A. C.C. VanVan RaalteRaalte Institute AnnualAnnual ReportReport 2006-20072008-2009 Hope College Holland,Hope College Michigan Holland,2007 Michigan 2009 A. C.C. VanVan RaalteRaalte Institute AnnualAnnual ReportReport 2006-20072008-2009 Hope College Holland,Hope College Michigan Holland,2007 Michigan 2009 A. C. Van Raalte Institute Hope College Offices located in Theil Research Center at 9 East 10th Street Holland, Michigan 49423 Address: P.O. Box 9000 Holland, MI 49422-9000 Phone: 616-395-7678 FAX: 616-395-7120 e-mail:
[email protected] website: http://www.hope.edu/vri Jacob E. Nyenhuis, Ph.D., Director Karen G. Schakel, Office Manager and Editorial Assistant Annual Report 2008-2009 © 2009 ii Contents A Message from the Director 1 In Memoriam 9 Dedication 11 Dr. Bruggink Reports 12 Dr. Swierenga Reports 16 Go to the United States, Friends! 17 From Robert Swierenga’s essay in Four Centuries of Dutch-American Relations, 1609-2009 Dr. Kennedy Reports 18 Schisms and Church Property Issues 20 From Earl Wm. Kennedy’s annotations Dr. Nyenhuis Reports 21 Introduction to Aunt Tena, Called to Serve 22 From Jacob Nyenhuis’s essay in Aunt Tena, Called to Serve Adjunct and Honorary Staff 24 Peter Ester, George Harinck, Hans Krabbendam, and J. P. Verhave report Publications and Presentations 29 Visiting Research Fellows Program and Lecture Series 34 Mission Statement 36 iii Illustrations cover Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte—portrait in middle life (Hope College Collection, Joint Archives of Holland) title page Theil Research Center (Jacob E. Nyenhuis) above Welcome to the Theil Research Center (Donald J. Bruggink) page 3 David E.