Abrahams, Roger, 14–16, 37

Achterhoek

traditional costume of, 195

traditional dances of, 264

Addams, Jane, 46

Afscheiding,See also Seceders, 61–64, 96, 246, 254

Aguilera, Christina, 123

Albany, 54, 170–171, 331

alcohol

and Dutch-American heritage celebrations, 288, 291–295

Alto, Wisconsin, 68, 70–71, 82, 97

American festivity

Circuit Chautauqua. See Circuit Chautauqua

and the Cold War. See “Cold War Pageantry”

and ethnic heritage, 40–41, 43–52

Evacuation Day, 35, 37

Fourth of July. See Fourth of July

generally, 33–52

historical pageantry. See historical pageantry

Wasington’s Birthday, 35–37

surrounding ratification of Constitution, 35–36, 42

American Legion, 42, 118, 125, 168

and “100% Americanization,”, 40, 163, 168

Anglo-Dutch War, Third, 55

anti-FederalistsSee also Democratic-Republican Party, 36

Asian Americans, 160

in Dutch-American communities, 28–29, 234, 239, 262, 300–303

authenticity

emphasized in Dutch-American heritage festivals, 24, 31, 123, 127, 142, 158, 169, 175–215, 264, 273, 287–288, 297, 309, 319

rhetoric of, 24, 175–177, 209–211, 214, 217, 230, 232, 325

and “theme towns.” See “theme towns”

scholarly theories concerning, 7–11, 17, 51–52, 172, 178, 212

uses of, 24, 51–52, 179, 200–203, 209–215, 217–218, 226, 230, 232–233, 322, 325–326

authethnography. See Dorst, John

Baay, Gerrit, 68, 77, 82

Baldwin, Wisconsin, 72, 331

Batavia, New York, 57, 171, 331, 333

Belgium, 58–59

Bendix, Regina, 8, 179

Benton Harbor, Michigan, 116–117

Bergen-Bennen

traditional costume of, 195

Bergen County, New Jersey, 55, 332

Bilderdijk, Willem, 60

Black Lake. See Lake Macatawa

Blue Tulip, The,, 270, 335

Bodnar, John, 6, 18, 40–41, 45, 47–49, 51, 99, 149