The Timeline is published quarterly by the Zeeland Historical Society. It contains updates from the historical society and historical research on the Zeeland area. Members receive a hard copy in the mail. For information on becoming a member, visit here.
Timeline Editor: Linda Kolk
2022 Contributors: Katelyn Bosch VerMerris, Audrey Rojo, Kenneth Kolk
Read our Current Edition
These editions can all be accessed in our Google Drive Archive. The archive can be searched by keywords or browsed in order. A full hard-copy archive is also available at the Dekker Huis Museum. An index to the hard copies is available on our website.
Past Editions PDFs
Spring 2021
-Meet the Director
-Treasure in the Archive: Dr. Thomas G. Huizinga
-King's Day
-New Board Members: Dr. Robert Swierenga and Megan Heyl
Summer 2021
-The Vande Luyster Legacy League.
-Summer Exhibit: Miffy and DeStijl
-Oral Histories
-New Board Member: Andrea Dekker
Fall 2021
-Thoughts on Genealogy
-New Exhibit on Clock Industry
-Cupola repaired on Barn
-New Pump Organ
-Cornelius Vander Muelen
Winter 2021
-Musings on Heritage
-Role of Volunteers
-A Civil War Christmas
-Thank you to our Donors and Sponsors
-Year in Review
Spring 2020
-Meet Miffy
-Parkview Home attic discovery
-New Board Member: Sharon Hendrickson
-Historic House Plaque Program
Summer 2020
-Heal The Zeel
-Pandemic in Pictures
-Grants update
-Take me out to the Ball Game
-New Groningen: Industrial Center
Fall 2020
-Museum is open with more hours
-Pandemic in Pictures
-Persecution, Pandemic, and Worship Spaces
-Board Transitions
Winter 2020
-Exhibit: Outbreak 1918-1920: The Zeeland Record Reports
-2020: A Year of Progress
-Anna Keppel Book.
-Thank you List
Summer 2019
-Exhibit on Summer Picnic Posters
-Dekker Huis Museum, a place for children.
-Posters from the navy.
Fall 2019
-Partnership with GVSU.
-Why do people come to the museum?
-Show and Shine Car show.
-Spyker Clocks
Winter 2019
-Visitors from the Zeeuws Archives and Zeeuws Museum in The Netherlands
-Education at New Groningen
-Who visits museum