Learning about his Surinamese heritage made this Ontario man feel ‘so much more complete’

A photo captured of Nigel Gordijk (left) and Peggy Plet (right)

Nigel Gordijk credits researcher Peggy Plet with helping him learn so much about his father's family history because she helped connect him with information that led to him learning about his missing Surinamese heritage, including his enslaved great-great-grandmother.

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