{"id":143137,"date":"2022-10-07T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/aalten-achteruit\/evert-maarten-smilda\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T23:46:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T21:46:41","slug":"evert-maarten-smilda","status":"publish","type":"persoon","link":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/persoon\/evert-maarten-smilda\/","title":{"rendered":"Evert Maarten Smilda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<h2 id=\"h-overview\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Evert Maarten Smilda was born on 10 June 1928 in Utrecht. He passed away on 11 November 2020. Smilda played a major role of significant social importance in Aalten. Among other achievements, he made a vital contribution to putting Aalten\u2019s history firmly on the map.   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Dutch East Indies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was working in a laboratory as an instrument maker when he was deployed as a soldier to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nederlands-Indi%C3%AB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dutch East Indies<\/a> (modern-day Indonesia). He completed his military training in Arnhem and trained as an armourer (geweermaker) in Zaandam. This was to be his role in Indonesia. Evert was just twenty years old when he departed for the East. The voyage by boat lasted a month.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smilda served in Indonesia for two years. Following the departure of the Japanese, the task of the Dutch military was to attempt to restore peace and order. They moved from village to village. Once &#8220;ordinary&#8221; daily life resumed in a place, the young men moved on.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upon returning to the Netherlands, matters were poorly arranged for many veterans of the Indies conflict. Evert had lost his job. However, he picked up the pieces and trained as an amanuensis (science laboratory technician). He later earned a degree to teach mathematics, physics and chemistry, and taught for many years at the <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/aalten\/technical-school-lts\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">technical secondary school (LTS)<\/a> in Aalten.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shortly after leaving the military, Evert met his future wife, Itte. In 1959, he and his wife moved to Aalten so he could take up a position as a laboratory technician at the Christian Comprehensive School (Christelijke Scholengemeenschap). Through evening study, he worked his way up to become a teacher at the evening secondary school (avondmavo) and the LTS.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Local history <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smilda had a profound interest in history. Early in the 1916s, he already recognised the importance of Aalten&#8217;s beautiful historic village scene. He lobbied the province of Gelderland to get various characteristic properties listed as heritage sites (monumentenlijst) that would otherwise have been demolished. Thanks in part to these efforts, the centre of Aalten became the very first <a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rijksbeschermd_gezicht_Aalten\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Protected Village Conservation Area<\/a> (Beschermd Dorpsgezicht) in Gelderland.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1962, he was involved in the founding of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adwhistorie.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">historical working group ADW<\/a>. Around the same time, he joined the board of the Aalten Museum (Oudheidkamer). He served on the board for forty years, nineteen of which as chairman. Together with others, he laid the foundations for what is now the <a href=\"https:\/\/nationaalonderduikmuseum.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nationaal Onderduikmuseum<\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1964, he wrote <em>Twee eeuwen tussen Es en Slinge<\/em> (Two Centuries Between Es and Slinge), which chronicled the coppersmiths of <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/aalten\/peperstraat\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peperstraat<\/a>. Later, he oversaw the publication of <em>Aalten in oude ansichten<\/em> (Aalten in Old Postcards) and two volumes of <em>Aalten, zoals het was zoals het is<\/em> (Aalten, As It Was, As It Is) in collaboration with G.J. Timmer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the local Jewish community could no longer afford the maintenance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/aalten\/stationsstraat-07\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aalten synagogue<\/a>, Evert\u2014at that time chairman of the Vereniging Oudheidkamer Aalten\u2014took the initiative to have the synagogue declared a Municipal Monument. In 1983, along with several others, he established the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.synagoge-aalten.nl\/stichting\/ontstaan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8216;Friends of the Aalten Synagogue&#8217;<\/a><\/em> foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smilda also provided Dutch language lessons at the former <a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/barlo\/groot-deunkweg-05-groot-deunk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Groot Deunk<\/a> asylum seekers&#8217; centre in Barlo. Furthermore, he was a member of the Municipal Monuments Committee in Aalten for 22 years. In cooperation with German historians, he worked on the publication of bilingual historical works.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2005, Smilda became a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaltensevergreenkoor.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aalten Evergreen Choir<\/a>. On his 92nd birthday, the choir surprised Evert with an outdoor musical tribute (aubade) at the Zuiderkerk. This was also intended as a farewell gift for Smilda, who had indicated earlier that year that he wished to step down as a choir member. Seated in an open landau carriage pulled by two beautiful horses, Evert and his wife took a tour through the village. 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