The following excerpt is from an article by Gil Gorsey, posted in the Feb. 18, 2014 edition of wdrb.com:
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WDRB) — The recent discovery of a 200-year-old Bible brought a Kentucky woman to tears. Inside, it holds living proof of a family history that had been lost for generations.
From the Netherlands, to a flea market in Virginia Beach, and back to Lexington: a piece of history makes its journey home.
Kathy Clark never fought so hard to open a package, anxious for a family reunion long overdue.
“When I saw the pictures of it, I couldn’t believe how small it was,” Clark said.
And when she finally could reach out and touch her loved ones, she said it was like they almost came back to life.
“It’s so much family history, and the proof is here,” Clark said.
Clark said the Dutch Bible belonged to her great-great-grandfather, Hendriks Albert Sprik. Born in 1808, Sprik carried the world with him on a steamship as he immigrated from the Netherlands to Grand Rapids, Mich., with his wife, Trientje Sprik, in 1874….
