robe, buffalo
Catalog Number
2019.38.75Description
Black Buffalo robe.History
Robe used by Walter and Jacoba Kuizinga family during sleigh rides.Walter was born in Holland, MI on 1-1-1890. He married Jacoba Weller in Holland, MI on 11-28-1916. Jacoba was born in the Netherlands on 6-6-1897.
The Kuizingas had three children: Bowina Bratt (1917-2002); Bernice Van Lente (1920-2019); and, Velma Shoemaker (1927-1981). The family lived at 144 Walnut Ave in Holland, MI from as early as 1927 and as late as 1960 (Holland city directories). Walter worked for the Holland Furnace Co. and the Holland Transplanter Co.
Walter died on 2-26-1968 In Holland, MI. Jacoba died on 2-18-1979 in Hudsonville, MI.