HOLLAND — On May 1, the Warm Friend (formerly the Warm Friend Tavern) turns 100. The entrepreneur directly responsible for the Warm Friend Tavern was August Landwehr. Landwehr wasn’t a hotelier. While ...

The Gazette's page 1 headline on Jan. 2, 1917, said: 'New Year Gift to Cedar Rapids.” The 'gift” was that Holland Furnace Co. of Holland, Mich., had agreed to build a branch factory in Cedar Rapids ...

John Kolla was the tinkerer in overalls. August Landwehr was the polished salesman. In 1879, Jean (John) Pierre Kolla immigrated to the United States from France to avoid compulsory military service.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This model was made ca 1920 by the ...

Don Heeringa was an intrapreneur. He helped turn Trendway into a prosperous office furniture company. But he didn’t start it; nor was it his idea to work there. Justin “Jud” Busscher (1918-1970), a ...

The Warm Friend hotel in Holland will celebrate 100 years in May. August Landwehr, co-founder of the Holland Furnace Company, spearheaded the building of the hotel. Landwehr saw a need for a new hotel ...