Old Aalten

Staff of the Aalten Emergency Hospital

Health & Social Care

't Walfort Swimming Pool, Aalten

‘t Walfort Swimming Pool

Dennenoord 2, Aalten
Avondvrede Retirement Home, Hogestraat, Aalten

Avondvrede Rest Home

Hogestraat 84, Aalten
Hofstraat 12, Aalten (Beukenhof)

Beukenhof

Hofstraat 12, Aalten
Community Center, Wilhelminastraat 25, Aalten

Community Center

Wilhelminastraat 25, Aalten
Staff of the Aalten Emergency Hospital

Emergency Hospital

At the end of World War II, an emergency hospital was established in Aalten.
Dr. Evert Jan van Schaik (1881–1847)

Evert Jan van Schaik

Doctor in Aalten from 1912 to 1946
Almshouse / Agnieten House, Bredevoort

Gasthuis (Almshouse) Bredevoort

Gasthuisstraat, Bredevoort
Johannes (Joop) der Weduwen

Johannes der Weduwen

General practitioner in Aalten who died during World War II
Nursing Association requests support – Aaltensche Courant, 23 March 1910

Nursing Association seeks support

Aaltensche Courant, 23 March 1910
Annie Smees, Operation Sunshine (1957)

Operation Sunshine for Annie Smees

In 1957, the bedridden Annie Smees was presented with a new little room.
Gasthuisstraat, Aalten

Reformed Almshouse

Haartsestraat 14-18, Aalten (no longer extant)
Retirement home 't Hoge Veld, Aalten

Retirement Home ‘t Hoge Veld

‘t Hoge Veld, Aalten
Roman Catholic Almshouse, Aalten 1860–1937

Roman Catholic Almshouse

Hogestraat, Aalten
Servaas van Leuven (1811–1898)

Servaas van Leuven

‘Physician, surgeon and accoucheur’ in Aalten from 1836 to 1896
Spanish Flu

Spanish Flu

From 1918–1920, 60 residents of Aalten fell victim to this deadly pandemic.
Sanatorium St Bernardus, Bredevoort

St Bernardus

‘t Zand 23, formerly ‘t Zand 15
Bathing facility Aalten, 5 July 1924

Swimming and Bathing Facilities

In the past, the people of Aalten enjoyed seeking refreshment in the Slingebeek during warm
TB recovery halls, Sint Bernardus Sanatorium, Bredevoort

TB Reclining Pavilions in Bredevoort

Wooden pavilions where patients stayed to recover in the early 20th century.
The Krankenkasse Issue Aalten – Nieuws van den Dag, 3 February 1910

The Krankenkasse Issue

Aaltensche Courant, 23 March 1910