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Steve VanderVeen: P.T. Cheff and the downfall of Holland Furnace Co.
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFor August Landwehr, 1928 marked a significant period of decline — including the rise of P.T. Cheff...
Steve VanderVeen: The story of Holland Sugar Company
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBefore Kollen Park Drive, there was Holland Sugar Company. And before there was a sugar beet industry, there were forests. In 1839, potato grower Lucius...
Steve VanderVeen: Superintendent, entrepreneur, Holland Sentinel owner Charles McLean was 'in the...
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCharles McLean was in the middle of it all. He was born in 1856. His father had emigrated from...
Steve VanderVeen: George Hummer and the creation of West Michigan Furniture
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGeorge Hummer created one of Holland’s first mass-production factories. Hummer was born in 1856 in...
Steve VanderVeen: Jas A. Brouwer and Meyer Music
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoBrouwer and Meyer are historic Holland retail names. They share a common history. Both men were carpenters. Brouwer, as a teenager, learned the trade...
Steve VanderVeen: Holland Shoe Company influenced the creation of Borr's
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHolland’s Wooden Shoe Factory is better known, but the Holland Shoe Company made more shoes. The...
Douglas Brouwer: Living in a socialist nightmare
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI’m headed home soon, and I’ve never been more eager to get there. Home for me these days is Holland, Michigan, where I retired a few years ago. But then...
Steve VanderVeen: James De Young and the Beckers
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoHome Furnace Company was Holland’s other furnace company, the tortoise compared to the hare. The tortoise won. James De Young and the Beckers were the...
Lessons from Holland’s past
Gannett via AOL· 2 weeks agoIt’s Tulip Time. Gotta love it. Today, let’s delve into Holland’s history, the good, the bad and the ugly, for history involves people, and people are sometimes good, sometimes bad and sometimes ...
Delaney Wesolek leads Hope swimming to sweep in Michigan/Illinois Quad
The Holland Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoKALAMAZOO - The 12th-ranked Hope College women's swimming and diving team made a big splash in its...
