photograph
Catalog Number
2020.15.9Date of Origin
ca. 1944Description
Black and white photograph showing Sara Vander Putten standing beside Brenda E. Bos. Brenda is dressed in a Dutch costume.History
Bos/Vander Putten Family HistoryThe Bos family consists of the donor, Brenda E. Bos, and her parents Berend (1906-1981) and Grace (1913-1984). They lived in Holland, MI at 259 West 23rd Street. Berend worked at the French Pastry Shoppe and Dutch Boy Bakery.
Brenda E. Bos was born in Holland, MI in 1940. She graduated from Holland High School in 1958 and went on to attend Davenport University in Grand Rapids. Brenda worked in Holland at General Electric from about 1961 to 1993.
Jacob Vander Putten was born September 17, 1880 in the Netherlands. He died April 28, 1952 in Holland, MI. Jacob worked at Hart & Cooley for 25 years, retiring in 1945. He lived with his wife, Sara Wynders Vander Putten (1882-1968) in Holland, MI at 37 East 8th Street and, later, at 702 North Shore Drive. Both are buried in Pilgrim Home. The Vander Putten’s adopted Jacob’s niece and nephew, Henry (1911-1969) and Grace (1913-1984) Vanden Hoff Vander Putten. Grace was married to Berend Bos.
Johanna Vanden Hoff, Henry Vanden Hoff Vander Putten and Grace Vanden Hoff Vander Puuten were siblings. Their mother was Zeeland, MI resident Greta Vaander Putten Vanden Hoff, sister to Jacob Vander Putten. When Greta died in 1918 (her husband Dirk died in 1915), Sara and Jacob adopted Henry and Grace. Apparently, Johanna was not adopted by the Vander Puttens. She did, however, live with her aunt and uncle in Holland, MI ca. 1922.