Oral History Interview Topics

1977 – Retired Faculty and Administrators of Hope College

1978 – Retired Faculty and Administrators of Hope College

1979 – Former RCA and Protestant Reformed Church Executives

1980 – Local Women

1981 – Theologians of Hope College and Western Seminary

1982 – Local Business Persons

1984 – Former Mayors of Holland

1985 – Citizens of Holland

1986 – Holland Furnace Company

1987 – Science Professors at Hope College

1989 – History of the Hope College English Department

1990 – Members of the Hispanic Community

1991 – Longtime Residents of Macatawa Park

1992 – Dutch Immigrants who Emigrated to the United States after WW II

1993 – Hispanic Residents of Holland

1994 – Asian and African American Residents of Holland

1995 – Tulip Time

1996-1998 – Sesquicentennial of Holland, "150 Stories for 150 Years"

1999 – Business and Industry in Holland

2000 – Retiring Members of the Hope College Faculty

2001 – Parents of Baby Boomer Generation (some of whom participated in World War II military operations)

2002 – History of Law Enforcement in Holland

2003 – Polio Survivors in Holland

Old China Hands Oral History Project

Carl Frost Center Oral History Project

Polar Bear Oral History Project

English 113 Oral History Interviews (1977)

History 201 Oral History Interviews (1999) (immigrant residents of Holland)

Oral History Interviews

1977 – Retired Faculty and Administrators of Hope College

De Graaf, Clarence T.
Kleis, Clarence
Lubbers, Irwin J.
Ross, Metta J.
Vanderbush, Alvin W.
Yntema, Dwight B. and Clara E. Yntema

1978 – Retired Faculty and Administrators of Hope College

Hillegonds, William C.
Ponstein, Lambert J.
Steffens, Henry J.
Stryker, Marian A.
VerBeek, John J.
Wolters, Edward J.

1979 – Former RCA and Protestant Reformed Church Executives

de Velder, Marion
Hoeksema, Homer C. (Protestant Reformed Church)
Mulder, Bernard J.
Walvoord, Christian H.

1980 – Local Women

Holleman, Jantina W.
Keppel, Ruth
Rivera, Rebecca A.
Van Wylen, Margaret E.

1981 – Theologians of Hope College and Western Seminary

Cook, James I.
Kuyper, Lester J.
Osterhaven, M. Eugene
Oudersluys, Richard C.
Voogd, Henry

1982 – Local Business Persons

De Pree, D. J.
Donnelly, John F., Sr.
Sligh, Charles R., Jr.
Van Voorst, Cornelia

1984 – Former Mayors of Holland

Bosman, Nelson W.
De Pree, J. Bernard
Hallacy, Louis, II
Lamb, Lawrence William “Bill” Lamb, Jr.
Schepers, Elmer J.
Visscher, Robert
Wichers, Willard C.

1985 – Citizens of Holland

Buter, Harvey J. (city committees and boards)
Prince, Edgar and Emilie (Prince) Wierda (Evergreen Commons)
Smith, Richard W. (mayor)
Van Haitsma, Eleanor (DePree) (art professor at Hope College)

1986 – Holland Furnace Company

Boersma, Vern
Bosman, Nelson
Bradford, Florence
Curtis, Stanley “Doc”
DeLong, William
Fitzgerald, Wayne R. and Peggy
Geerlings, Clyde
Klomparens, Al
Keppel, Ruth
Kolb, Larry Jr.
Peebles, Katherine Kolb
Topp, Donna Kolb
Marsilje, Herb
Plaggemars, Howard
Roper, Jerry
Schipper, Vern
Sikkel, William
Tinholt, Jay
Van Leuwen, Bruce
Wabeke, Jay A.
Walvoord, Geraldine
Weyenberg, Henry
Wichers, Willard

1987 – Science Professors at Hope College

Brink, Irwin J. (chemistry)
Dershem, Herbert L. (computer science)
Jekel, Eugene C. (chemistry)
Neckers, James W.
Quiring, Frank S. (chemistry summer institute)
Steketee, Charles A. (mathematics and science)
Tharin, J. Cotter (geology)
Van Faasen, Paul (biology)

1989 – History of the Hope College English Department

Hemenway, Stephen I.
Huttar, Charles A.
Reynolds, William
Schakel, Peter J.
ten Hoor, Henry

1990 – Members of the Hispanic Community

Fierro, Andres S.
Gamez, Frances G.
Gonzales, Alfredo M.
Hernandez, Luciano
Loera, Rebecca A.
Muniz, Rick
Pacheco, Raymond
Reyes, Celestino, Sr.
Reyes, Lupita
Serrano, Alberto R.
Silva, Teodoro
Sosa, Juan A.

1991 – Longtime Residents of Macatawa Park

Boshka, J. M.
Den Uyl, Richard S.
Evans, Robert O.
Jesiek, William and Jesiek-Kayes, Lois
McRoy, Burton B.
Tazelaar, Arthur J.

1992 – Dutch Immigrants who Emigrated to the United States after World War II

Berghoef, Neal and Ann
Bratt, Hero (non-immigrant)
Buursma, Tine
de Blecourt, Jaap
Deventer, Case and Elsa
Hoekstra, Fred and Helen
Hoekstra, Harry and Corry
Kleis, Margaret Wolffensperger
Muller, John and Tena
Prins, Marguerite Meyer (non-immigrant)
Wagenaar, Neal and Mary

1993 – Hispanic Residents of Holland

Garcia, Nereida
Gutierrez, Ray and Enriquetta (in Spanish)
Puente, José and Lela
Reyes, Lupita
Rios, Albino
Sanchez, Enrique (English, Spanish)
Sosa, Josephina with Jose and Nina (mostly Spanish)
Trevino, Crecenciana and Jacobo Trevino, Carmen and Laura Olivos (English, Spanish)

1994 – Asian and African American Residents of Holland

Dekker, Kiyoko (Japanese)
Eap, Leang (Cambodian)
Fu, Wallace (Chinese)
Gray, Eric (African-American)
Hur, Young K. and Ben S. (Korean)
LeuamChampassak, Thongwan (Laotian)
McIntosh, Mary (American involved with the Vietnamese community)
Nguyen, Tung (Vietnamese)
Silakhom, Ranong (Laotian/Thai)
Singhanath, Vongdeuane (Laotian)
Smith, Germaine (African-American)
Tang, Kouy (Cambodian)
Tep, Khon (Cambodian)
Tran, Bich Thuy (Vietnamese)
Tran, Binh (Vietnamese)
Tran, Xuong (Vietnamese)
Wells, Hollis C. (African-American)
Weymon, Ella (African-American)

1995 – Tulip Time

Appledorn, Barbara J.
Bredeweg, M. Dawn
de Blecourt, Jaap R.
Duistermars, Mary
Freestone, Marvin and Margie
Grigsby, Hattie; Feuerstein, P. A.; Boneburg, Margaret
Hallacy, Louis, II
Harper, Beverly Frego
Hoekstra, Harry A.
Karsten, John
Kooiker, Ken and Marilyn
Koops, Sharon
Leenhouts, Jack and Thelma
Overbeek, Larry
Rogers, Bill
Stroh, Roger
Vande Water, Randy
Van Howe, Kristi
Van Slot, Andy
Van Vyven, Margaret
Wichers, Nell E.
Zingle, Marie
Zwiep, Steve

1996-1998 - Sesquicentennial of Holland, "150 Stories for 150 Years"

Achterhof, Elton
Antoon, Grace
Apple, Carl
Baker, Sue
Bednarick, Tracy (project summary)
Benson, John
Berry, Myra Kleis
Bocks, Nathan
Boer, William
Boersma, Vern and Lois
Bonzelaar, Alvin
Borgman, Clyde and Kathleen
Bos, Deb
Bouws, Bryan
Bradford, Catharine
Briones, Janie
Brown, Harley and Phyllis
Bruggink, Donald
Bui, Lieng Van
Buter, Harvey
Buys, Ekdal and Hermina
Cantu, Ernesto
Champassak, Thongwan Leuam
Chavaz, Savas
Cooper, Charles
Cortes, Gladys
Counihan, Jerome E.
Dalman, Jessie
Dalman, Laverne C.
Dalman, Lillian
Damson, Edward
De Haan, Marguerite J. (Peg)
De Long, William
De Pree, Max
de Velder, Marion "Mert" and Edith
De Vries, Michael
De Weerd, Herman
Dirkse, Ruth De Graaf
Doolittle, Patricia
Dykstra, Kay and Larry
Easter, Ed
Essenburg, James
Fabiano, Paul
Feenstra, Deb
Giddy, Monica
Goodman, Barbara
Graham, Linda
Gray, Eric
Gutierrez, Ray
Hamlin, Ward and Celia
Hannah, Carmen
Harger, John and Swenna
Harun, Sister Maureen Theresa
Haverdink, Carol
Heerspink, James
Heffron, Evelyn
Hofmeyer, Terry
Hopkins, Russell J.
Hornstra, Winifern
Huttar, Charles
Jellison, James L.
Johnson, Charles
Kayes, Lois Jesiek
Kempkers, Harriet
Kiekintveld, Don
Klaasen, Marjorie
Kleinheksel, Victor
Lampen, Barbara
Lappinga, Edith
Large, Ruth M.
Lindstrom, Charles L.
Maassen, John H.
Mackay, Toni
Marcus, Beth E.
Martinez-Cortez, Imelda
Mascorro, Rene and Clara
McGeehan, Al
McLean, Charles M.
Meyer, Harriet Stibbs
Mireles, Diana
Moore, Cobie
Mouw, Emily
Mouw, Henry
Na, Socheth
Nelis, Harry and Sandy
Nienhuis, Carolyn
Nino, Rosa
Norden, Russell L.
Orozco, Victor
Osterhaven, M. Eugene
Oudersluys, Richard C.
Padnos, Seymour K.
Padnos, Stuart B.
Penna, Ernest F.
Perez, Herminio J.
Poll, Howard B.
Ponstein, Lambert
Postma, Don
Postma, Jean
Postma, Leona
Pott, Clare
Pradith, Khamphan
Ramirez, Aden
Rapier, Joyce
Rauch, Lucille
Rebolledo, Luis
Ridl, Meredith (Mimi)
Rios, Al
Rios, Julio
Rodriguez, Fred
Rudell, Anita
Schaap, Elizabeth
Schipper, Howard and Marybelle
Schipper, Vern
Scholten, Eugene
Schutmaat, Juliet
Schutten, John
Serrano, Al
Shackson, Marion
Shidler, Charles and Millie
Sikkel, William A.
Soto, Antonio
Steffens, Margaret
Steketee, Clifford
Steketee, Cornelius J.
Stronks, Willard (Bill)
Stygstra, Mary Anne
Tanis, Elaine
Tapia, Maria C.
Tazelaar, Art and Janet
ten Hoor, Henry
Ter Haar, Clayton
Teusink, Eugene
Topp, Howard
Torres, Drew
Townsend, James
Trevino, Maria
Van Ark, Myron (Mike)
Van Asperen, Ralph
Vanden Bosch, Jan
Vander Hill, Gertrude (Trudy)
Vander Linde, Henry
Vander Plow, Henry
Vande Vusse, Gerald
Vande Water, Randy
Vande Wege, Mary C.
Van Dorp, Evelyn
Van Dyke, Lillian
Van Eenenaam, Isla
Van Faasen, Paul
Van Haitsma, Titus
Van Oss, Julius (Juke)
Van Spyker, Edwin and Goldie
Van Tatenhove, Julia
Van Wylen, Gordon J.
Ver Helst, Janice
Villagran, Lydia
Visscher, Cora L.
Vogelzang, William (Bill)
Wagenaar, Larry J.
Wagenaar, Larry J. (half-time show on WFUR explaining project)
Weener, Earl
Weerstra, Theresa
White, Virgil B.
Wiechertjes, John
Wilburn, Alta
Wyngarden, Dale C.
Yam, Bruce
Yelding, John A.

1999 – Business and Industry in Holland

Boersema, John C., Sr.
Boeve, Clarence
Bradford, Judson T.
Bruursema, Linda
Clay, William
De Pree, Randy
Gomez, Gloria
Haworth, G. W.
Heyboer, Kristi
Hipiloto, Davis
Jalving, JoAnn
Komejan, Maryam
Padnos, Seymour K.
Piersma, Grace
Redeker, Jerrald H.
Schaap, Raymond
Schoup, Jerry

2000 - Retiring Members of the Hope College Faculty

Jellema, Mary
Motiff, Judy
Muiderman, Anthony
Nicodemus, Nancy
Ritsema, Robert
Tanis, Elliot A.
Vandervelde, Rick
Van Faasen, Paul
van Putten, James D.
Wilson, John

2001 - Parents of Baby Boomer Generation (some of whom participated in World War II military operations)

Becksvoort, Julius (Juke)
Becksvoort, Sylvia
Deur, Howard G.
Douma, Peter
Dykema, Caroline
Dykema, Nelson
Hoekstra, Grace
Hoekstra, James
Kozak, Eugene
Pike, Laura-Lee
Pike, Milton
Schipper, Jean
Schipper, Lawrence
Snow, Rita
Snow, Robert
Steensma, John
Steensma, Juliana
Timmer, Barbara
Timmer, John Norman

2002 - History of Law Enforcement in Holland

Bancuk, Lisa
Bonge, Richard
Borr, Burton (Budd)
De Boer, Paul
De Vries, Robert (interview #1)
De Vries, Robert (interview #2)
Guikema, Dave
Hopkins, Russell
Kruithoff, John
Rios, Al
Scholl, Earl (Doc)
Steketee, Cornelius
Torres, Drew
Vander Plow, Henry
Wierenga, Ollie

2003 – Polio Survivors in Holland

Bloemendaal, William
Boersma, Vernon
Budgell, Melvin
Cooper, Dale
Fynewever, Forrest
Fynewever, Ruth
Gebben, Linda
Lambers, Katherine
Lozon, Jan (Souter)
Overway, Cherry
Pieksma-DeLange, Sergio
Shaw, Greg
Sjoerdsma, Edward
Souter, Art
Souter, Ken
Souter, Ray and Doris

Old China Hands Oral History Project

Angus, William
Broekema, Ruth
Bruce, Elizabeth G.
Hill, Jack W.
Hill, Joann (Veenschoten)
Hofstra, Johanna A.
Muilenburg, John and Virginia
Oltman, Theodore V. and Helen
Platz, Jessie
Talman, Rose H.
Vander Meer, Alma
van Putten, James D.
Van Wyk, Gordon and Bertha
Veenschoten, Henry M.
Veldman, Harold E. and Pearl E.
Veldman, Jeannette
Walvoord, Jeane

Carl Frost Center Oral History Project

Bauer, Fred T.
Baumgardner, Dwane
Brooks, James W. F.
Conrad, Charles F.
De Pree, Max
DeWitt, Gary
Donnelly, Bernard
Frost, Carl
Griffith, Ronald D.
Hallacy, Louis, II
Haworth, G. W.
Hering, Gail
Kersman, Robert "Buzz"
Lee, Lawrence (Larry)
Padnos, Seymour K.
Ruch, Richard
Sligh, Robert L., Jr.
Slikkers, David
Slikkers, Dolores
Streur, Harold
The Scanlon Plan: Holland's "Work Ethic"
Thompson, Patrick
bear
Polar Bear Oral History Project

Bartels, Levi
Colburn, Cleo Merritt
Grace, Charles W.
Hershberger, Russell W.
Kemperman, Radus H.
Kooyers, Frederick M.
Larsen, Alfred M.
Lewis, Floyd L.
Marxer, Rudolph
Rotman, Martin
Siplon, James F.
Slagh, Albert J.

English 113 Oral History Interviews (1977)

Amaya, John
Appledorn, Barb
Bouws, J. Russel
Brolin, Ed
Brouwer, Ann
Brown, Robert
Cooper, Jo
De Graaf, Clarence
De Graaf, Jacob
De Jonge, John
De Vries, Ben and Mildred
Gargantiel, Dsidro
Goldberg, Becky
Kiekintveld, Donald
Ligtvoet, John
Macilwain, Marilyn
McLean, E. J.
Moerdyke, Cora
Oldemulders, Fred
Persennaire, Cornelius
Raymond, Hesper
Reedy, Elizabeth
Ruiz, Sacoro
Sinke, Lois
Vanden Bough, Mr. and Mrs.
Vander Burgh, John
Van Der Ven, Charles
Veen, Klaas
Visscher, Robert
Westerink, Gerde

History 201 Oral History Interviews (1999) (immigrant residents of Holland)

Andre, Maria Claudia
Antoon, Grace
Bosch, Jan
Collazo, Marcello
DeBoer, Elizabeth
Hekman, William
Hekman, Gaye
Jarvis, Lorna Hernandez
Muller, John
Ploeg, Bill
Spykman, Dena
Strand-Hales, Gisela G.
Tran, Becky
Wagenaar, Mary
Wagenaar, Neal