{"id":141064,"date":"2020-01-22T20:25:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T18:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/emigration\/emigration-to-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:56:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:56:55","slug":"emigration-to-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/en\/emigration\/emigration-to-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Emigration to South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Emigratie-Reis-en-Passagebureau-Lichtenberg-Landstraat-21-Aaltensche-Courant-10-03-1950.jpg\" alt=\"Emigration, Travel and Passage Office Lichtenberg, Landstraat 21 - Aaltensche Courant, 10 March 1950\" class=\"wp-image-38143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Emigratie-Reis-en-Passagebureau-Lichtenberg-Landstraat-21-Aaltensche-Courant-10-03-1950.jpg 474w, https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Emigratie-Reis-en-Passagebureau-Lichtenberg-Landstraat-21-Aaltensche-Courant-10-03-1950-400x251.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Aaltensche Courant, 10 March 1950<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>After World War II, hundreds of people from Aalten emigrated to distant lands in search of a better life. Although the majority of them went to <a href=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/emigratie\/canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canada<\/a>, some people from Aalten went to other countries, including South Africa. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d7b34c3e4df&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d7b34c3e4df\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"192\" height=\"185\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Heersink-Molenstraat-Zuid-Afrika-De-Graafschapper-07-05-1948.jpg\" alt=\"Heersink, Molenstraat, South Africa - De Graafschapper, 7 May 1948\" class=\"wp-image-74604\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>De Graafschapper, 7 May 1948<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have any interesting stories about family members who emigrated from Aalten to South Africa, suitable and approved for publication on Oud Aalten? 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