book
Catalog Number
1946.53.3Title
BibleDescription
Staten bible from 1643. This bible was the Broek family bible for several generations. Information about the family bible is written in pencil on the front page.Rev. John Broek was one of the best known ministers in the Reformed Church in his day and was the pastor of the 3rd Reformed Church since 1905. John was one of Hope College's first graduates when he obtained his diploma in 1868. "His first pastorate was in Beaverdam where from 1873-1884, as he often remarked, he at times chased wolves and bears from the church yard on Sunday mornings before he could hold services." John had just celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination a few weeks before his death. Holland City News, Volume 51, Number 14: April 6, 1922
History
Donated by Lillian (Oppen) Broek (1884-1980), wife of Bernard(us) W. Broek (1879-1946). B.W. Broek was the son of Rev. John (1841-1922) and Alberdina (de Bey) Broek (1850-1935) and the grandson of early Holland pioneer settlers Harm (1809-1901) and Klaasjen "Clara" (Kragt) Broek (1813-1893).;