Map of Holland

Arnhem | Ruurd’s home for most of the war |
Coevorden | the town where the Hekschers lived before the war |
Dordrecht | the town where Kees went after he left Citroenstraat |
Groningen | the town where Trijntje lived for a few months after getting married |
Haarlem | Hillegom, where Douwe lived, is just south of Haarlem |
Haarlemmermeer | (Haarlem’s Lake), is just west of Haarlem, and is where Kees operated |
The Hague | Holland’s administrative capital; the family’s home town during the war |
Leeuwarden | the Okma family’s hometown from 1922 to 1936 |
Twello | the town where Ruurd was staying when Kieks visited him in January 1945 |
Utrecht | the family’s hometown from 1936 to 1939 |
Willemsdorp | is just south of Dordrecht, on the bank of the river |