Between 1800 and 1880 approximately 6500 Dutch Jews immigrated to the United States to join the hundreds who had come during the colonial era. Although they numbered less than one-tenth of a
Swierenga (history, Hope College, Holland, Michigan), who has written extensively on the history of Dutch immigration, here provides a definitive study of the Dutch in Chicago. Drawing on church reco
Van Raalte's Vision: A History of Holland, Michigan is a fresh and comprehensive history of the city from its beginnings to the increasingly diverse community it is today.The three volumes that compri
Old Wing Mission is a historical treasure of rare documents giving the account of Reverend George N. and Arvilla Smith in their work and social interactions with Native Americans at a Christian missio
Stellingwerff (Free U. of Amsterdam) and Swierenga (history, Hope College, Holland) present an expanded edition of the original Dutch text published under the title Amsterdamse Emigranten (Buijten &am
This massive work is primarily a collection of the letters and journals of Tena Huizenga, a missionary nurse who served nearly two decades in Nigeria, starting in 1937. The record of her time in Niger
