About the museum
In Museum Eenigenburg a life-size compass points to prominent things in the landscape. To the mounds, the West Frisian Omringdijk, the remains of the castle 't Huys Nuwendore, the day laborers cottage and the parceled landscape where once there were islands. In the museum you can, in your own way and at your own pace, focus on a touch of history. And relive the experience of how our ancestors fought. Against the water, against poverty, against the Earl who demanded taxes, against the church that wanted to enforce a particular faith. It is all there to see and experience at Eenigenburg.
De permanent exhibit in Museum Eenigenburg is funded by:
Europees Landbouwfonds voor Plattelandsontwikkeling: Europa investeert in zijn platteland
Museum Eenigenburg also tells the story of the family Eenigenburg, a family that went to try their luck in the far west. Gerrit and Jannetje Eenigenburg were so-called separatists. They upheld a different interpretation of the Bible and were thus condemned. In 1849 they decided to emigrate with their four children to America.
The journey with the "Massachusetts of Boston ', a replica of which is exhibited in the museum, was tough. The couple Eenigenburg lost three children before they set foot in the promised land.
The family built a life and produced a lineage to the current day. The current generation Eenigenburg (in the USA) was closely involved in the drafting of a true verifiable history.
With the directions of the time compass you can find in the museum, but also on the website, all kinds of digital information on the topics you see. With the gained knowledge, it is fun to take a walk outside. You can see beyond the mounds and know when they are made by humans. You can imagine how the sea rustled behind Omringdijk. The tower of 't Huys Nuwendore is suddenly recognizable as the keep of the castle. And in the day laborers house a compelling portrait tells of the images that you see and how people lived in the nineteenth century in Eenigenburg.
On 16 October 1987 the foundation was established by WK of Schoneveld.
Objectives:
- investigating, recording, and publishing the history of Eenigenburg and its inhabitants.
- to collect, preserve, restore, archive and exhibit the objects of historical significance, such as paintings, prints, photographs and utensils.
- the acquisition and restoration of properties of historical interest and the consultancy thereof.
Directors:
- Cor Beemsterboer, Chairman
- Jaap Rengersen, Secretary
- Douwe van den Berg, treasurer
- Petra Taams, PR and communication
- Hans van der Geest-Donkers, coordination exhibitions
- Erica King, general affairs
Documentation Group:
- Else Hanraads
- Nel Beemsterboer
- Rina van den Berg
- Hans van der Geest
- Roos Mercier
- Hélène de Vree