accordian
Catalog Number
1994.52.1
Description
Jupiter accordion with gold-colored keys, red stained wood frame, made by B & J New York.
History
This accordion belonged to the donor's grandfather, Jan Van Faasen (1854-1919). Jan lived in the Bentheim area of western Germany, along the Dutch-German border. Jan fled Germany ca. 1891, with his Dutch wife (Aaltje Kesser 1860-1904) and five sons (Herman, Bernard, John, Albert and Edward) because the German Kaiser was beginning to enlist young men into the army. The five sons were hidden in a hay wagon. They traveled to Rotterdam, Ellis Island and, eventually, settled in Holland, MI. The family home in Holland, MI was on west 14th between Maple and Washington.
Gift of
Boylon, Veryl
