Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Island County Historical Society

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1967.ATA.2693

Description

Photo from newspaper "Snapshot of Island History". An old picture of Oak Harbor's pioneering Riepma family is provided by Anna Balda Spafford. Anna, a 1939 graduate of Coupeville High School, married Bud Spafford in 1948. Her mother was a Riepma. Today the Spaffords reside at Regency of Whidbey. The Riepma family left Harrison, S.D. in mid-December 1902 by train with eight children. All their possessions were stored in wooden barrels. From Seattle they went by boat on the Fairhaven to Oak Harbor, arriving Dec. 22. They were met by Reinder Eerkes and were guests of his family for two nights before settling in San de Fuca. They were among the first Dutch settlers. There were two Zylstra and two Eerkes families, plus Boerhave and Balda families when the Riepmas arrived. This Riepma family photograph was taken in 1914 in Bellingham, a day's journey away. Front row: l-r Maggie Riepma Balda, age 28, Frank Riepma, 60, Harry Riepma, 6; Annie Riepma Wesseling, 50; and Jacob B. Riepma, 22. Back: Helen Riepma, 14; John Riepma, 30; Jennie Riepma (married Wesley Morrison), 20; Grace Riepma (married John Mesman), 14; Frank Riepma, 18; Dora Riepma (married Geert Zylstra), 14; and Ann Riepma (married James N. Emory), 16

Made/Created

Date made

1914

Notes

Early Date: 1914

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Riepha

Person or Organization

Spafford, Anna Balda

Person or Organization

Eerkes, Reinder

Person or Organization

Balda, Maggie Riepma

Person or Organization

Riepma, Frank

Person or Organization

Riepma, Harry

Person or Organization

Wesseling, Annie Riepma

Person or Organization

Riepma, Jacob

Person or Organization

Riepma, Helen

Person or Organization

Riepma, John

Person or Organization

Morrison, Jennie Riepma

Person or Organization

Mesman, Grace Riepma

Person or Organization

Riepma, Dora

Person or Organization

Zylstra, Dora

Person or Organization

Emory, Ann Riepma