Two Longs and Ten Shorts Author:Henry Dystra By 1942, The John and Anna Holstein Dykstra family moved from their rented farm in Wood County, Wisconsin to operate a farm on shares in southern Sheboygan County. By this time the family had recovered somewhat from the effects of the Great Depression. — Regardless of economic conditions it was important for Dutch-American families to be well-gr... more »oomed and well-dressed for church activities. This meant that each boy in the family had to have a nice suit and each girl had to have a nice dress for these events. Each child was expected to have a good pair of shoes for church as well. Church clothes were either homemade, provided by relatives who had outgrown them, or purchased at the expense of some other family need.« less