This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Northwestern Commencement Awards Honor Delegates May 26
Northwestern's annual commencement awarded gold medals and honor prizes to top graduates. Notable honors include College Valedictorian Herman Harmelink and Academy Valedictorian Elaine Hesselink, with several salutatorians and high scholastic achievers named from Alton, Orange City, and nearby towns. Bible and Missionary Essay contests awarded prizes to Helene Hoekman, Eleanor Landhuis, Ruby Bartha, Marie Hoekman, and Betty Lou De Jong, with donors credited to the Douwstra family and others.
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Northwestern
Taney
Herman Harmelink
Rock Valley College
Phillip Hesselink
Alton
Elaine Hesselink
Muriel Bruxvoort
Orange City
Lois Hubers
Phyllis de Groot
Edgton
Minn
Rock Valley
H. E. Stereman
Jesus
John Brink
David Dykstra
Charles Boonstra
Helene Hoekman
Slayton
Miann
Eleanor Landhuis
Boyden
George Douwstra
Women’s Auxiliary
Japan
Ruby Barth
Marie Hoekman
Betty Lou de Jong