strike in Winterswijk to improve working conditions and wages.
8	1908	1908: The hamlet of De Heurne near Dinxperlo gets their own church.
9	1911	1911: The smallest church in the Netherlands, de Rietstap, is built in Dinxperlo. The owner had inherited money on the provision he would build a church.
10	1914	1914: As a result of the 'great war', traffic ceases to flow between the Achterhoek and Germany. 1914: For the first time, an aircraft is spotted in the sky above Dinxperlo.
11	1922	1922: Salt is found when drilling for natural resources in Winterswijk.
12	1927	1927: Rev. Stegeman from Aalten holds a speech in Amsterdam, which is transmitted by radio. In Aalten, tickets are sold to hear the show for 15 cents.
13	1932	1932: A chalk quarry is established in the Vosseveld area near Winterswijk.
14	1933	1933: Winterswijk gets their own department of the Nationalist Socialist party, the NSB. This party later becomes the major ally of the nazi party.
15	1934	1934: The Bredevoort railroad station was decommissioned.
16	1936	1936: In a flare of anti-semitical violence, Jewish Winterswijker Mozes Kan is molested in his home.