The following teaser is from the May 5, 2015 Port Arthur News.
NEDERLAND [Texas]— The city has been working to reclaim part of its roots since the fall.
Nederland City Manager Chris Duque said there is no better permanent homage to the city’s rich Dutch and French ancestry than the Heritage Museums on Boston Avenue.
“Since last fall, we’ve been making an effort to add new elements to the city that highlight our French and Dutch heritage,” Duque said, referring to the new “Welkom” to Nederland sign and decorative street posts with both the historical and current names of the roads. “But our Heritage Museums — the windmill, especially — (are) essential to the city’s identity.”
At the beginning of the year, Duque said, the city realized the iconic Windmolen museum — a 40-feet high Dutch windmill replica that houses three floors of artifacts — and the picturesque La Masion Acadienne museum — a Cajun French house built in honor of the influx of of French settlers that arrived in Nederland by way of Louisiana — were in need of small, but necessary maintenance repairs.
