This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Van Raalte Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.tompkins/5046.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Are you related to Dr. Albertus Van Raalte, a Dutch Calvinist religious conservative who emigrated from the Netherlands and founded Holland, Michigan, in 1847? It's such a prominent name there.