Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1887-8 (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1887-8

T the Annual Meeting of the Society held May 31, 1887, the number of members had increased to 440. A committee was appointed, with W. A. Ogden Hegeman as Chairman, to consider the erection of a proper building for the use of The Holland Society. The Constitution was amended as to membership so as to read as follows.

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Excerpt from Year Book of the Holland Society of New York, 1887-8

The most significant medal, from an historical point of view, which was ever struck in Holland is the so called Beggar's Medal. It is the memorial of the very first steps of that march towards civil and religious liberty in which the men of The Netherlands, after heroic struggles, finally led the world. And, therefore, it is a most appropriate token for us to wear, who have received in largest measure, in this New Republic, the benefits of the noble conflict of our Dutch forefathers.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.