During the corona pandemic with all its limitations, no physical meetings took place at the Historical Association either. During this period, the editorial itself ensured that every quarter via digital consultation Onsen Spiker to appear. This was also the moment for editors Jannie de Leeuw Winkels and Hans van der Laan to ask the board for permission to edit a number of pages of Onsen Spiker to be printed in color. “Certain photos came out better as a result,” says Jannie de Leeuw, who continues that the additional costs of printing in color were seen by the board as a gesture to the members. “To be able to enjoy reading and watching even more” Onsen Spiker ”, she says with a smile. According to Hans van der Laan, the articles also lent themselves well to it. “There was so much to look forward to and the reactions were very positive.”
Havelte Historical Society moves with the times. Corona experiment continues, ‘Onsen Spiker’ is now fully in color
