One Woman: Barbara Dorothy Valk, Missionary to Central Africa

In honor of Women’s History Month, International Woman’s Day (March 8th), and as a part of the 20th Carnival of Genealogy, I’d like to present a biographical sketch of my maternal grand-aunt, Barbara Dorothy VALK.

Barbara began her life on 30 July 1918 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, the daughter of William James VALK and [...]

One Woman: Barbara Dorothy Valk, Missionary to Central Africa

In honor of Women’s History Month, International Woman’s Day (March 8th), and as a part of the 20th Carnival of Genealogy, I’d like to present a biographical sketch of my maternal grand-aunt, Barbara Dorothy VALK.

Barbara began her life on 30 July 1918 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, the daughter of William James VALK and [...]