Steve VanderVeen: The retail war between Model Drug and Haan's Drug Store
The businesses announced warring remodels, often one-upping each other.
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Steve VanderVeen: The many faces of the DePrees
For many years, William DePree and DePree’s Inc. made Christmas special.
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Steve VanderVeen: Menards was once an air field for the Flying Dutchman
In 1929, Szekely opened a new airport at 136th Street and Riley Street.
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Holland History: The city's first leader of high culture — Martha Diekema Kollen
Martha was born in 1867 to Wiepke and Hendrikje Stegeman Diekema. She was the last of eight children.
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Holland History: The triumphant tale of Holland Rescue Mission
The building’s dedication ceremony was, according to the Holland City News, one of the most impressive services “ever held in the city.”
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Holland History: Holland's first female cleric didn't work quietly
Nellie Churchford made Holland’s ecclesiastical, political and business leaders uncomfortable. They saw her as insufficiently credentialed, female and fundamentalist.
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Steve VanderVeen: The tale of Holland Sentinel owner Charles McLean
Charles McLean was in the middle of it all. He was born in 1856. His father had emigrated from Scotland, his mother from Canada.
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Holland History: The story of DePree Chemical Company
DePree was born in 1870. In 1906, working in Holland, he invented a fumigator that used formaldehyde. Then, he opened his own drug store on the corner of Central Avenue and Eighth Street.
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