Souvenir History of Pella
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- Forward: html*
- 1. A Bit of Holland in America
- 2. The First Band Concert in the Garden Square
- 3. Biography -- Americans
- 4. Beginning of Colonist Movement in Holland
- 5. First Glimpses of America
- 6. Early Years in Pella
- 7. Second Important Emigration to Pella
- 8. One of the Early Universities in Iowa
- 9. The Development of Journalism in Pella
- 10. Arrivals from Holland 1853-1855
- 11. Historical Incidents and Arrivals from Holland, 1854-1857
- 12. Leading Events of the Period 1858-1866
- 13. Origin and Development of the Churches
- 14. Pella in the Civil War
- 15. Arrivals from Holland 1858-1976
- 16. Biographies
- p.143: text online -- Wolters, Wigny, Zahn
- p.144: text online -- Betten, Van der Meulen
- p.145: text online -- Roelofsz, Waechter
- p.146: text online -- Van Spanckeren, Gesman, Grandia
- p.147: text online -- Gesman, Cornelius
- p.148: text online -- Stubenrauch, Van Maren
- p.149: text online -- Muntingh, Mathes
- p.150: text online -- Overkamp, Van Gorkom
- p.151: text online -- Van Stigt, Viersen
- p.152: text online -- Van Stigt
- p.153: text online -- De Haan, Rietveld
- p.154: text online -- Kuyper, Bowen
- p.155: text online -- De Haan
- p.156: text online -- Ten Broek, Van Spanckeren
- p.157: text online -- Van Zee, De Kock, Nieuwerf
- p.158: text online -- Van Zee
- p.159: text online -- Wormhoudt, Garlick
- p.160: text online -- Van Horsen, Van Zee
- p.161: text online -- Van Zee, Henckler, Welle
- p.162: text online -- Kramer, LeCocq
- p.163: text online -- Overkamp, Klein
- p.164: text online -- Van Houwelingen, Viersen
- p.165: text online -- LeCocq, Klein
- p.166: text online -- De Booy, Viersen
- p.167: text online -- Ver Ploeg, De Reus
- p.168: text online -- Curtis
- p.169: text online -- Nollen, Nollen
- p.170: text online -- Van Houwelingen, Renaud, Nollen
- p.171: text online -- Hospers, Hospers, Hospers
- p.172: text online -- Hospers, Baron, Lubberden
- p.173: text online -- Neyenesch, Van Zee, Van der Ley
- p.174: text online -- Barker
- p.175: text online -- Beyer, Ulrich
- p.176: text online -- DeReus
- p.177: text online -- Stoddard
- p.178: text online -- Keables
- p.179: text online -- Keables (cont.), Kuuper
- p.180: text online -- Gaass, Bongers
- p.181: text online -- Van der Zyl, Beard
- p.182: text online -- Rhynsburger
- p.183: text online -- Lankelma, Kruidenier
- p.184: text online -- Lubberden, Dykstra
- p.185: text online -- Vander Linden, Brinkhoff
- p.186: text online -- Van Vliet, Tysseling
- p.187: text online -- Cole, Rhynsburger
- p.188: text online -- Renaud, Koelman, De Geus
- p.189: text online -- Thomassen, Cox
- p.190: text online -- Scholte, Cox
- p.191: text online -- Cox
- p.192: text online -- Welle, Van Zante, Welle
- p.193: text online -- Stubenrauch, Boland, Synhorst
- p.194: text online -- Ver Steeg, Van Spanckeren
- p.195: text online -- Gesman, Van der Meulen
- p.196: text online -- Vander Meulen, Wheeler
- p.197: text online -- Waechter, Buerkens
- p.198: text online -- Sexton, Overkamp
- p.199: text online -- Van Gorp
- p.200: text online -- Stout
- p.201: online
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- 17. Developments from 1870-1922
- 18. Advancement of Pella from 1907-1922
- 19. Growth of Pella's Public Schools
- 20. City Officials 1855-1922
- 21. Incidents of the Last 25 Years
- 22. The World War Roster
- 23. Central College
- 24. Scenes in Pella
- 25. A Tribute to Pioneer Mothers
- 26. Reminiscences
- 27. A Big Week in Pella's History
- 28. Business
- 29. In Memoriam
- 30. Retrospect
- 31. [Back-end Advertising]