Jan Krijff was born in the Netherlands and emigrated to Canada in 1968. He has a BA in Economics from the University of Calgary, and a master’s degree in history, from Leiden University in the Netherlands. Jan has previously published 100 Years Ago: Dutch Immigration to Manitoba in 1893; Een Aangename Vriendschap (An Amicable Friendship); Dutch Gentlemen Adventurers in Canada (with Herman Ganzevoort), and Greetings from Canada: Postcards from Dutch Immigrants to the Netherlands 1884–1915. The latter received an honourable mention for history in the Indie Fab awards.
Karen Green was born in southern Alberta. She has a BA and an LL.B from the University of Alberta, having practiced law in Edmonton and, more recently, in Vancouver where she worked in human resources and labour relations for various organizations. For twelve years, she also served as a part-time chair of review panels under the B.C. Mental Health Act. She is the co-author of Greetings from Canada and contributed to Dutch Gentlemen Adventurers.
