The Joint Archives of Holland administers Hope College's records retention program overseeing transfer, storage, preservation, reference use of inactive records, and timely destruction of outdated records.

The large collection of oral histories housed at the Joint Archives of Holland was initiated in 1977 with the help of Dr. Elton Bruins of Hope College and continued as a summer project until 2003. Along the way, many other interviews have also been recorded as opportunities arose. Click here to see the list of available interviews.

Holland Area Historical Society

Coming Up:

Boat Builders of Holland
Thurs., June 13, 2013–5:30 p.m.
Holland Museum
31 W. 10th St., Holland

We finish our program year with a visit to the Holland Museum to view an exhibit on the history of the once vibrant boat building industry and to hear local historian Geoffrey Reynolds tell us about his research into local boat building and the creation of the exhibit. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE AND TIME.

For more events, view the entire 2012-2013 Holland Area Historical Society schedule. If you are interested in becoming a member, please visit our Membership Information page.