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Description
It was reported in De Volksvriend that this Iowa colony was honored with a visit by Dr. Albertus C. Van Raalte. "The worthy man looked fresh and healthy." The 30 July issue reported that he stayed only a few days.
Date
7-24-1874
City
Orange City, Iowa
Source
Unknown
Recommended Citation
Kennedy, E. William, "It Was Reported in De Volksvriend That This Iowa Colony Was Honored with a Visit by Dr. Albertus C. Van Raalte" (1874). Van Raalte Papers: 1870-1879. 335.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1870s/335
Notes
In Dutch; translation by Dr. E. William Kennedy, 23 May 2002.
Description of the document by Dr. Elton J. Bruins.
About the collection:
Elton J. Bruins, long-time professor in the Department of Religion at Hope College, spent years collecting documents by and about Albertus C. Van Raalte, founder of Holland, Michigan and early patron of Hope College. Documents were gathered from dozens of public and private collections, making a nearly exhaustive collection of Van Raalte's writings and reflections. It is these documents that make up the "Van Raalte Papers."
Digitizing the Van Raalte papers was supported by the Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York. The project was done in partnership with Heritage Hall at Calvin University, which also digitized its Van Raalte collections.