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West Michigan Dutch American Heritage Day 2018

The Incredible Dr. Pol will be the featured speaker at this year’s West Michigan Dutch American Heritage Celebration Nov 15, 2018 6-9 pm. More information and ticket information can be found on their website https://www.wmdutch-americanheritage.com/ There is also a video essay contest open to middle school, high school, and college students[…]

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Vertrokken Nederlands / Emigrant Dutch

Call for Participation Linguists of the Meertens Instituut, in cooperation with the Dutch Language Union, have composed a survey for all emigrated Dutch and Flemish people, and for everyone descending from Dutch or Flemish emigrants. The purpose of the survey is to map where native speakers of Dutch, or of[…]

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Dis en een heel groot DAT: The Last Landdag

The early issues of dis magazine held columns titled “Dis en Dat” (This and That). Each column was composed of tidbits of feedback from members and other small bits of news. This issue our great big DAT is that this year will be the last for the DIS Landdag. The[…]

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The Dutch ARE Everywhere!

I’m hoping the cover photo for our March 2018 issue, showing a Friesian flag flying in Zanzibar, will bring some warmth to you this winter. In January I was blessed to be able to travel with my wife to Tanzania to visit our son who is serving in the Peace[…]

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van Gogh Inspired Art Contest

On Tuesday, November 14, 2017, Vincent Willem van Gogh, a relative of famous painter Vincent van Gogh, will speak at the Pinnacle Center in Hudsonville, Michigan at the annual West Michigan Dutch-American Heritage Day Celebration. In previous years, as part of the celebration, there has been an essay contest. Given[…]

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Pannenkoeken Ouderwets Lekker

In the last issue of dis magazine we reported on a Facebook post about Dutch politics and pannenkoeken that went viral (Methods of Pannenkoeken Cooking: a Voter’s Guide, Explained), and while I’ve been thinking about politics a lot lately that article really made me start thinking about pannenkoeken. Though pannenkoeken are not something[…]

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June 2017 Issue Is On Its Way

Beter Nederlands! Beter Nederlands! Dr. Martinus Bakker is back again, two issues in a row! Yes, Dr. Bakker continues to delight and challenge us with another column this month, after having taken a little time off to take care of his health. I know all our members wish him well[…]

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