Members of the Zeeland Historical Society enjoy a wide variety of benefits including a subscription to our quarterly newsletter The Timeline, free access to the Historical Society of Michigan’s History Hounds Lecture Series, and discounts on tickets.
Quarterly printed newsletter
Invitation to members-only events
Free access to the History Hounds Lecture Series for the Historical Society of Michigan
Discounts on Tickets
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Invitation to members-only events for your immediate familyEverything in Sustaining
10% Discount on Rentals
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Free tickets to ticketed programs for you and a guest
One free rentalWith your donation, the Zeeland Historical Society can continue to collect, preserve, and share the priceless evidence of our past for generations to come.
Secure online donations may be made using the donate
button below.
The Zeeland Historical Society is a 501(c)3 organization
The Zeeland Historical Society Endowment Fund at the Holland/Zeeland Area Community Foundation helps us invest in the future!
Funds in the endowment support and safeguard the long-term sustainability of our organization including maintenance and operations.
You can give to the endowment via credit card via the link below or mail a check addressed to “Zeeland Historical Society Endowment Fund” to the following address:
Community Foundation
85th East 8th Street
Suite 110
Holland, MI 49423
The Zeeland Historical Society is a 501(c)3 organization.
Create a legacy gift to the Zeeland Historical Society by naming the Society in your will or as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy, IRA, trust, or brokerage account. All estate gifts will be put into the Zeeland Historical Society Endowment Fund at the Holland/Zeeland Community Foundation.
Creating a legacy enrolls you in the Vande Luyster League, a planned giving society for those who choose to include the Zeeland Historical Society in their estate plan.
To learn more about Legacy Giving, please contact our director.
The Zeeland Historical Society is a 501(c)3 organization.
Our collection is made up of items donated by the community The Zeeland Historical Society collects artifacts and archival materials that will help us understand and tell the story of Zeeland and its neighboring communities. All donated items are reviewed by the Collections Committee before being accepted into the collection.
Our Collections Statement
The Zeeland Historical Society will collect only those items that were made or used in the City of Zeeland or its neighboring communities (New Groningen, Borculo, Overisel, Beaverdam, Drenthe, Vriesland, and Noordeloos); or were associated with a person, place, or event in Zeeland or the surrounding area; or, to a limited extent, are typical or representative of objects made or used in Zeeland or the surrounding area; and which are of a historical, cultural, economic, or aesthetic nature, for which the museum can properly care for.
Partner Levels
(the following levels are named after ships sailed by Dutch settlers):
Audubon
Program sponsors directly underwrite specific programs. Settler’s Ships sponsors provide unrestricted, sustaining support and receive a menu of recognition options in gratitude for their support.
Please reach out if you would like more information on sponsorships!