Nederland, Texas

If one can envision a few tulip sprouts gasping for breath among a vast bed of Texas bluebonnets, then he or she can grasp the dilemma created by two opposing cultures when 1,000 Hollanders were abruptly wrenched from the snug comforts of their homeland and transplanted on a raw Texas prairie in 1898. While this might appear to be a crude and hypothetical comparison, it was indeed quite real for those newcomers who spoke no English and who questioned their ability to compete and survive in a strange land, climate, and environment where "furriners" were not always welcomed.  

Summary of articles about Nederland

	Education: A History of Nederland Education and the Nederland Independent School District
	New Holland: EEN STUK GESCHIEDENIS VAN NEW HOLLAND, TEXAS (in Dutch)
	Alanson Burson: Father of Nederland, Texas
	Een kachel op de prairie: Familie uit Hoogkarspel in 1897 aan de wieg van stadje Nederland in Texas
	A. J. Elings: Some Notes on the Adrian Johan Elings Family Dutch Translation
	Rice Farming: Rice Still Dominates Jefferson County Agriculture
	Cow: Mud, cow led to sale of refinery acreage
	Dairy Farm’s end stopped wonder bra for milk cows
	Tulip Transplants to East Texas: The Dutch Migration to Nederland, Texas
	City Tree: Hurricanes decimated Nederland ‘city tree’
	Smith & Grigsby's Bluff: Two German Immigrant Communities of Jefferson County, Texas, 1850-1880
	"Didja Knows" About Nederland, Texas
	As I Remember: Nederland As I Remember It, 1935-1960.
	Early Day: Addressing Members of Nederland Rotary Club.
	Past Century: Nederland during the past century.
	Diamond Jubilee: by Mrs. Marie Rienstra Fleming.
	Centennial: Reprinted from Beaumont ENTERPRISE, November 9, 1980, p. 11-B.
	Families: Several Nederland families have published their memoirs here.

Historical Photo

The photo at the left was taken in 1903 and is looking East down Boston Avenue.  Click on the image to see the full size photograph.

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