The Joint Archives Quarterly

Over the past year the Joint Archives has been involved in a number of exciting publications to celebrate the Sesquicentennial. It is our hope that these will help to provide a lasting legacy for the future. Pick up your copy today!

A.C. Van Raalte: Dutch Leader and American Patriot by Jeanne Jacobson, Elton Bruins, and Larry Wagenaar.

The first fully annotated biography of A.C. Van Raalte is a well illustrated, 256 page volume that has been well received by reviewers. The book covers many aspects in the life of the Dutch pastor that led the Dutch to western Michigan, including persecution in the Netherlands, the harrowing journey to America, struggles in the first years, Holland and the Civil War, the great fire of 1871, his wife Christine, and Van Raalte's legacy today.

$29.95 plus $5 shipping

Dutch Immigrant Memoirs and Related Writings. Selected and Arranged by Henry Lucas with new translations.

Reprinted by the Dutch Historical Commission and Eerdmans Publishing Co, this 1,118 page volume compiles a rich number of first hand accounts of Dutch immigrants detailing everything from the early days of settlement and the Great Holland Fire to the Dutch migrations to Wisconsin and Iowa. You will spend many hours gripped by those who lived through these exciting times. Additional translations have been added to this new reprinted volume not available in the rare 1955 original.

$45.00 plus $5 shipping.

Sesquicentennial Birthday Calendar (perpetual calendar). Published as an official souvenir of the Sesquicentennial celebration this perpetual calendar is designed as a traditional "birthday calendar" where names of friends and loved ones are entered and hung on the wall. Monthly dates are listed without days of the week so it can be used year after year. Many Dutch homes hang this in the Kitchen or Bathroom! Included a detailed timeline of the Dutch settlement, a history of Holland, Michigan, and many historical photographs.

$12.95 plus $3 shipping (free shipping if ordered with Van Raalte biography or Dutch Immigrant Memoirs)

Sites of Dutch Influence in Western Michigan: An Illustrated Tour Guide. A well illustrated auto-tour guide that takes you to many significant sites related to the Dutch settling in western Michigan. Includes easy to follow maps and many photographs.

$4.00 plus $2 shipping (free shipping if ordered with Van Raalte biography or Dutch Immigrant Memoirs)