Past Program | October 15, 2026: This Tales from the Archives program has concluded. Watch the recording below.
Tales from the Archives: The History of Citizenship
On October 15, 2026, the Holland Museum and Zeeland Historical Society presented Tales from the Archives: The History of Citizenship as part of the America 250 program series. Dr. Jeanne Petit, Betty Roelofs ’53 Miller Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History at Hope College, explored the changing history of American citizenship, including questions of inclusion, exclusion, identity, and belonging.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
7 to 8:30 pm
Holland Museum
Free for members, $10 for non-members
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This program is part of the Holland Museum “Tales from the Archives” series which explores local history topics supported by the Holland Museum’s collection and archives.Â
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Speaker Bio: Dr. Jeanne Petit is the Betty Roelofs ’53 Miller Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History at Hope College, where she has taught since 2000. A historian of the United States, her research and teaching focus on religion, women and gender, immigration, and American cultural history. She is the author of *The Men and Women We Want: Gender, Race and the Progressive Era Literacy Test Debate* and has published widely on women, religion, immigration, and American society. Her current research explores the interfaith movement that contributed to the founding of the United Service Organizations (USO) during World War I and World War II. Dr. Petit holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Notre Dame and a B.A. from Knox College.
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