The foundation's aim is to ensure the (inter)national recognition and acknowledgment of Nieuw-Amsterdam/Veenoord as a Van Gogh village in the province of Drenthe. This is achieved by• creating an experience for the public that provides insight into the person, work and life of Vincent van Gogh during his period in South-East Drenthe in the autumn of 1883;• involving residents of New Amsterdam/Veenoord and surrounding areas in the context of acting as Van Gogh ambassadors and guiding and informing (inter)national tourists;• equipping Van Gogh ambassadors;• organizing (cultural) events, activities, meetings and/or providing educational programs regarding Vincent van Gogh;• researching the work and life of Vincent van Gogh in Southeast Drenthe and ensuring that the research information is made available;• improving the leisure economy in South-East Drenthe.

By the municipality of Emmen the collection management system Atlantis was purchased. Historical societies, museums and specialized individuals may publice their collections of images and stories. Stichting ErfgoedNetwerk Emmen is responsible for the implementation of this new system and takes care of the communication, training and support of the organizations in the field of material and intangible heritage in the municipality of Emmen.

In 2023 there will be an anniversary year in the province of Drenthe about Vincent van Gogh. A project is being organized around Van Gogh in collaboration between the Province of Drenthe, Drents Museum and the municipalities of Coevorden, Emmen and Hoogeveen.In addition to the provincial programme, the various heritage organizations involved (museums, historical societies), cultural organizations and village organizations in the municipality of Emmen provide a local interpretation of the time Vincent van Gogh spent in the Municipality of Emmen.

Top pieces from the collection of Museum Janning in Nieuw-Schoonebeek have been brought together this summer at CBK Emmen in the Rensenpark. In the exhibition you will experience the mysticism that emanates from wooden statues and crosses, statues of saints, stained glass, liturgical vestments, monstrances, chalices and tabernacles. Attention is paid to the meaning of liturgical colors in the Christian religion and how colors of altar cloths indicate the time of the liturgical year or certain events. For example, purple during Advent and Palm Sunday, white during wedding services or red during Pentecost.Museum Janning is named after pastor Hein Janning (1914-1980), who was known as a painter and collector of church art. The museum is located in the Roman Catholic presbytery in Nieuw-Schoonebeek. In addition to paintings by Pastor Janning, the presbytery also features relics, gold and silverware, stained glass windows, a collection of coins and wood carvings. A large part of the collection contains works of art that were 'saved' from modernization within the Catholic Church by Hein Janning and Joz van Aerle.

The aim of the foundation Stichting Onderzoek Drentse Families en Huizen is to promote genealogy and local history in the province of Drenthe, to broaden knowledge of this and everything related to it.The board of the foundation tries to achieve this by:- producing or having publications produced and publishing these publications- organizing meetings and courses- collaborating with institutions and persons that pursue a similar goal as the foundation

Already before 1500 there must have been dozens of booën in the Schoonebeeker marke, the collective wild lands of the farmers from Oud-Schoonebeek. It was a unique form of fattening cattle grazing, which occurred exclusively in Schoonebeek. The booarea consisted of cattle shed, hay barn, stocking meadow 'de belt', hayfield 'maogien' and the surrounding 'heuving'. The boo was inhabited for much of the year by the 'booheer', in fact a herdsman.The boo cattle, mainly consisting of young steers, were bred by the Schoonebeekers themselves or were bought up to be fattened on the boo into slaughter oxen. From May to October, the oxen grazed the greenlands around the boo. In the autumn and winter the oxen were grazed by the booheer on the bogs and stored in the boo at night. Between Christmas and Candlemas, the booheer returned to the Schoonebeek farm. Once fat, the animals were sold and driven to the IJsselsteden.

Schoonebeek was startled shortly after noon on 29 July 1943 by shots fired in and near the town hall. A raid on the distribution office and the population register that was planned by the resistance, the Knokploeg De Krim, ended in a fiasco. Instead of taking a large amount of distribution coupons and setting fire to the population register, the resistance shot three officials dead. The victims were NSB mayor Geert Bisschop, NSB social affairs official Roelof Jan Oostindiën and distribution manager Pieter de Boer.Bert J. Finke (1965) has made a reconstruction of what happened early in the morning in the Westersebos and around noon in and near the town hall. He describes extensively the lives of the resistance fighters involved. How did they end up in De Krim from the Groningen countryside? They belonged to the so-called 'tough guys' from the Groningen resistance. Why did they return to Groningen shortly after the fiasco? There the Fighting Team Baflo was formed. Why was Elze Horlings from Klazienaveen a member of this gang? And how were the resistance boys from Schoonebeek involved in a firefight with the Sicherheitsdienst from Groningen on 11 February 1944 in Middelstum in Groningen?The failed raid in Schoonebeek was carried out by the hard line of the resistance, who had many actions to their name in Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe. They carried out the first raid on a distribution office in the Netherlands, in the Frisian Langweer on June 4, 1943. Geert Bisschop was the second NSB mayor who was killed by the resistance in the Netherlands. Schoonebeek's gunner himself narrowly escaped the Germans during the firefight in Middelstum. His resistance story has never been put on paper before. Nor is the story of his resistance comrade Elze Horlings from Klazienaveen.In this book you can read the relationship between Schoonebeek, De Krim, Klazienaveen, Baflo and Middelstum. It is a story about the lives of twenty people.

Glencairn Capital Company B.V. is a holding company, but also used for organising events like classical concerts.

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In 2023 there will be an anniversary year in the province of Drenthe about Vincent van Gogh. A project is being organized around Van Gogh in collaboration between the Province of Drenthe, Drents Museum and the municipalities of Coevorden, Emmen and Hoogeveen.In addition to the provincial programme, the various heritage organizations involved (museums, historical societies), cultural organizations and village organizations in the municipality of Coevorden provide a local interpretation of the time Vincent van Gogh spent in the Municipality of Coevorden.

The exhibition 'Pracht in Dracht. About Drenthe regional dress and traditions' is organized in cooperation with the Drentse Vereniging 't Aol' Volk in Emmen. The exhibition tells the story of regional dress and traditions on the basis of a number of themes: holidays, living room, marriage, everyday clothing and jewellery.The theme of jewellery is combined with the artwork 'Braindrain' by Maartje Dijkstra. This is a 3D printed black dress, which features all over gold shells of the traditional oorijzer.

The exhibition 'Schoonebeek194045' tells two story lines. The first is about an attempt of the Dutch resistance to steal ration cards from the distribution office in the village called Schoonebeek, as well as an attempt to burn down the registration office in Schoonebeek. The attempts failed dramatically and as a consequence two collaborators were killed, as well as the distribution leader who wanted to help the resistance. The mayor of Schoonebeek, the national-socialist Geert Bisschop, and the fanatic national-socialist Roelof Jan Oostindiën both were shot, as well as Pieter de Boer, the distribution leader.The second part of the exhibition tells about the lives of several pilots who during WW2 died in an aircrash near Schoonebeek. They were shot down by the German occupier.Both parts of the exhibition focus on the lives of the resistance fighters, collaborators and pilots involved.The exhibition is a joined project of Stichting Onderzoek Drentse Families and Huizen and Stichting Luchtoorlog Onderzoek Drenthe. Projectmanager and exhibition designer is Bert J. Finke.The complete research executed for the reconstruction of the failed attempt of the Dutch resistance on the city hall of Schoonebeek, is published in the book 'Schoonebeek 29 juli 1943. Een oorlogsdag met grote gevolgen'.The exhibition has an extensive peripheral programming:- special opening session with invited guests on October 9, 2021- outdoor day on October 16, 2021- Remembrance Day on November 13, 2021- Reading on October 26, 2021 by Rob Wethly about Berlin March 6, 1944 - USAAF-mission 250- Reading on November 2, 2021 by Bert J. Finke about NSB in Schoonebeek- Reading on November 12, 2021 by Coen ten Ham and Yannic Wethly about Operation Amherst- Reading on November 23, 2021 by Bert J. Finke about OD-mission in Southeast-Drenthe January 1945

In 2021 it will be one hundred years ago that the peat crisis broke out in Southeast Drenthe. A good reason to let a number of speakers tell their story. That is why the ErfgoedNetwerk Emmen has organized a symposium. In the morning part, speakers talk about their research:- Richard F.J. Paping, chairman of the day- Jan E. Kalter about the causes of the peat crisis- Alexandra Berends about the architecture around the peat crisis- Lion Tokkie about labour camps in Drenthe 1930-1940After lunch, Robert Kleine, alderman for culture, Municipality of Emmen, will be presented with the 'Experience card Het Drentse Veenland. Stories from the peat'. It is a new product to stimulate tourism in the municipality of Emmen.After the map presentation there was an optional program, during which different locations could be visited:- biking tour through nature park Bargerveen- visit at Museum Collectie Brands in Nieuw-Dordrecht- visit at Museum Janning in Nieuw-Schoonebeek

In 1935 Willem Oosting started the Noorder Dierenpark in Emmen, based on the principles of Carl Hagenbeck from the Berlin Zoo, with open landscapes and combination of animals. This exhibition tells the story of the Emmen zoo over the periode of 1906 until 1970. From the first thoughts about starting a private zoo, until Willem Oosting had to stop as general manager at the zoo in 1970.The management then was handed over to his daughter Aleid Rensen-Oosting and her husband Jaap Rensen.The exhibition is split up in five blocks, each telling the story of the development. First block 1906-1935 about the design process of the zoo, second block 1935-1940 about the building of the zoo and start, third block 1940-1945 about the WW2, fourth block 1945-1960 growth and expansion, and fifth block 1960-1970 about struggle and decline. The third block about WW2 is a reconstruction of a shelter for people who had to hide for the German occupier during the war period.The exhibition is a joined project between CBK Rensenpark and Jan Oosting, son of Willem Oosting. Project manager and exhibition designer is Bert J. Finke.

From 794-1046 the counts of Hamaland and afterwards the bishops of Utrecht ruled the county of Drenthe in the Netherlands. From 944-1046 the bishops in Drenthe were donated with rights by the emperor of Germany.Questions answered in this magazine: Who were the counts of Hamaland? Why the bishop of Utrechts was donated with rights? What were these rights? On the search to the answers you are faced with the pagus Drenthe, the county of Drenthe, the right of forest, the banwood.

In 2018 it has been 60 years that the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra performed for the last time in Leeuwarden. In this special year of the Capital Culture City of Europe the orchestra conducted by Daniele Gatti is performing in Stadsschouwburg De Harmonie in Leeuwarden.

For the second time Theater De Harmonie in Leeuwarden is granting to a young Frisian classic musician top-talented and a proved international music career the so-called Friese Emmy Award, named after the violinist Emmy Verhey. The award is given at a concert where the young musician is playing a solo-part together with a full-scale symphonic orchestra.In 2018 the award is granted to the 28 years old trumpetist Saleem Khan, and runner up is cellist Wytske Holtrop. Saleem worked until recently at the Münchener Symphoniker, where Wytske is still studying at the conservatory of Geneva. The will perform together with the VKSO The Orchestra of the Moors and director Lubertus Leutscher.

Den Oever is a small village close to Emmen in the province of Drenthe. The first farm house is probably built in 1570 and the family who is living and working on the estate is called Ten Oever. In 1741 the family has to sell their property because of financial difficulties. It is bought by a family in a nearby village Angelsloo. These new owners are calling themselves from that time on Oevermans. In the period of 1570-1843 four farm houses are built, all inhabitated by relatives. In 1846 three of these houses are destroyed by fire. One house, which was built in 1843, was saved. The owners are building new farm houses a little more to the north and they start a new village, called Nieuwen Oever. Because of the expansion of the roadway system of the city of Emmen the main part of the houses in this new village had to be removed.

Zandpol is a small village in the former municipality of Schoonebeek. It was founded in 1877 as a peat colony of the so-called Schoonebeekerveld. The moors were sold by the farmers from Schoonebeek to labourers from other parts in the provinces of Drenthe and Friesland. The colonisation was enforced when the Stieltjescanal was dug. In the periode 1877-1930 a few small houses were built, until in 1930 the city of Schoonebeek decided to modernize housing. New houses and families came. From 1956 lots of social housing was established. In 1998 the municipality of Schoonebeek became part of the municipality of Emmen. A new northern neigborhood was established with private houses.

Jurjen B.V. supplies business gifts, premiums, Xmas-presents and goodwill presents to the Dutch business market. The company exists for over 60 years.Jurjen B.V. is member of the Antro Groep in Leerdam.

Antro Groep B.V. is a group of companies specialised in recruiting butchers and slaughterers for the retail and meat industry in the Netherlands. Dutch butchers are working in the retail. For the meat industry (the VION Food Group) butchers and slaughterers are recruited from Eastern European countries (Poland and Slowakia).

The Vereniging Arbeidsbemiddelaars Vleessector looks after the economical and social cultural interests of her members, as well as after the in the meat sector working companies and workers.

2BMade B.V. is a company in designed, producing, marketing and selling of business gifts and premiums. Most products are directly supplied from the Far East, mainly China and Hongkong. The company is focusing on companies who are directly or indirectly supplying towards the Consumer-to-Business Industry.

In the county of Bentheim, the northern part of Münster and the east part of Overijssel exist fivteen Heerspink farms. In this book the history of the farms in Echteler and Klein Ringe (neaar Emlichheim in Germany) and the Dutch Rheeze (near Hardenberg) is published. Owners and feudal lords, among who the dukes of Bentheim, bishops of Utrecht, the Teutonic Order and several noble families are described. But also is shown how the tenants faced several wars in the area, how they freed themselves of the feudal system and which solutions they found concerning their inheritance. The analysis of the economic position of the farms in local society shows the decline of the farms. Genealogies of the Heerspink families show the connection between farms and tenants.

Jurjen de Vries B.V. was founded in 1950 and is a trading company in business gifts and premiums. The company was in the top 10 of leading companies in the Netherlands in this business. After the death of the owner in 1997 the family was not able to stabilize the company. Sales and profit were going down. After a reorganisation in 2002 the company focused on marketing and branding and was able to behold their position, raise sales and profit. The market is focused on bank & insurance companies, service industries, advertising & marketing companies, suppliers of retail industry, government, education and health.

Holland Automation International started her software business in 1974. The changed from a development company for international accounting software towards a selling company for ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software. The activities were mainly focused on the process industry (food and chemical).

CSK Food Enrichment B.V. is a producer of food ingredients for the dairy industry (cheese, yoghurt and butter). From 1994 on the company changed from a cooperative conservative national strategy towards a marketdriven dynamic international business. A process of change management was started. Production facilities in the Netherlands were taken over as well as offices were started in Eastern Europe.