Gerrit Hesselink and Willemina Mennink emigrated from their farm in Aalten to Wisconsin. They were relatively well-to-do and established a thriving farm that still exists today. … [Read more...]
Articles about emigration
Over the centuries, many people have left the Netherlands to try their luck abroad. Most of those people ended up in the United States. These articles give background information about the emigration from the Netherlands, with the focus on the 19th century emigration to the United States.
Start of the secession
The Afscheiding (Secession) was proclaimed by Rev. Hendrik de Cock in 1834. He was the minister of the Reformed church in Ulrum. In his eyes, the Dutch Reformed Church had become too liberal. He wanted the church to go back to the old ways. His way of preaching inspired a lot of people, and he drew large audiences with his ceremonies. … [Read more...]
The seceders emigrate
The bad economic circumstances, together with the bad situation for the Seceders led two prominent ministers of the seceders, Rev. Brummelkamp and Rev. Van Raalte, to the idea of emigration. … [Read more...]
Anthony Brummelkamp
The most important figure in the Secession of the Gelderland Reformed church was without a doubt Anthony Brummelkamp. … [Read more...]
Winterswijk emigrants – Huppel
List of emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Huppel. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]
Winterswijk emigrants – Kotten
List of emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Kotten. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]
Winterswijk emigrants – Meddo
List of emigrants from the Winterswijk hamlet of Meddo. This list is not complete. … [Read more...]