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Collection Overview
Title: Roseland Mutual Aid Society Collection, 1884-1990
ID: COLL/419
Extent: 1.0 Box
Arrangement: Folder level description
Abstract
The Roseland Mutual Aid Society is a burial insurance society. The membership is all persons of Holland birth and descent living in the Chicago area within the borders of the state of Illinois. The collection includes constitution, anniversary booklet, and membership list.
Collection Historical Note
The man credited for starting Roseland Mutual Aid Society was Sander Van Wijngaarden (1841-1912). Wijngaarden immigrated to the United States in 1865 and opened a tin shop in Roseland. Winjgaarden’s business eventually grew into a hardware store, then into a furniture and funeral business. Many people could not afford the costs of the funerals so Wijngaarden, along with others from the community, organized the Roseland Mutual Aid Society to assist people with financial aid for burial costs.
Administrative Information
Repository:
Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
Related Materials:
[see also: R Swierenga Coll. 404]
Box and Folder Listing
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- Series 1
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Constitution --- 1884
- Folder 2: 33ste Jaarlijksche Algemeene Vergadering program --- 1917
- Folder 3: Fiftieth anniversary booklet --- 1884-1934
- Folder 4: Membership List, 1884-1990s [CD] – Ross Ettema Roselandsche Onderlinge Hulp Vereeniging, 1884, transcribed and composed from original documents by Ross Ettema,1990, Volumes 1 – 4
