Barn Burning and Other Acts of Patriotism by Dr. Keith Fynaardt

TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2022 AT 6:30 PM

120 3rd St SW, Orange City, IA 51041

In 1918, WWI’s anti-immigrant jingoism incited a vigilante band of Iowa farmers and led to the burning of Dutch-Americans’ barns, businesses and other buildings east of Pella, Iowa—including Peoria Christian Reformed Church and the nearby Christian school.