Holland History: Ray Nies takes over the family hardware business
This week the story is about Jan’s son, Ray, the eventual owner of Nies Hardware, and Nies Hill.
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This week the story is about Jan’s son, Ray, the eventual owner of Nies Hardware, and Nies Hill.
The Nies family settled in Fillmore Township.
Berend Veneklasen became a well-known brick maker. He was born in the Netherlands in 1828 and immigrated with his parents, Jan and Alice Van Linger Veneklasen, to Holland in 1847.