Born: 07/29/1927   Fairwater
Parents: Clarence R. and Angeline T. Bruins
Spouse: Elaine A. Bruins
Children: Mary Elaine, David Lewis
Address(es):
Permanent :
633 Appletree Dr.
Holland , MI 49423
USA
Contact Information:
Phone : (616) 395-7678

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Envisioning Hope College : letters written by Albertus C. Van Raalte to Philip Phelps, Jr., 1857 to 187 - Elton J. Bruins, Karen G. Schakel, editors	Non Fiction , History	Adult	Holland, Mich. : Van Raalte Press ; Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.	2011
	Stories of my childhood and youth	Biography	Adult	Holland, Mich. : Van Raalte Institute	2008
	Albertus and Christina: the Van Raalte Family Home and Roots	Michigan History	Adult	Holland, Mich. : A.C. Van Raalte Institute, Hope College ; Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans	2004
	A step forward for Hope College: the building of Graves Hall and Winants Auditorium	Non Fiction	Adult	Holland, Mich. : Hope College	2004 -2009
	Family quarrels in the Dutch Reformed Church in the Nineteenth Century - Co-author with Robert P. Swierenga	Non Fiction	Adult	Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing	2000
	Campus alive : a walking tour of Hope College	Non Fiction	Adult	Holland, MI : Hope College	1999
	The Hendrik and Hendrika Bruins Family in America, 1847-1997	Biography , History	Adult	Holland, MI : A.C. Van Raalte Institute for Historical Studies	1997
	Albertus C. VanRaalte, Dutch Leader and American Patriot - Co-author with Jeanne Jacobson and Larry Wagenaar (Publication Years: 1996, 2000)	Biography	Adult	Holland, MI : Hope College	1996 -2000
	Unto the Sixth Generation: The Descendants of Derk & Cynthia Bruins, 1865-1990 - Editor	Non Fiction	Adult	Holland, Mich. : Hope College	1990
	Isaac Cappon: Holland's 'Foremost Citizen'	Biography	Adult	Holland, Mich. : Hope College	1987
	The Dutch in America - Compiler: papers presented at the Fourth Biennial Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Dutch-American Studies	History	Adult	Holland, Mich. : Hope College	1987
	The Bruins Family of Alto, Wisconsin; Historical and Genealogical Data Relating to the Family of Hendrik and Hendrika Van Wechel Bruins and Their Descendants, 1750 to 1980 - Editor	Biography , History	Adult	Holland, Mich. : Hope College	1980
	The Manuscript and Archival Holdings of Beardslee Library, Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Michigan	Non Fiction	Adult	Holland, Mich. :Western Theological Seminary	1978
	The Americanization of a Congregation - 2nd edition published 1995.	Non Fiction	Adult	Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans	1970 -1995
	Other writings: - Various articles published in Reformed Review, DIS Magazine, Perspectives, Church Herald	Non Fiction	Adult

What is the aim or goal of your writing: Further the understanding of Dutch-American studies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries which includes studies in Reformed Church history, local history and family history.

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Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

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