Midwest Branch Event
November 1st, 2025
Holland Society Midwest Branch President, Kelly VanWormer hosted a branch event at the Haworth Hotel in Holland, Michigan.
Dr. Robert Swierenga of the Van Raalte Institute at Hope College spoke at the luncheon. The title of his presentation was Helping Hands: Old Dutch Aid Young Dutch and focused on the role of the Old Dutch in New York and New Jersey in financing the Michigan Colony
The A. C. Van Raalte Institute is an internationally recognized leader in historical research. The institute focuses on Dutch American history of the 19th and 20th centuries; the history of Holland, Michigan, and its subcultures; and the history of Hope College.