The observant television viewer saw it on Monday evening, during the historic speech by Prime Minister Mark Rutte about the corona crisis: behind him was something that said ‘Kropswolde Wolfsbarge’.
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For the viewer on the left a portrait of Thorbecke, in the center of the image the prime minister. And immediately to his right a large white area with the text ‘Kropswolde Wolfsbarge’. Remarkably, such a prominent place for a Groningen village in such an important government building.
It was the cover of the book ‘Kropswolde Wolfsbarge, more than two centuries of history of the inhabitants and their houses’, that The History of Kropswolde and Wolfsbarge published in 2014.
Next to White Carpet Farm on Woldweg
The Prime Minister’s ancestors lived in a farm in Kropswolde, next to the ‘White Carpet Farm’ on Woldweg. They are mentioned in the book, which is why Rutte also received a copy at the time, says chairman Rozema of the Historical Association Hoogezand-Sappemeer, who published the book.
It was also a surprise to him that the book did not disappear in a drawer, but was given a prominent place in the Turret. And a compliment to the authors of the book.
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