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2025 Apr

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Book Chronicles Untold History of Dutch American Midwives

The latest book published by the Van Raalte Press of the A. C. Van Raalte Institute at 鶹Ƶ, “Present, but Not Counted: Dutch-Immigrant and Second Generation Midwives Working in Dutch Colonies in the United States, 1840-1940,” spotlights a group of women that author Janet Sjaarda Sheeres discovered were rendered all but invisible by their times even as they played an invaluable role during them.

2025 Feb

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Biography Highlights Hendrik P. Scholte, Founder of Pella, Iowa

The new biography “Vision, Conflict, and Controversy: H.P. Scholte, Founder of Pella, Iowa,” published by the Van Raalte Press of 鶹Ƶ, illuminates the life and impact of one of the most prominent leaders of the Dutch immigrants who settled in the Midwest in the 19th century.