Gallery Renovation - May and June 2016 - Zeeland Historical Society

Gallery Renovation - May and June 2016

On the west wall you will see our beautiful new canvas panels, which colorfully portray Zeeland's history - past and present.

The grandfather clock and dining room furniture, manufactured by Colonial Manufacturing Co. World's Largest Makers of Hall Clocks in Zeeland, Michigan, adorn the north wall of the gallery.

The east wall displays our wonderful "Witness Tree" and the architectural drawing of downtown Zeeland, Michigan.

For more information, see Gallery Renovation / The Way it Was.

Seven new panels adorn the west wall

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY I

TRADITIONS

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY II

HISTORIC HOMES

TRANSPORTATION

ZEELAND HOSPITAL

CHIX & DUX

Dorothy Van Voorst, a 16-year-old Zeeland High School junior, was voted "Chick Queen" in 1941

At the Grand Opening of the gallery in 2016, our guest of honor was ninty-one-year-old, Dorothy (Van Voorst) VanDorp

The panels are 30 inches x 40 inches each and span a 30-foot wall

Moving on ... The seven-piece coffee / tea serving set, used by Randall and Cathy Dekker (c. 1940), stands beneath an original painting (artist and date unknown)

Four generations of the Dekker family along with a historical timeline of the store at 37 E. Main

China cabinet (c. 1950s) made by Colonial Manufacturing Company with a panoramic photo of Colonial Manufacturing Company employees (c. 1926)

The grandfather clock (c. 1944) and tea cart (c. 1950s) were made by Colonial Manufacturing Company

Presenting the east wall of the gallery

Brian, of Zeeland Print Shop, finishes applying the letters

If tree rings could talk ...

The tree was located near 525 E. Washington Avenue. In the background you can see the VanDenBosch feed mill that was rebuilt after the 2002 fire.

This architectural drawing of downtown Zeeland was created by Visbeen Associates, Inc. in 2002.

North Main and South Main in Zeeland

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"If Tree Rings Could Talk" May 31, 2016

Speaker: Robert Boehm - Zeeland Historical Society volunteer