slide
Catalog Number
2017.44.5.18Date of Origin
ca. 1957Manufacturer
unknownArtist/Author
noneMaterials
paperDimensions
2 in.Description
Color slide showing a Bill and Nell Wichers sitting outdoors on the lawn. Their dog is sitting beside them.History
Willard C. "Bill" Wichers was born on 3-20-1909. He passed away on 5-18-1991 in Holland, MI. He was buried in Holland's pilgrim Home Cemetery beside his wife Nell Van Haitsma (1906-2003). The couple had two children: Beth and Janet.Bill worked in Holland, Mi as director of the Netherlands Museum and Netherlands Information Bureau. His father was Henry Wichers. His mother was Mamie J. Vrieling.
Bill graduated from Hope College in 1932.
Bill played a key role in Holland's acquisition of the De Zwaan windmill. He sponsored close to 1,000 Dutch refugees during WW2.