Henry Ahuis Papers, 1899-1950 | Heritage Hall, Hekman Library

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Collection Overview

Title: Henry Ahuis Papers, 1899-1950

ID: COLL/415

Primary Creator: Ahuis, Henry (1865-1946)

Extent: 0.75 Linear Feet

Abstract

Minister of the Christian Reformed Church. The collection includes letters of call, correspondence, sermons (Dutch), pamphlets, marriage licenses, credentials of ordination, a seminary notebook, and German-language newspapers. Also included are letters, records, and news clippings relating to Ahuis' ministry to POW housed in Fremont, MI.

Biographical Note

Henry Ahuis was born in Georgsdorf Kries, Grafschaft Bentheim, Germany, on 10 January 1865. He attended school in his native village for his early education. He attended Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary and received his diploma in 1899. He was ordained into the Christian Reformed Church in 1899. He served churches in Hull, North Dakota; Bunde, Minnesota; Ackley, Iowa; Parkersburg, Iowa; Ridott, Illinois; and Vesper, Wisconsin. He did missionary work in Custer and Ackley, Iowa. In 1902 he married Jennie Ensing of Fremont, Michigan. Henry died on 24 July 1946 in Fremont, Michigan, survived by his wife, one daughter and her husband, and one granddaughter.

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 1

Folder 1: Seminary Notebook
Folder 2: Marriage license/credentials of ordination
Folder 3: Letters of call, 1899-1905
Folder 4: Letters of call, 1906-1915
Folder 5: Letters of call, 1916-1930
Folder 6: Miscellaneous correspondence
Folder 7: Sermons and sermon notes
Folder 8: German-language newspapers
Folder 9: Pamphlets
Folder 10: Pamphlets
Folder 11: Correspondence, 1901 (biographical information sent to Henry Beets)
Folder 12: Photograph—Richard and Lena Bode
Folder 13: Photograph—Rev. Henry Bode
Folder 14: Photograph—Rev. and Mrs. Henry John Plesscher and family
Folder 15: Photograph—Classis Ostfriesland, Parkersburg, Iowa, 1906
Folder 16: Photograph—Ackley, Iowa Church (50th anniversary)
Folder 17: Photograph—Rev. L. P. Brink
Folder 18: Photograph—Abraham Kuyper
Folder 19: Photographs (2)—Grundy College
Folder 20: Photographs (2)—Unidentified (male groups)

Box 2

Folder 1: Henry Ahuis Correspondence (In German) --- 1904-1948
Folder 2: Ahuis Notebooks, Address Book and Ministry Notes
Folder 3: News Clippings Related to Fremont, MI POW Camp --- 1945, 1976, 1995
Folder 4: Fremont POW Camp, Secondary Literature --- Undated
Folder 5: Henry Ahuis Misc. From Breda, Iowa and Grand Rapids, MI

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