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Tom Fosdick interviewed by Nathan Nietering and Eric Gollanek
June 2, 2018
NN: This is Nathan Neetering, and I’m here today with Eric Golloneck, and we are both interviewing
Charles Thomas Fosdick. This is part two of an interview that got cut off at the beginning. Tom, can
you state your full name and the one you go by for me one more time?
TF: Okay. Full name, Charles Thomas Fosdick. Go by Tom.
NN: All right. And we are recording today at the Old Schoolhouse in Douglas, Michigan. It's June
2nd, 2018. And we're going to pick up where we left off as best as we can.
EG: We were in the break. We were talking a little bit about time in school and playing sports. You
were saying that you played quite a few sports.
TF: Yep.
EG: in Saugatuck.
TF: Well, we were talking about Ms. Haddoway, and how she was with the school all the way until it
consolidated with Saugatuck and that... I was the last eighth grade class to graduate from the
Douglas School after that. And seventh and eighth grade went over to Saugatuck and there was
that's where I went to high school for four years and I played sports. The four sports that I played
were football for a couple of years, basketball a couple of years, and then golf and baseball mostly
the rest of the time. So. But we played ball. Innocent. This has nothing to do with the school but
growing up in Douglas, that was what we did, us boys. We played baseball. We played something,
but baseball was the thing that we played the most.
TF: Friend of mine lived right across from where the school is now, and there was a vacant lot right
next door. And once actually there were two vacant lots, one on one side they owned. The other one
was for sale. And we played baseball in the one that was for sale and we played football in the one
that they owned. [Chuckles]
TF: But we would play a lot of baseball just down at the park downtown because that's been there
forever, as far as I know.
NN: Today, that's Barry Fields, right?
TF: Yeah.
NN: Yeah. Do you recall any specific coaches that you had when you were at the high school who
made any impressionable memories on you?
TF: The coaches that I had started out with, Mr. Winter and Jerry Kelly was another one of the
coaches. And Joe Domitrz.
�NN: Can you spell... Do you remember how to spell his name?
TF: Well, that's not spelled the way…
NN: That's why I ask.
TF: I remember the first year he taught there. He wrote his name on the board and he told us all,
“Don't even try to pronounce it just. This is how you say it. Just say it like this.”
TF: But it was DOM I T R Z.
NN: That's not how I would have expected it either. [Laugh]
TF: Anyway, that was... And let's see who else did I have? Yeah, that was... Those were the main ones.
Mr. Handford was the golf coach until my senior year, and then Mr. Morris was. But Jerry Kelly
coached basketball and baseball. So, I had him for baseball the whole time.
NN: Do you recall were there any championship years in any of those sports?
TF: Well, it's...
NN: How'd the team do?
TF: Some well, but it's not the same as what it is not. They didn't have playoffs at the end of the
season, other than basketball. But the football when you were season was done, that was it. You were
done. In golf, we had some pretty good teams and we would play in the state, the regional things
and stuff like that. But as far as baseball went, you when your season was done, that was done. There
was no playoffs like what they've got going on now. So…
TF: We had one really good pitcher when I was playing, and his name was Frank Kelly. I think he's still
around here somewhere. I don't know. I see him occasionally, but just it was fun. We just played ball.
That was what we did. Now all kids are on video games instead of outside playing.
EG: I'm interested in maybe just step back a second. Your family's history here, were they from…
longtime residents?
5:05
TF: My, mother. Her family house was just across Bluestar. I don't even know what that... there used
to be a Standard Gas Station or the Shell. There's a Shell, and then across to the south, there was a
Standard Gas Station, and their house was the next block behind that. And they pretty much the
family all pretty much owned that entire block. Mostly because there was the house and then the
whole section to the north of the house was a garden. So, we got a lot of vegetables out of that
garden, strawberries. Yeah. She grew up there and my dad grew up in Fennville.
EG: Okay.
�TF: And where he grew up is still in the family there. It's a Centennial Farm on 58th Street. So, and I've
got a cousin that lives there now.
NN: So, what was your mother's maiden name?
TF: Monique.
NN: Monique.
TF: M O N I Q U E.
EG: Do you remember stories of how they ended up here in this region there or in Michigan?
TF: I don't know... The Monique family, I don't know that much about, but the Fosdick family,
I've got cousins that have done research on heritage and stuff, and they've traced it all the way back
to the origin of the name.
NN: Okay.
TF: So, they started out in Massachusetts, they were part of the pilgrims that came over and then
they worked their way west. And after the Civil War, then my great grandfather moved to Fennville,
moved, got to Fennville, and they've been there ever since.
EG: Centennial Farm.
NN: That's fascinating.
NN: You mentioned the Douglas Athletic Club across the street from the Douglas Union School
Building. Were there any other places or institutions that you remember that may, you know, were
important when you were growing up in the Saugatuck Douglas area?
TF: Well, nothing that we were part of. The Masonic Hall which was pretty much next door. Three
houses, three buildings down. That was about it wasn't much of anything, really. Just a small town,
grocery store down by the river close to the river there. It burned a few years ago. But it wasn't a
grocery store then anymore, I don't think. Not after they built what used to be Taft's.
NN: There are a lot of people who still call a Taft's.
TF: Probably, probably. Yes. But the grocery store that you're recalling was down Center Street
towards Wayne's Bayou.
NN: Right. Van Sickels.
TF: Yeah.
�EG: Down that river, one question we had about art schools in Saugatuck, Douglas. Remember
anything about Greeson family and their school building that was down there, the art artists group?
TF: Not a whole lot, wasn't really much in the arts. [Laughs] Oxbow has been out there forever. So,
everybody knew about that. But as far as any other arts place, the town of Douglas has changed a lot
from when I grew up. There wasn't any of the arts and crafts stores that are down there now. There
was a hardware store that isn't there.
Yeah.
TF: The Catholic school used to be down there... Tyler's drug store was down there. And that's where
the bus stopped, Greyhound. And The Tara was where the condos are now.
NN: On the Bluestar Highway, correct?
TF: Yep.
NN: What did you do when you were growing up in the summer when school was not in session?
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TF: We played ball.
NN: You played all the time?
TF: [Laugh] Just about every day.
NN: OK.
TF: We played ball.
NN: Did you have any summer jobs as you were getting older?
TF: We used to pick cherries in the summer. My dad had a friend that had a cherry orchard, sour
cherries, and we'd go pick there. Other than that, not really. I pretty much played ball and my dad
didn't tell me, make me have to go do something that would take away from that. It didn't. It never
really amounted to anything.
TF: But because it was like I say, things are a little different back in those days. When I got out of
high school and Vietnam was going on, so college, you'd better have a specific well-intentioned
major, otherwise you were getting drafted and you were going. And so, there wasn't… And he told
me I would not like the Army. So, I went to Navy. [Laughs]
EG: Had he served? He served in the Army?
�TF: My dad? Yeah. He was in the South Pacific in World War II.
EG: Okay.
TF: And. They've written books about his outfit, Ghosts Among Boys. So it's... Yeah. Some of the
stories that he told about that. He told me I wouldn't like it. [All Laugh]
NN: So, you grew up in Douglas, you went to school in Douglas until you went to Saugatuck to go to
high school.
TF: High school.
NN: As someone growing up in Douglas, did you go to Saugatuck for any other reason besides high
school? Did you have a reason to go to that side of the bridge?
TF: Uh, just for summer sports when I got older, that was all. We didn't... Again, things were a little
different in those days. When people would say, you would say you were traveling somewhere and
people would ask, "Well, where do you live?"
TF: And we'd say, Douglas. "Oh, where's that?"
TF: And we'd tell them and they'd say, "Oh, right next to Saugatuck."
TF: That's on the other side of the river. And we're not the same. So, and I and I remember when I
was I think I was in high school and they were talking about consolidating Saugatuck schools with
the Fennville School system. And everybody knew that that was never gonna happen because the
rivalry between the two town, it just wasn't going to... You weren't going to get enough votes to get
that to pass. [Chuckles] Everybody one had their identity, which now, you know, they consolidated
the fire stations and stuff, then the police, and now that's gone. But. Back when I was growing up,
there was never even an option. You had your own identity. You were Douglas and they were
Saugatuck.
NN: OK. So, was there anything specific about Douglass's identity that made it especially unique,
different? The best at something, the you know home of something?
TF: You know, it was quieter. Saugatuck was the party town in those days.
TF: When I was a senior in high school, we took a senior class trip to Mackinac Island, we went took
the bus over to Detroit and got on to South American. Heard about that ship?
NN: The steamship, yep.
TF: And took the South America up to Mackinac Island, spent the day there and then took the ship
back to Detroit and came back. And we happened to come back on Memorial Weekend. At first, they
weren't even allow the busses into town because there was no place. The streets were so packed with
�cars and people that they didn't think there would even be able to get to the school. And the school
wasn't where it is now. So what they finally figured out a way to get them in and then they said, well,
no cell phones or anything. “Your parents aren't going to be able to pick you up. You're going to
have to walk to the edge of town if you don't live in the city, in Saugatuck.”
TF: And that's what happened. Nobody could get in because it was just packed with people.
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NN: Do you have a feel for who those people were, where they were coming from?
TF: Chicago, mainly, Detroit, St. Louis, the two main places that people would come from when I was
growing up here, St. Louis and Chicago. There was a place out on the Lake Shore. There was all St.
Louis people. They had their own little community out there. But they are those are the two main
places.
NN: And everybody was in town for Memorial Day weekend. [Chuckles]
TF: Yep, there was there was big party. Yeah. Just different things have changed over the years. It's
more of a family friendly type of place now than what it was then. But they used to have used to the
state police used to bring in a trailer and park it next to the Standard Oil Gas Station and they would
run a special unit out of there on all the big weekends, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day,
because it would get very... riotous, I guess you could say.
NN: Did any of the locals ever really participate in those sort of activities or was it...?
TF: Yeah. Oh yeah. [Laughs]
NN: Were you one of those participants, or did you…?
TF: No, I tried to stay out of there. Okay. Maybe, you know, you walk through or try to drive through,
if you could. I used to go to the fireworks on Venetian night. But we could see them from our
backyard. So, it didn't really matter a whole lot.
NN: All right. So, keeping in mind that this recording that we're doing today will be saved for a long
time. There may be someone here listening to this in 50 years from now, what would you want them
to know about your life in the community even right now?
TF: Well, I'm not part of the community anymore, other than just coming back down to see how
things are going. One of the things that I guess I've always kind of wondered about is why things...
some of the stuff that they've allowed to do, have been allowed to do. Knowing what I know about
some of the things, that kind of surprises me. There are houses built and a ball field behind the
school now was built on a toxic runoff from a plating company. There's houses right on the top of
this little runoff stream. That I don't I just don't understand how that was allowed, because... But,
nobody thought about it when we went to school there, we used to walk right through the thing.
[Chuckles]
�NN: So that's behind the current Douglas Elementary School?
TF: Yeah. Yeah. And that used to drain down into the gully is what we called it, into a creek that fed
into the Kalamazoo River. But other than that, and we come. My wife and I come down every now
and then and drive through the towns and stop and just look at the shops and stuff.
NN: Do you have any favorite restaurants or current destinations down here?
TF: Oh, the restaurants that are here now, I haven't been in. The restaurant that is on the corner right
across from the ballpark. I don't know the name of it now.
NN: In Douglas?
TF: Yeah. It was just the Douglas Dinette when I grew up.
NN: I think it's called the Everyday People Cafe now, but it had a different name then.
TF: Yeah. Yeah. It was just the Douglas Dinette. And there was one another one that was out by
where that little strip mall is. Was it... I don't even know the name of that. But that was Tiffany's
Restaurant. That's not there anymore. And we used to when I was... My dad was a janitor, and every
Saturday morning when he would get ready to go do something at the school and he'd come and
wake me up, and I would be helping him do stuff at the school. And we'd always take a break at
some point in the morning and we'd go to one of those two places and he'd get coffee and a donut
and I'd get some milk or pop or something and a donut.
20:17
TF: And that was a standard operating procedure type of thing every Saturday morning. So. Yes.
Now, the ones that we go to are in Saugatuck. It's the… we go to The Corner Bar, Wally's,
Pumpernickel's. Those three places are the main ones that we go to.
NN: So just circling back real quick to your father, then become the custodian at the new school and
that opened?
TF: Yes, he did.
NN: Okay.
TF: Him and my uncle. Because my mom didn't drive. So, she would have had to walk up there. So,
then my uncle, Lawrence Monique, and my dad. Because my dad still worked second shift. So, he was
there during the day doing stuff. And then my uncle was there at night. So, it was the same type of
thing. He took care of everything during the day, then he cleaned up at night and on weekends on
Saturday. Then they did the major projects if they needed to strip a floor and re-wax it or something
because it was all tile. And that was done on Saturday. So, and then when they consolidated, then my
�dad was a for a time a part-time custodian over at the Saugatuck School. But then that was just for a
couple of years, and then it stopped.
NN: Do you remember when they opened the new school? You were a student, you were in third
grade, I think.
TF: Yes. Mrs. Lineman.
NN: Okay. Do you have any... I mean, that building is very different from the now the old school.
How did that feel as a student? Was there anything particularly different that you recall from going
to old new building?
TF: We had a gym that we could play on when it was raining and you went into the gym and
played basketball, or... Usually, we would divide it up in half, then the boys were on one half and the
girls were on the other half. So that we didn't have to do. The girls that have to do what we wanted
to do and we didn't have to do what they wanted to do. [Laugh]
TF: But there were different things that happened at that school that were. I don't know if you'd call
them unique, but they were fun at the time. Bill Allen was a newscaster for a TV station in Grand
Rapids and he lived out on the lakeshore. And about one day a week, he would come in at noon.
And we would arrange because the desks weren't permanent in place, they were movable, so we
would form them in the shape of a U. And he would sit he would get the teacher's chair because it
was on wheels and he would we would play chess and he would just play everybody. And he'd just
go from board to board to board to board and just play chess all noon. So that was different.
NN: Were you any good at chess?
TF: No, not particularly, but it was fun. I yeah, I never I didn't really study it or anything. I played it,
but it was. It didn't it wasn't one of those things where I was super competitive and had to win or
anything like that. It was just fun, fun to do.
NN: Sure. Okay. I think we're getting close to wrapping up here. Would you have any advice for a
younger person who might be listening to this interview? Any thoughts?
TF: Well, I just from my childhood and stuff, if it's anything growing up here like it was, then this is a
great place to grow up, it's small. Like I said back when I grew up, just about everybody knew
everybody, and you kind of looked out for each other. I hope that it's the same way now, but I don't
know that for sure. But that would be nice if it would be. So other than that. Yeah. That was... It was a
nice place to grow up.
25:01
NN: Good. Anything else, any other stories or anything that you'd like to share that I got to ask?
�TF: That's the thing. I'll probably think of some on my way home. [Laugh] Yeah, that's there's always
stuff that pops into my head that I talk to people about. Now there's a thing that we do. A bunch of
us guys that graduated from high school in the same general time frame, we get together once a
month for breakfast down here. And, that's always interesting, we rehash all our old memories and
old stuff that we used to do.
TF: One of the things that I do miss that I used to do, you used to spend a lot of time growing up
after school and after sports things. There used to be a place in Saugatuck called the Soda Lounge.
And we used to hang out there a lot. That was... that's not there anymore.
NN: No, but I think we have a portion of the old malt machine has come to us, and it's in our
collection.
TF: Really?
NN: Here at the History Center.
TF: People, people always you know, people talk about the difference in terms from one area of the
country to another where pop or soda. Well, when I was growing up, we'd go to the Soda Lounge,
you got a soda, which was different than pop. So, if you wanted like a Coke or something, that was
pop. But if you wanted a soda, that could be any flavor you wanted it, so... And that they would mix it
right there? They would make it with one of those handle things that looked like a swan's neck, and
you made a soda. So that to me, when people said soda, how are you making a soda?
TF: There's just all this stuff growing up here. There is a softball team that was sponsored by the
Douglas Athletic Club who used to play downtown. Used to go down, watch them, played Little
League Baseball down there. And Ev Thomas used to broadcast. There was a building behind home
plate that they used to put big speakers up on the roof, and he would announce the Little League
Bay games or the softball games. There was always Ev Thomas.
NN: Was he a local?
TF: Yeah, he was a kind of a unique person. He was a real estate salesman. He's been dead for a long
time and he was born on February 29th, so he was one of them guys. It was only four years old or
whatever. [All laugh]
NN: Yep, a leap year baby, huh?
TF: Yeah. So, he always used to say he was one of the youngest captains in the army in World War II.
[Laughs] He wasn't a few number of birthdays. He wasn't very old.
NN: Right. All right. Well, if you think of additional stories, you know where to find us. OK. And at
this moment, Tom, I will thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and your memories with us
and for sharing your time today. This will conclude the interview.
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Tom Fosdick interviewed by Nathan Nietering and Eric Gollanek
June 2, 2018
NN: All right. So this is Nathan Neetering interviewer, Eric Gollaneck, interviewer and we are here
today with Charles Thomas Fosdick at the Old School House in Douglas, Michigan, on June 2nd,
2018. This oral history is being collected as part of the Stories of Summer Project, which is supported
in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Common Heritage Program.
Thank you for taking the time to speak with us today. We're interested to learn more about your
family history and your experiences in the Saugatuck Douglas area. Can you please tell me your full
name and how to spell your last name?
TF: A full name is Charles Thomas Fosdick- F O S D I C.K.
NN: And you go by Tom?
TF: I go by Tom.
NN: All right, let's see. Do you use any special accents when spelling or saying your name?
TF: No.
NN: OK. Didn't think so. So, would you like to ask the first question?
EG: Yes. Tell us, you kind of came in to check out the school building. And just interested to hear
more about where you grew up and experiences.
TF: Well. Yeah, I've like I said, I tried to get in here before, I didn't know when it was open for the
public to come in because last I remembered, it was an apartment complex. So, it was private.
NN: The Old Schoolhouse building.
TF: Yeah. Yeah. I grew up right next door. 112 Center Street. And my parents were the custodians in
this school as long as I remember. And, just going to school here for. Kindergarten, I think through
the second grade, I was in third grade at the school after they built that.
NN: What were your parents’ names?
TF: Well. My dad's first name was Charles. But he went by Fuzzy. All right. That was a nickname he
got. I don't know when and. My mom was Josephine.
NN: Okay, and they were both custodians of the school?
TF: Yeah, pretty much they my dad worked second shift, so he was here during the day and then she
would come over and sweep and dump the trash and stuff like that. At night, and we usually came
with her, my two sisters and I.
�NN: Did either of your parents have any other jobs in the community?
TF: I don't think technically they did know no, but my dad... Growing up in Douglas, everybody knew
everybody. So, everybody did whatever, you know. He was on the fire department. He did other stuff,
just around town. So, they were both part of the Douglas Athletic Club, which was where the library
is now. And he was president for a while, and they ran the summer athletic programs and stuff. They
were sponsors for that. So, just that kind of stuff.
NN: So you said you attended kindergarten through second grade in this building, that would have
been in the mid 50s?
TF: Yes.
NN: OK.
TF: You know, I was born in 49.
NN: OK. All right. Do you still reside in Douglas?
TF: No.
NN: Area?
TF: Well, I went through high school in Saugatuck and then I went to Navy and then after that and
came home and got married, and we live on the north side of Holland right now, but I come down
here a lot.
NN: What service did you do in the Navy?
TF: I was aircraft hydraulics mechanic. For four years, ‘68 to ‘72.
NN: Where you stationed any place interesting?
TF: No, not really.
NN: Okay.
TF: Norfolk, Virginia, and Milton, Florida, were my two main bases. But then traveled a little bit.
NN: Norfolk is a large naval base, right, naval facility, shipbuilding facility area.
TF: Yeah.
EG: What… Tell us a bit more. Just thinking back to your childhood, other memories, you had, vivid
memories of the neighborhood, the school...
�TF: Well, when I was having my picture taken, I was telling the photographer that where you've got
the gardens. Just off here to the side, we had a small ballpark there that we played baseball there
and then, a little bit further to the west, there was a little hill with trees on the edge of the hill and on
the other side between that hill and what used to be The Tara restaurant, there was another place to
play ball, and that's where the older kids played.
5:07
TF: It was more of a laid out type of thing, and they would play over there, and that was pretty much
all... We had the playground equipment that was on the other side of the school of Merry-Go-Round,
a slide and teeter totters.And that was all that was there.
NN: That was on the side toward your house?
TF: Right.
NN: OK.
TF: And. Memory from a teeter totter I got. My cousin and I were on there one just in the summer
one time, and he jumped off while I was up in the air and came down a split my head open up metal
handle. [Chuckles]
NN: Right. So. So you were obviously injured to some extent. Do you remember where you were
taken to get patched back up?
TF: Just home.
NN: Back home, and that was OK?
TF: At the time, Dr. Coxford was a doctor and he lived out down towards the lake shore. So that was
where his office was. The hospital is across the street, across the highway, Bluestar. It's a hotel now.
NN: The Kirby, yep.
TF: Yes.
NN: Were you born at the Kirby House?
TF: Yep.
NN: Were you, okay.
TF: And my sisters.
NN: What years were they born?
�TF: Oh great. [Laughs]
NN: About?
TF: I have an older sister that's about two years older than me, and then a younger one was around
‘54. I think she was born.
NN: Okay. And they were all born at the Kirby House?
TF: Yeah.
NN: Can you tell us a little bit about the fire slide on the back of the old schoolhouse?
TF: The two? Yes, there was just a place that we used. We were told not to go in it, but we said it
didn't matter. We did anyway and just used it as a slide, because you can go up there and there was
a little platform at the top and you could sit and kind of hide from people if you wanted to. Just slide
down it. You got filthy because the inside of that thing was metal and so, everything you wore up
there got covered in metal dust.
NN: So, do you recall sliding down feet-first or head-first or both?
TF: Both, mostly feet-first, though, because there was quite a drop at the end.
NN: Oh, yeah?
TF: Yeah. It wasn't very close to the ground. [All laugh].
NN: So. All right, so tell us. You said you were here from kindergarten through second grade. Which
teachers did you have while you were?
TF: I just had Mrs. Stroud. Mrs. Stroud. She was the only one I had. The only other teachers that I
remember were Mrs. Haddaway. She had the room right next door, would have been right next on
the ground floor. But, I don't remember the name of the teacher that was up on top with the upper
grades. Can't remember her. Didn't have nothing to do with it. So, I don't remember. But, Mrs.
Haddaway stayed with the school system all the way till we consolidated with Saugatuck because
Douglas was an independent and when the kids…
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Anne Corlett interviewed by Sharon Bower
June 4, 2018
SB: Hi, this is Sharon Bower and we're interviewing Anne Corlett. Anne, tell me, when was the
first time you came to Saugatuck?
AC: Probably as a baby, because my grandparents came as children separately. And then my
father grew up coming every summer and my grandparents owned a big old farmhouse. So, we
would come every summer from long before I was born.
SB: When’s the first, what’s the first memory?
AC: I was born in 60, I would say probably. I remember Easters. I know it's not summer, but we
would come up for Easter. My grandparents would put on a big Easter weekend. We'd all fit.
They had four children. They were 14 grandchildren. We all fit in that big farmhouse. And I
remember walking on the frozen lake and, you know, Easter egg hunts and that.
AC: But the summer, you know, they're all summers blended together. As you know, most of the
days are on the beach. I probably I remember. I remember my sixth birthday. That might be one
of the earliest. That's August 1st. McVeigh's Store was down... So we're on Lake Shore Drive,
about a quarter mile north of Center Street. And McVeigh's Store was just that much further
down. And I was old enough to walk by myself. And back then they had a post office. So, on my
sixth birthday, I went to see if I got any mail, which I didn't. But I always kind of found some
change around, you know, a nickel or a quarter or some pennies. And so, there was penny candy.
So, it's always worth. That's a big memory. But all those beach days all meld together.
SB: And, what do you remember about the area so much? I mean, was it just the water, the
beach, the shops? I mean, it's changed a lot now.
AC: Oh, we almost never we almost never went downtown sometimes maybe for ice cream at
Around the Corner. I think that was there. That... what's now Kilwin's was a big store that sold
like fabric and thread. I'm sure it sold a lot more. But as a little kid, I'd go with my older sisters
who were loved to sew and we'd go to that big, huge building on that corner of. It's like kitty
corner from the. From the ...
SB: Drug store?
AC: Yes, we are all....
SB: The drug store, wasn't there?
AC: No, it was there. I just don't remember it being much of anything.
SB: Did you go to church at any of the churches here?
AC: No, no. I'm a pagan. [Laughs]
�SB: Grandma? Family.
AC: My grandmother. No. I don't remember them going to church. But. But I do. I'll tell you
what. The Chain Ferry was a big event and I had older cousins and we would walk across the
golf course, West Shore. It would take a long time, walk to The Chain Ferry and get into town
that way. That was a whole day activity. And back then, right at the Chain Ferry where Wick's
Park is now, there was a putt-putt course and I loved it. So, you know, you'd save up your
money. You go with your older cousins, take the Chain Ferry, play putt-putt, get ice cream and
go home.
SB: What age do you think I was?
AC: Probably anywhere between ten and fifteen. Sixteen.
SB: So, what years?
AC: So, that would be 1970-76, I would say. Yeah. So, downtown was pretty sleepy. If it was a
beautiful beach day, nobody was downtown and we were lucky.
AC: We had our own beach so we would walk down. You know, big memory is just going to the
beach and spending most of the day, like I would wake up, put on my bathing suit, have
breakfast and go to the beach and spend all day come up, you know, climb trees, find cousins,
because by then we had several houses and so different cousins would come. My grandparents
built one. Sold it. Bought this big old farmhouse. That's before I was born. CAPTA bought a
different house. My grandmother's parents had built a house across the street. Those are all still
in our family now. So now we're fourth. Well, I would be third generation, but we all have kids.
So, there's four generations that are using that still, same property.
SB: Where were you grandparents from?
AC: Super cool. They're both from Oak Park, Illinois. They used to take the steam steamship
across in the summer. My grandfather would come and camp on the property that my
grandmother's parents eventually bought and built on. And that property was super cheap. I bet
they well, relative to other property of the time because he couldn't grow anything on it. It was
right on the beach. Nobody wanted. Isn't it crazy? And so that was probably in 1910, or
something that they bought it. That was right across it. We still own it. It's still in my greater
family as I said.
5:04
AC: Now there's 14 owners of because it's my generation.
SB: And where were you living at the time?
�AC: We were also a suburb of Chicago, River Forest. Well, my grandparents were River Forest
too. And I say, Oak Park over. We would drive over. Mom would fill this station wagon. We'd
pack in. She was very relaxed. There were six of us. We'd pack in pillowcases and our
pillowcase would be our pillow for the ride up. I don't remember because 196 wasn't built then.
At a certain point, you'd be driving probably what's now Blue Star. And you'd see as soon as you
saw sand dunes, you'd be like, "Ugh, really close." But it would still be 40 minutes. There's
probably like a four hour drive or more from Chicago.
SB: Did your cottage have indoor plumbing?
AC: Yes. Not when they bought it. They bought it. It used to be like a B&B, which back then.
What's it called? Boarding house. When they bought it, it had an outhouse. They changed that
into like an ice shed. And then they tried to run it as a boarding house. So, they made a his and
hers bathroom out of one of the bedrooms, which were still there until the farmhouse, which is
what we call it, had a big fire in the 90s. And then we had to remodel, which was nice. But
anyway, but yes, there was indoor plumbing in this, you know, by the 60s for sure.
SB: And what did you do in the evenings?
AC: Games, cards, Scrabble. So, because cousins were often around, my sisters are enough older
where I didn't really hang out. But I would go to my cousin's cottage or we'd drift around. So, my
parents felt like it was super safe, and it was. And so, we'd drift, you know, from at least the age
of 12, I could drift in the evening even and go see what the other Corletts were doing. And they
might be playing charades or some other game, multigenerational games all the time.
AC: Occasionally, and then every once in a while, my mom, who was a big party giver, would
have like about once a year she'd have an art auction and she'd invite anyone who wanted to
come in the neighborhood. And it was for dinner and your ticket to dinner was a piece of art you
made. And usually, you know, it's all ages. So, it just be anything. It was a clothesline art show
and then they'd had that hung clothesline in the dining room. They'd hang them all up and she'd
make a big part of chili or something. And then we'd have an art auction, a penny auction at
night. You know, that was great.
SB: Did you contribute art?
AC: Always, sure. I've always done. Ah, I'm a painter.
SB: I know you were. What ways did you start?
AC: Well, I would. Oh, well, we were always doing projects and stuff. I don't think I took art
seriously probably until high school, till I was 15, maybe.
SB: Did you paint while you were here during the summer?
AC: Not till college. Not until... which is still the 70s. I went to college in 78. So yeah, I would
watercolor all the time. My grandmother, that's Helen Corlett, was a water colorist. She used to
�go to Oxbow all the time. Occasionally, I think probably twice in my life, I took a class at
Oxbow as a young person, younger than teenager, like eight or nine, once or twice, maybe 10.
SB: What was Oxbow like then?
AC: Oh, it's just really just like a quiet, sleepy little, you know, that old fart, you know, the old
Singapore hotel or whatever that is that, of course, that was there with its cricketing floor.
So that hasn't changed. And they had little workshops and those little buildings. I think I did
ceramic. I do remember doing ceramics one time. I was pretty young, though. I don't remember a
whole lot. You know, it wasn't till I was an adult where till I took another class in 2000.
SB: But you had to drive up there now?
AC: Yes. Yes, we drove. So, my grandparents used to sail here. We always drove. We would
come because it was my grandparents’ house. We we'd get three weeks in the summer, so we'd
come for three full weeks. My dad would come up on the weekends and then right around when I
was in high school, so in the mid 70s, maybe even early 70s, my grandpa bought another house
and things happened so that we could be up there longer. And they moved to this little cottage
behind that eventually became my mom's.
AC: So, we would have three full weeks. It was just heaven. And then later we'd have most of
the summer come up. Venetian Night was the height of every summer.
AC: Oh, when I was another birthday memory and I might have been turning six. And my mom.
I might have been five though, because I remember my sister gave me a purse full of candy.
Best present ever. But that year we had all my cousins, different cousins on my mom's side who
would go to South Haven in the summer. Just totally a different nut, you know, and my mom's
side anyway.
10:06
AC: And they all came for my birthday party. And then mom said, "Honey, I've arranged some
fireworks for your birthday." And it was Venetian Night, because my birthday was so close. She
just pretended that was my birthday. So, of course, that's why I think I have a real healthy selfconfidence.
SB: You thought the fireworks were for you?
AC: Yes, I did. I really did, so I had to be only like five.
AC: But we would go to the yacht club. My grandfather Corlett, Webster, was one of the very
first members there.
SB: And it’s the same location?
�AC: Same location. You know, recently it's been built up, but it was just like this sleepy little
cottage. It was great. And we would just go, you know, we'd lined the docks to watch the
fireworks. It's huge. Back then, there was not a Fourth of July fireworks, much less, you know,
New Year's Eve. It was just a Venetian Night and the parade of boats. You know, as a kid, I
would hear while my parents were having.
AC: So, the big thing is on the weekends during the week, there was no schedule. We floated
around the house. It was just great on the weekends, a little more of a schedule because my dad
was in town and there was always a major cocktail hour. And the kids. You know, I don't know
what I did except listen to the dirty jokes. as they kind of got a little buzzed.
AC: You know, all the stories on there were always stories like of like of the wild downtown,
especially in Venetian Night. You know, we were supposed to stay away because the bikers were
coming in town. And I do remember motorcycle, you know, tons of motorcycles parked in front
of The Sandbar.
SB: But you didn't go downtown?
AC: I… Not... Not when...
SB: Bikers?
AC: No, no. I mean, not really. I couldn't. I was too young. You know, if we're talking 60s and
70s. By the 70s, I suppose I... but I didn't really spend... You know, evenings in the summer, we
would go to the beach. And when I was old enough, go to beach fires. And back then, you kind
of you could have a beach fire, or you could just look either way down the beach and say, "Huh?
Are they having a beach fire there? Is there one in Shorewood, you know." Then we walked out.
AC: Are we covering all the questions? Now, I know you're doing great.
SB: You're fine, fine.
AC: OK. All right. So, when I got older, so I was so like I would say by 73, when I was 13, I
also was friends with other people on the lakeshore, the O'Donnells, or, you know, like 10 kids,
the two oldest were my age. Chris O'Donnell, you know, the actor, one of them, but he was a
baby then. The Quirks were across the street. There were you know, so there were all these
people. We kind of had a gang my age that did the whole beach fire circuit.
AC: So, you'd if maybe we would have it on my beach. It was usually my older cousins who
would do it, or you'd walk down there might be one five houses down. There might be, north of
us is Shorewood. That was always a huge gang. Some of those people became lifelong friends
and, you know, like Tag Werneck, lifelong friend from beach fires. There's something about it.
And so, we'd go down and there was always beer, but...
SB: So, someone would build a fire on the beach?
�AC: Yes. And I remember foraging for wood on the beach for beach fires people and bring logs
down from their house. There was wood or you'd pick the dry beach grass and you'd you know,
that was a big adventure. You learn to go to the bathroom in the beach grass, really young
because you don't wanna go back up to the house.
SB: All the way up there?
AC: Yeah.
SB: Because it was a hill, right?
AC: Yes. Lots of steps.
SB: Yep.
AC: So, evenings were pretty much fun. And there was beer. You know, I was pretty careful till
about well, maybe when I was 15, maybe 16. I'd have one beer, whatever. I got caught once and
a lot of trouble. I was grounded for two weeks in the summer.
SB: Your parents caught you?
AC: Yeah. I came in and my mom's like… You I actually I had snuck out and it came back and
she came up to my bed and I was like pretending I was asleep. She's like, "This is your ticket
back to River Forest." But I knew she was faking. She didn't want to go back. But I was
grounded for two weeks.
SB: And it was that mean you had to stay in the house?
AC: I couldn't go out at night. So, my friends, my cousins, they come by, they report. They go
out. They come back. They report. It was kind of fun, actually. I wouldn't tell my mom that.
SB: Did you ever go to Douglas at all?
AC: Douglas was... There was a little grocery for a while. You know, I think that was Terry
Byrne's father. But that's when I was really young. The Newsstand was always there and the post
office. And that's all I remember about Douglas. The library back then, the library was
downtown Saugatuck on Butler Street.
AC: And one of my mom's really good friends was Bill Allen. He was a newscaster for WOOD
TV-8, and they had been family friends, so she'd known him since a kid.
15:00
AC: And he lived. They lived on Campbell Road, which, you know, backs... It was pretty close
to us. You could cut across a golf course or whatever. And why did I bring him up? Why did you
just ask me about? Oh, no. Oh, no. I thought of the library. He was somebody was instrumental
�in getting that library together. So, I think it came together in the 60s because I kind of remember
that it was Brandon...
SB: Where was it at in Saugatuck?
AC: It was on Butler Street, like where... Just down from Landshark's. Like where it is where it
is. It later became The Newsstand. I remember when The Newsstand was there. No. Yeah. Right
now it's like American Spoon, or something.
SB: Yes.
AC: Yes. That was a library.
SB: A one-story?
AC: Yes, just one story.
AC: I remember going with my cousin, Steph Higgins. She was a huge reader, four years older,
loved her death, followed her everywhere and she went to the library. She took me there once
and I had never been. And she knew where every book was. She was such a voracious reader.
So, I would go to. And so that was very much fun. But I would go down to her cottage across the
street, which was musty, musty, musty. And they had paperbacks like... That was another thing.
Tons of reading. And they had paperbacks lining their bookshelves. And she had read every
single one, like at least twice. And so, you'd pull out one, you know, it was like a great little
secret.
AC: Also, they had a huge collection of Archie comics, like they had the biggest. So, we'd sit on
the porch and read Archie comics. And, you know, it was you could see the lake from their
cottage. So, the breeze would come in. You'd be reaching, reaching Archie comics.
SB: Did you like Veronica or Betty?
AC: Of course, Betty. Veronica was a bitch and Archie was kind of a dweeb that couldn't like
Reggie. Reggie was a jerk. Remember Archie? Wasn't it great?
SB: Yes, I do remember them.
AC: And then the neighbor next to them on the beach, Debbie Quirk. She was... She had two
older sisters. And she she was kind of advanced. She was the first one that got me a beer, you
know. And she they had love comics. So, you know, with a big tears, you know. I mean, it's very
funny now thinking about like I was like, "Love comics, sort of dicey, you know, compared to
Archie." [Chuckles]
AC: And then Aunt Peg Higgins', who had been a Corlett who married a Higgins. There's a lot
of double marriages in my family. But anyway, two Corletts married two Burmans. Two Corletts
married Higgins. Cousins married brothers.
�AC: But anyway, Aunt Peg. May she rest in peace. She just died last year. She she was an artist
and she had art projects going all the time. So, I would go there and do whatever project they
were doing. They were always different, all kinds. We would go we would also go to the beach
and a bunch of us would play Star Trek on the beach. I was young, so I had to be the guy with
the accent. I couldn't be Spock or, you know, I can't remember his name, not what's supposed to
be.
SB: How did you play Star Trek?
AC: I don't know. We ran around and we'd hide behind Lost Rock and so... Lost Rock, do you
know where that is? That's like south of our property. That was a big thing. Walk to Lost Rock
and back. You could get you… Sometimes we would dig clay out of the bank there and bring it
back and make like clay stuff on the beach.
AC: What else? The rock that's at Douglas Public Beach, which we called Buffalo Rock. It's
actually a little off of Douglas Public, but we would go there and get washed off by the waves.
There was one rock and I found out recently that was way out in the water. But we called it
Moby Dick. That was at our beach that we would find every summer. In fact, I would kiss it
before I went home.
SB: It's still there?
AC: Yeah, I just found it not that long ago. We swam and swam and swam.
SB: But that that rock was out of the water?
AC: It was never out of the water.
SB: OK, so you kissed it in the water?
AC: Yes. Yeah. Oh, Daddy kissed. Yes. But it was so big. Even you know how the water
changes so much. But you could find it every year. My cousins had a giant intertube. We spent
hours on that in the water.
SB: Then there wasn't any concession stand there or anything like there?
AC: No.
SB: It was just beach and people's property?
AC: Right. Right.
SB: Was there Oval Beach there?
�AC: Oval Beach. We never... Well, we would walk down and as kids were, you know, the big
thing would be walked to the lighthouse and back. And I remember when. We were walking
down my cousin Mary and I, but we were 14, so that's being the 74. And we were walk into the
lighthouse and back. And we're just walking. And Mary's like, “Anne, Anne, I think I see a
naked man swimming."
AC: And I'm like, "No, no, no."
AC: And she goes, "Yes!" And then we're walking along. And there was a sand sculpture of a
penis. [Both laugh]
SB: Oh, jeez.
AC: So, she's like, "I think that's a penis."
AC: I was like, "No, it isn't." She was a year younger than me. She was always freaking out.
20:01
AC: "Come on. I don't think we should go. I don't think we should." And we went and we just
kept walking. And most most of the men in there were in the beach grass and stuff. But there
were I think there were some naked men swimming, but it was nothing. She was a little more
shocked. than I was.
AC: We go to the lighthouse, which, you know, isn't really a lighthouse. It's just that thing that's
still the same.
SB: The big lighthouse wasn't there?
AC: Right. I don't know if it's the same, but it was just like a thing on the end of the pier there.
And we come back and there was a man taking money. But you could always walk by because
it's legal to walk by. But we came back and she told her mom and the police came to talk to us
about it. “What'd you see?”
AC: Because her mom, her mother was really a prude. She was really freaked out.
SB: If you had... Were you cognizant of the gay community being here at all?
AC: Not in here at all. Oh, yes. But not… not that whole beach. And and honestly, I can say this,
maybe this because I'm an adult and I don't have a problem with anybody doing that, but or being
gay or anything else like that. But I don't remember it bothering me, really. At all, because we
still would do the whole walk. But Mary, it did freak out, Mary.
AC: But I do remember. OK. Back to when we would sit on the front porch, I would sit and
listen into, you know, these conversations as the adults. And I had adult sisters who who were
married, you know, when I was very young. So, all our weddings, almost all six weddings were
�up here in the summer or the spring. Not all of them, but I'd say four out of six at least. I
remember the story of my dad and one or two of my brother-in-law's going to The Blue Tempo
just to see if it was really gay and it was.
SB: Where was the Blue Tempo?
AC: The Blue Tempo was... And so that was the big talk. There's a gay bar. The Blue Tempo
was... as you come into Saugatuck on I guess it's Culver now. It was on the left on the river. It
was kind of you had to kind of go down. There was a sign. Blue Tempo. And I think it was
where those were the condos are now. I'm not exactly sure. And so so ever after that, it's like, oh,
The Blue Tempo isn't a myth. It really is gay. Now, that story could have been just a story
because they were always laughing. But that's the only...
SB: It was a wild town in those days, was it not?
AC: Very wild. Yeah. That's why we weren't allowed to go in town, especially Venetian
weekend. That was like. Up for grabs. Very well. Now, when I was older, I went to college in the
fall of 78 in Wisconsin.
AC: And then in the summer of 79, I worked at Coral Gables, which is funny because everybody
who ever summer-ed here worked at Coral Gables, you know, and I.
SB: As a waitress?
AC: No. Yes. But it was just in The Galley. The Galley was a breakfast place where The Corner
Bar is now, OK. And I worked with... I just talked to this woman who lives here, who grew up
here. Maria Dross. Yes. She. She and I worked together there. And she remember the names of
everybody.
AC: I remember Bob Berger was the manager. Like Mike Johnson, who is older than I am.
But he wasn't really in charge. His dad was still alive. And I think his brother was still alive, too.
And but Bob Berger was managing and he had kind of come in and sort of scare us, you know,
with his big size, a big voice. But Murt made donuts every morning and we'd have Frank
Dennison and a couple other guys would come in every morning and have their coffee and
donuts. And you just hoped you waited on them because you usually get a really good tip. But,
you know, I was just 19.
SB: And this was just a part time job or-?
AC: This was a summer job in between in college.
SB: Every day or just part time?
AC: I can't remember. Probably. Yeah. But I mean, it was a breakfast lunch place, so I never. So
it was probably part time, yeah. Yeah. My dad never wanted us to work at night downtown in the
�restaurants. He's like, absolutely not. But then I got to be friends with the people who worked
there.
AC: So then even though I was... So, it was legal to drink when you were 18 in Michigan, when
I was 18, but when I was 19, it changed to 21. So, I couldn't. But I was used to it because I was
in Wisconsin and you could drink. So, my friends who worked there would get me into The
Crone stuff. They weren't so tough with ages back then, but sometimes I'd go to a party. The
guys who worked there used to live in apartments under what is now The Annex. Occasionally I
go to a party there, you know, get in trouble because I come home late smelling like beer.
SB: Did you walk home or did you go?
AC: I had a bicycle. I rode my bike every day to work.
SB: Oh, wow.
AC: From the farmhouse to Coral Gables is, you know, four miles.
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AC: Not that much. Five me. Oh, no. Two and a half or three.
SB: You have to go down Blue Star, though, right?
AC: Yeah. You were down Blue Star. That whole summer, there was a bird that went after my
head for the hair, I think, right going over the bridge. Every time it was free, I finally learned to
wear a hat because back then, nobody wore helmets. Yeah, so. So, by the time I was a teenager, I
was spending time downtown. So, that's in the 70s.
SB: And what do you remember about the Saugatuck downtown, then? Was it mostly
restaurants, shops? You know, there were some shops. Ice cream stores, or what?
AC: The only real, you know, the first like real store was East of the Sun, which was on the
corner there, kind of right across from Land Sharks. I forget what's there now. And then across
from that was Sue... Oh, you know her. She died young, unfortunately. She was a great golfer.
Sue Lewis, Sue and Stubbe Lewis owned East of the Sun. And then they started across the street
the like real preppy clothing store, Brigadoon. And those were all those stores.
AC: Oh, and The London Shop. Those are the only clothing stores. So do you remember The
London Shop? All those old ladies who weren't that old, but they look so old to me. They were
the reading glasses on, fancy little stuff, you know, necklace around there. And there were two.
In my view, little old ladies, and they had, you know, like really traditional classic clothing. It
was called The London Shop, and it was kind of probably where the oh, The Butler isn't there
anymore. You know, For the Love of Shoes, where The Butler used to be. It was right in that
first block. And we would go there. Mom would drag me there because she wanted to go and
only because it wasn't my clothes. It was mostly adults, but they were there a long time and they
�were the only. They were the original clothing store in my memory. And then he's then
Brigadoon came later. And also, there was a needlework needlepoint shop next to that, I kind of
remember.
SB: Restaurants? Did you go to any restaurants?
AC: Well, The Butler was always there. And same with Coral Gables. But we never went out.
But what you want to know where we would go? Oh, The Red Barn. Love The Red Barn. We
went as kids. My grandmother went to every show and she would take us as kids out...
SB: Now, these were plays they did?
AC: Yeah, the plays at The Red Barn.
SB: The one that's still there?
AC: Yes.
SB: By the Belvedere?
AC: Yes. And they were top notch. You know, it's they were nearly as good as Mason Street is
now because they had someone's gonna know the name of the guy from New York City who
brought the New York cast over. And he did. I'll never forget Man of Lamancha. And I think I
was about 14, you know, to be like 73 or 4 or 5. And I went twice and it just, you know,
drowning in my own tears. It was so good.
AC: But those show and there'd be a couple locals. And then Bert Tillstrom, the puppet guy. He
always had Saturday afternoon things. We spent a lot of time at The Red Barn. And it was as a
treat. If my grandmother took us, we'd go to The Elbowroom first. So that's where that was a
restaurant back then. And that's where The Southerner is now.
SB: Yes.
AC: Yes. Right. It was The Elbowroom.
SB: And then it was The Elbowroom again, but long after.
AC: But way back in the 70s. Elbowroom. And I always ordered spaghetti because my mom
never made noodles. But anyway, so we'd go to that. And I don't think they served alcohol,
which so we'd be like if my grandmother took the grandkids, we'd go there and then we'd go to
the show. And she always had lifesavers she'd passes and then there'd be an intermission and
you'd go to. And that it was the same, of course, old building. It really hasn't changed much. And
you go downstairs and they'd serve. Somebody made a cake. And, you know, there was kind of a
concession.
SB: There wasn't, they didn't have any air conditioner, right?
�AC: No, fans. Seems like someone's word as hard as they are.
SB: No. No. Because you didn't have... did you have air conditioning in your cottage?
AC: No, still don't. This one I don’t get. We spent so much time on the front porch, which wraps
around. It makes an L. And this is what always surprises me about new houses. Now that they
don't have screened in porches, you know, you see these big, beautiful houses. My opinion, too
big, but don't quote me, without a screened in porch. We spent so much time on the porches
because that's where you get the breeze. You get wet from the lake. And then you'd sit in the
breeze, you know, did a lot of climbing of trees, too, in a wet bathing suit.
SB: What have you seen in terms of the changes here? Good and bad.
AC: I felt very sad. And I remember my dad was just so sad when the first big condo thing went
up. And I feel like the one...
SB: Which one was that?
AC: Well, I feel like it was the one right as you're first going into Saugatuck. I'm not sure that
was the very first, but that was a first really big one.
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AC: Oh, you know, Tara was a place we went to dinner, so that wasn't in Saugatuck, but it was
over... Right here on Center and Bluestar.
SB: Yes.
AC: Yeah. It was up. It's so funny because there's so many condos there now. It was just one
restaurant on the top of a hill, you know. And we went there all the time at both my
grandmothers. My mom's parents also live. They ended up retiring up here, down by the wash
out. Really close to Lake Shore Resort. Anyway, so, both sets of grandparents were around,
which was lovely for me. But the The Tara, we went to with some frequency.
SB: And your dad was upset about the condo because lost its charm?
AC: It just made him sad. Right. It lost its charm. So, I think. And I'm sure there was some Tshirt shops. I don't really remember. I mean, we didn't shop the way people shop. Now, if you
needed a pair of flip flops, which actually I don't think they were invented then, anyways. You
know, something like that. Oh, we did Mount Baldy all the time.
SB: Were there steps up to Mount Baldy?
AC: Yes, there were steps.
�SB: But at what age would you say this would be?
AC: All through the 60s and 70s. We did. We'd go, we'd either we'd walk there, or we'd get
driven and dropped off and we'd go up and down and we'd go up the stairs and run down the
side, which you can still do. And there used to be a route rope swing on the other side. And I was
never big enough to do that by the time it came down. But all my older cousins and siblings did.
And then we go up and down and up and down. And then the last time we went up, we'd run
down to the Oval and walk home on the beach. So that was great. We also toboggan it in the
winter.
SB: Oh, wow.
AC: Scary.
SB: From… From the top? Where Mount Baldy is?
AC: From the top. Yeah. The top on Mount Baldy down the back. Actually, I did that with a
boyfriend and that would be in 79 or so. Yeah. I'm glad I'm alive. That was something.
SB: Do you remember how many steps it was in those days?
AC: Well, it was the same steps that were here. You know, they rebuilt these not that long ago.
But no, I have no idea. Numbers and I just don't... I can't remember any numbers.
SB: Besides the condos, what other changes do you see? That you think were good or bad?
AC: Let me just tell you about my family. It's a great story about my grandmother. Her husband,
and they weren't married, so she was staying in the house. They ended up buying. They were
residents of this boarding house. My grandfather, they were teenagers in like 15. And she told
me this story after I got in trouble for sneaking out, which was really sweet. He came, threw
stones on her window. They had they had a picnic breakfast. It was like before the sun rose and
she snuck out and they went to Mount Baldy and climbed it to watch the sunrise. And there were
no stairs then. But that would be like they were probably married in 1915.So that would be
before 1912, or something.
SB: She had to sneak out, though?
AC: She had to sneak out too. So that was nice that she told me. That's true. I don't think they
were drinking beer but. OK, let me see.
SB: Did you have a boat or anything?
AC: Yes, we had a boat. We still have it. It's a 1964 Boston Whaler. So, my grandfather, there
was a lot of sailboat racing at the yacht club back then. My dad, my grandfather, my uncle. I
never really learned. And I wish I had. I did not spend much time there, but we would go watch
them race. And we had this little Boston Whaler. My Uncle Ted, Ted Corlett, did a lot of work
�on the docks. You know, it was not fancy the way it is now. And he did a lot of the repair and he
was just like. He's an engineer and he just loved to spend time doing it. So anyway, so we we had
a really good slip right by the. And we had just a little seventeen and a half foot Boston Whaler.
But we would waterski behind it. We waterski on the big lake or in Silver Lake. That hasn't
changed really at all. It's funny, though, you go down the river. The houses are so big and fancy
and they were just like little fishing shacks.
AC: And I remember a lot all those little... Some are the same.
SB: You would come from where the the yacht club was?
AC: Yes. Down to the big lake. Down the river to... The cove was always a big thing. We would
go as kids. We would go as teenagers. There's usually a party there. That whole thing that
happens. Venetian weekend happened all the time. Well, not with a barge necessarily, but there
are always boats there partying and getting sun. We spend time there too, or we go out in the
lake and, you know, jump in the water when it was really hot. Way out there, which we still do.
AC: OK. So changes. So the yacht club changing is a big thing, you know. I guess it's for the
best. But I. I'm sad about losing the character that used to be there. It was very not fancy, which
was lovely anyway. So that all. Same with all the condos. I think it's great. People can enjoy the
area, but it's to me, it's lost a lot of that summer cottage thing.
34:58
AC: There's still some of those cottages on Park Street, and I just love them. And I hope that,
you know, and I don't I never feel bad if somebody. I mean, I don't I don't disparage somebody
putting money into the area. That's fine. But I it is. I miss that old. Like it was a sleepy little town
that got a a little crazy in the summer, but it was just a sleepy little town. That was lovely.
AC: I would say the Lake Shore hasn't changed a whole bunch, but I'm so lucky that we have a
place, and that's remained the same.
SB: You know, your grandmother's cotton grandmother's big barn or a farmhouse.
AC: Yes, we called the farmhouse.
SB: Yes.
AC: Yeah. How’re we doing?
SB: We’ve got time to talk.
AC: OK. How much time to read?
SB: An hour. OK. Yeah. And so, what... What other... You did, boating, swimming. You didn't
do sailing.
�AC: Well, I didn't personally race boats, but other people in my family did. But we did have a
Sunfish on the lakeshore, which a lot of people used. I turtled at twice and then bent the mast.
So, then I decided I was going to sail it anymore. But my Uncle Ted made surfboards like big
heavy, almost like floating rafts. So, we did we'd just play in the water a lot.
AC: Oh, I'll tell you another beach thing we did. And these are my creative older sisters. We did
sand castings a lot. So, you get Plaster of Paris and a big bucket and then you get the sand wet.
My oldest sister, Sue, was a master at it. You take something to make an impression in the sand.
Maybe it's your hand. Or maybe it's like she loved to do impressions of, you know, like Mother
Mary or I don't know. Stuff she found. And then you pour it. You make plaster with the lake
water and you pour it in and let it harden. And then when you flip it out, it's a sand casting and
we have him hanging all over. And I had my kids doing when they were a little. So that was a
big beach tradition. And artistic.
SB: So, you were, were always doing art, doing something artistic always?
AC: That was that's how we kept busy. Never had a TV. Never, never had a TV there. Now we
do. Which I don't like. But I think the men sort of overrode the new TV because they. Because of
sports.
SB: What do you think this place was special for you?
AC: I mean, the family was there. Connection to family and connection to the lake. And, you
know, I am always going to paint the lake. I I am so driven to connect to what what that how it
makes me feel to be at the beach. And sometimes when I'm painting, I think all those hours. I
mean, we used to lie in the sun and get sunburnt for hours. You know, baby oil or Copper Tone,
you know, getting the perfect tan was really important.
AC: And so, all those hours I spent on the beach, I did a lot of reading on the beach, too. And we
would dig sand, sand castles, make, you know, drip castles. And, you know, there was all kinds
of things we did.
AC: But anyway, when I paint now, I think, oh, that's what all that time was like, stacking up my
bank, like filling me up with all this information that I still need to get out canvas. I think that a
lot. That's why I need to paint like the water I painted all the time, or the dunes, or the clouds.
I mean, I'm so driven and you think I get tired of it, but I haven't get tired of it.
SB: You say it has much changed since those days.
AC: Right. Right. The dunes and the clouds. Dune Schooner rides, the same thing. I did him as a
kid in the 60s, scared the death, scared me to death. I just took friends on them last year. They're
really a lot the same. God bless them for keeping the dune rides. So Mount Baldy, the dune rise.
That's all the same. I don't mind. I think it's kind of fun.
�AC: The downtown has so many great restaurants. It really does. And it's fun. The bars, the
restaurants are great. You know, the shops. I just I don't go to town when it's busy because it's
too frustrating.
SB: You live here, now.
AC: Yes.
SB: Now, how did you decide to do that?
AC: 30 years now I've lived here. Well, because I married a person who who had a business
here. He we met because he was my parents' dentist. So, I was living in Chicago in an art
neighborhood, and they were frantic to get me married because I was an old maid, because I was
27. So, they introduced me to him and we hit it off and got married within a year. So, in 88 we
got married and I moved here and I'm so happy I did because even though that marriage didn't
work out in the long run, it was great. Well, it was great. And we have these wonderful kids, and
it was wonderful raising the kids here.
40:02
AC: I loved being… I thought at first, I was afraid a little bit of such a small school system.
But it's a stellar system. And you can I was on the school board. You could jump in with both
feet and really make a difference. And I think a lot of parents do. I think it's so. So, I've lived for
30 years. So, even in the time I've lived here, it's changed a lot.
AC: But especially since the 60s and 70s when I was growing up in the summer here, I think the
lakeshore has changed the least, although it's real sad to see Westshore Golf Course gone. And I
never really we would go we're right behind the 15th green. We would go in and, you know, put
around, you know, goof around out there and we would have lemonade stands out there, made a
lot of money, and then we would search for golf balls, sell them back to the golfers, and make a
lot of money. I mean, really enough money to go to McVeigh's and buy candy. But the. But other
than that golf course, you know, there's some big houses and stuff, but there's still a lot of
cottages. And it's lovely.
AC: It's so crowded. Like Douglas Beach is so crowded. You know, it's just for parking and
stuff. Sort of too bad. But I'm so lucky. I know it doesn't matter to me. I think it's good if people
can use it. It's I think that B&Bs are interesting, you know. And now it's AirB&B that that's
brought so many more people. But I don't go in. I go into town to do yoga in the morning. I love
there's some stores I love, but I don't go downtown in the summer.
SB: And how would you compare Saugatuck-Douglas, to other places that you lived? Is it totally
different?
AC: Yes.
SB: A little cocoon or what? How would you describe?
�AC: Well, you know, I haven't lived too many other places.
SB: You were in Chicago.
AC: I was in a neighborhood of Chicago. I grew up in a suburb of Chicago. And then when I
went to school in Madison, Wisconsin. But up north, I've spent a fair amount of time in a gallery
up like in Harbor Springs. And I have a good friend in Traverse City. I've spent lots of time in
Leelanau. I think I think Saugatuck, some of those towns way up north are kind of kind of still
feel like Saugatuck used to. There's some big money, but mostly it's just local. I love that the
farms are still close Here, you can go. And I love our artisan cheeses and, you know, like our
like, Virtue's Cider and Fenne Valley and all these places.
SB: And let's not forget Cranes.
AC: Cranes. You know, I don't remember going as a kid.
SB: You don't. remember it being here?
AC: I don't remember it being here.
SB: Picking apples?
AC: It might have been here but I didn't do it as a kid. I can't. We always went to Pier Cove. We
used to always go down there. No, I don't remember.
SB: What was Pier Cove? Why did you go to Pier?
AC: Just because it's a cool beach.
SB: You don't like picking fruit here? Any of that stuff?
AC: I didn't. I think my mom had too many kids to marshal around, but I took my kids picking
fruit. But that would be in the 90s. Yeah. What else is big? Yeah, we put, you know, I think just
hanging out outside, you know. We were talking about I was different from anything.
SB: So how is it different from any place else?
AC: Well, right now, the fact that it's a small town. Oh, it's very different because it's especially
in the off-season, it has that wonderful small town feel where you drive in the gas station and
you you wave at the owner, you know.
AC: Now, I forgot. McGee, you know, from your car or you you know you know, the whatnot
was always there. You know, the people there or whatever you see people, you know, all the
time. It's a lovely small town, but it has so much sophistication. So even though sometimes
people retired back then, now it's hugely a retirement community. And same with the gay
�community, I think has has put roots down. They didn't just back then it was OK. There was a
bar or two or whatever, and I don't really know. But now it's it's part of our bigger culture.
AC: And I think there's such a wealth right now of of intelligence and experience and the
willingness to volunteer. And so, this history center's amazing and our library is amazing. And,
you know, our school system's amazing in part because of all the partnerships. You know,
Rotary is amazing. I mean, there's just so much going on, I'm sure. And for all the SCA and
Oxbow. All those things make it such a rich place to live. I don't think other small communities
this size have that kind of, you know, at all.
SB: Remember, this interview is going to be saved for a long time.
AC: Yes.
SB: Maybe 50 years from now. Somebody listens to it. What advice would you have for them or
what would you tell them about this time? About this time right now? About your community
and others right now? How would you explain it 50 years from now, it's going to be totally
different. Probably.
45:06
AC: Well, I love this community and I don't think I ever want to leave. I like it. It's I think it's
exciting that it's full of tourists in the summer. And I think it's delightful when it's just the people
who live here year-round and some people live here, you know, come some people go away in
the winter. That's a little different. I think that's delightful, too, to you know, I think we have a
beautiful fabric.
AC: We have our school, which is really strong and wonderful. And the and the teachers are
amazing and the and the parents are amazing. So, we have her school. We have our businesses
there. They're starting to dovetail more and more because some of the business owners like
Landshark have their kids in the schools. You know, we have professionals living here and
raising their families because now they can work remotely. And that's changed a lot. And I think
that's lovely. Lots of people work from their home. And then we have the retired community. Or
and or summer people who don't have children here, so maybe the gay community or just people
that live here because they love it. It's beautiful and aren't necessarily connected with the schools.
But then our connect and put all their energy in the historic society or that or the Center for the
Arts or Oxbow or many others.
AC: There are many other charitable causes like it just had that thing Paws for a Cause or Cause
for a Paws or something, fundraising for the animals wide. I don't know exactly. But anyway, we
have a great scholarship foundation and people give to that. There's Aware scholarships. Aware
is another... So there's, there's all kinds of partnerships going on and. I think that's maybe one of
the most lovely things about this community.
AC: And then, of course, you have the lake shore and you just can't beat the beaches. And I hope
I hope we always all have access to the beaches because they're amazing. And I think when I
�stand and I'm painting or I'm looking out over the lake, I feel like it's timeless, like it's… it's the
same as it was one hundred years ago. And it'll be the same in one hundred years.
SB: Yeah.
AC: Yeah. If it doesn't get polluted because of course they're going to let those oil pipelines
through or something worse.
SB: Yeah. So. So what advice would you give somebody 50 years from now if they were going
to be living here or are thinking of living here?
AC: I don't know. I mean, treasure it. Treasure it. It's beautiful. I hope it doesn't get out of the
range of a regular person being able to afford to live here, you know, right now I live out of
town. So, we raised our kids in town. And then when I became single, I bought a house out of
town. And it's, it's not the country, but it's more affordable and still beautiful and still accessible
to the town. So, I hope that I hope that that's still people are still able to live here and it doesn't
price out.
SB: And what's your favorite place to paint here?
AC: You know, it's kind of might sound trite, but I love to go to the Oval. I love to go up in the
dunes. And you can either look north where it's wilderness and dunes or you can look south on
the beach with the people. Right now, I'm doing a whole series of people on the beach paintings.
So much fun. So, I guess I still like to go to the beach to paint the most.
AC: Dune State Park, there is another amazing resource, amazing resource. I go many days a
week with my dog to walk her. So. That's a lovely place to paint and just to be.
SB: In the park?
AC: In the Dune State Park, I don't know how many acres, it's hundreds and it's mostly wooded.
But then it has all those beaches too there. Gorgeous. But you need to be willing to walk a little
to get there.
SB: I need a compass.
AC: You might need a compass. The trails aren't marked very well.
SB: I could get lost.
AC: You could get lost. Yeah. You have to know where the sun sets.
SB: Figure, if I haven't asked you that, can you think of your memories of this town that you just
remember standing out?
�AC: You know, the docks that are along the river on the Saugatuck side of Lake Kalamazoo.
You know, so in front of from the bottler all the way down to Wick's Park, those are pretty much
the same. And I remember boats rafting off of each other on holiday weekends, and that just
makes me so happy. I love to see it now. All the art fairs, I didn't bring that up. They were
around. My grandmother did on the clothesline after she was part of the art club way back. It's
still I just became a member. It's hopefully the art club will still be up in 50 years.
50:04
AC: And actually, they do a couple our fairs. And I just said, OK, I'm going to do it because I
want to bring locals to it and to participate in and bring it closer to what it used to be, which was
local people with their art, not just. And know commercial are people right now, visual artists
like say.
SB: Right. Right.
AC: But the… So, the art club is another great resource. And there's a garden club or two. I don't
really know. Anyway, and Oxbow.
SB: Have you been back to Oxbow?
AC: I love Ox by actually going to teach there the summer. I'm going to teach pastels. They have
the art in the meadow classes. So that's not part of their accredited through the Art Institute.
That's kind of more for locals. Oxbow’s fabulous. I can't believe how much the same it is. Even
though they have new buildings and they've kept the old they've kept the feeling. It's really a
wonderful, happy place.
AC: You know, in the 60s and 70s, I was sort of a wannabe hippie. And I feel like, you know,
your bare feet in the sand and you're wearing a halter top. Everybody else is wearing, you know,
little cutoffs. I feel like that's still happening in Oxbow. Oxbow is timeless and that's lovely. And
they have all those that Talmage words there. There's amazing art coming out of there. I hope
that's still going in 50 years.
AC: And if somebody was to here and live here, definitely go and spend time there and support
it and get to know at. Because it's amazing and has been here, you know, a really long time.
Hundred and fifty years or something.
SB: OK for when you were a child and you would be coming up here for the summer? Well,
what would be the thing that you would look forward to?
AC: So, the whole thing was pure joy. Let me get one side. Pure joy. It was, you know, even the
summers I worked or the summers I didn't work. It was just so it was just beautiful and it was
safe. You know, it's kind of amazing. My parents just let me go. You were lucky to live in that
time. I think so. And have the grandparents with the foresight, too. Yes. Oh, I can't tell you how
lucky I am. I think that every day. I think that every day.
�SB: Great. Thank you.
AC: Well, thank you. It's been really fun and you're really good at that.
SB: So glad to have preserved your history. I'm going to use it for people to understand what life
was like. And we don't lose those memories. That is very interesting. It's really great. We’re
done. Okay, turn that off.
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Description
An account of the resource
Collection contains images and documents digitized and collected through the project "Stories of Summer," supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities Common Heritage Grant. The collection aims to document the twin lakeshore communities of Saugatuck and Douglas, Michigan, as they transformed through the state's bustling tourism industry and acceptance of minorities.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1910s-2010s
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Various
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Michigan, Lake
Allegan County (Mich.)
Beaches
Sand dunes
Outdoor recreation
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Saugatuck-Douglas History Center
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Stories of Summer (Common Heritage project)
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image/jpeg
application/pdf
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Text
Language
A language of the resource
English
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2018
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DC-07_SD-CorlettA_2018-06-04
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Corlett, Anne
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2018-06-04
Title
A name given to the resource
Anne Corlett (audio interview and transcript) 2018
Description
An account of the resource
Anne Corlett describes her experiences as a summer cottage resident during the 60s and 70s. She recounts her experiences of the beaches, her connection to the arts and Oxbow, as well as her various experiences with the LGBT community.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Bower, Sharon (interviewer)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Allegan County (Mich.)
Outdoor recreation
Gay bars
Oral history
Audio recordings
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Stories of Summer project, Kutsche Office of Local History. Grand Valley State University
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
A related resource
Stories of Summer (Common Heritage project)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
audio/mp3
application/pdf
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Sound
Text
Language
A language of the resource
eng
-
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PDF Text
Text
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Summers in Saugatuck-Douglas Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Grand Valley State University. Kutsche Office of Local History
Description
An account of the resource
Collection contains images and documents digitized and collected through the project "Stories of Summer," supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities Common Heritage Grant. The collection aims to document the twin lakeshore communities of Saugatuck and Douglas, Michigan, as they transformed through the state's bustling tourism industry and acceptance of minorities.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1910s-2010s
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Various
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Michigan, Lake
Allegan County (Mich.)
Beaches
Sand dunes
Outdoor recreation
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Saugatuck-Douglas History Center
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Stories of Summer (Common Heritage project)
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image/jpeg
application/pdf
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Text
Language
A language of the resource
English
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2018
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DC-07_SD-Program-96
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Red Barn Theatre
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1964-07-06
Title
A name given to the resource
Take Her, She's Mine playbill
Description
An account of the resource
Playbill for the Red Barn Theatre's production of Take Her, She's Mine. On the back is an announcement for the following production of Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad."
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Community theater
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Donated to the Saugatuck Douglas History Center by Jeanne Hellgren. Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of Local History for the Stories of Summer project.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
A related resource
Stories of Summer (project)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
application/pdf
Language
A language of the resource
eng
-
https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/48d9d5975ef882c5eb7f73615fa8d230.pdf
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PDF Text
Text
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Summers in Saugatuck-Douglas Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Grand Valley State University. Kutsche Office of Local History
Description
An account of the resource
Collection contains images and documents digitized and collected through the project "Stories of Summer," supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities Common Heritage Grant. The collection aims to document the twin lakeshore communities of Saugatuck and Douglas, Michigan, as they transformed through the state's bustling tourism industry and acceptance of minorities.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1910s-2010s
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Various
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Michigan, Lake
Allegan County (Mich.)
Beaches
Sand dunes
Outdoor recreation
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Saugatuck-Douglas History Center
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Stories of Summer (Common Heritage project)
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image/jpeg
application/pdf
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Text
Language
A language of the resource
English
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2018
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DC-07_SD-Program-95
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Red Barn Theatre
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1964-07-29
Title
A name given to the resource
Enter Laughing playbill
Description
An account of the resource
Playbill for the Red Barn Theatre's production of Enter Lauging. On the back is an announcement for the following production of Take Her, She's Mine.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Community theater
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Donated to the Saugatuck Douglas History Center by Jeanne Hellgren. Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of Local History for the Stories of Summer project.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
A related resource
Stories of Summer (project)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
application/pdf
Language
A language of the resource
eng
-
https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/b5af64664a946be2d6fb7a631ed134d8.pdf
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PDF Text
Text
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Summers in Saugatuck-Douglas Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Grand Valley State University. Kutsche Office of Local History
Description
An account of the resource
Collection contains images and documents digitized and collected through the project "Stories of Summer," supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities Common Heritage Grant. The collection aims to document the twin lakeshore communities of Saugatuck and Douglas, Michigan, as they transformed through the state's bustling tourism industry and acceptance of minorities.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1910s-2010s
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Various
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Michigan, Lake
Allegan County (Mich.)
Beaches
Sand dunes
Outdoor recreation
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Saugatuck-Douglas History Center
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Stories of Summer (Common Heritage project)
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image/jpeg
application/pdf
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Text
Language
A language of the resource
English
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2018
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
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Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DC-07_SD-Program-93
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Red Barn Theatre
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1964-08-20
Title
A name given to the resource
The Moon is Blue playbill
Description
An account of the resource
Playbill for the Red Barn Theatre's production of The Moon is Blue. On the back are acknowledgements.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Community theater
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Donated to the Saugatuck Douglas History Center by Jeanne Hellgren. Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of Local History for the Stories of Summer project.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
A related resource
Stories of Summer (project)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
application/pdf
Language
A language of the resource
eng
-
https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/9ef0d5472c885d369e22a7f5b9e20f09.pdf
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PDF Text
Text
��
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Summers in Saugatuck-Douglas Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Grand Valley State University. Kutsche Office of Local History
Description
An account of the resource
Collection contains images and documents digitized and collected through the project "Stories of Summer," supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities Common Heritage Grant. The collection aims to document the twin lakeshore communities of Saugatuck and Douglas, Michigan, as they transformed through the state's bustling tourism industry and acceptance of minorities.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1910s-2010s
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Various
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Michigan, Lake
Allegan County (Mich.)
Beaches
Sand dunes
Outdoor recreation
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Saugatuck-Douglas History Center
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Stories of Summer (Common Heritage project)
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image/jpeg
application/pdf
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Text
Language
A language of the resource
English
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2018
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DC-07_SD-Program-91
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Red Barn Theatre
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1964-08-24
Title
A name given to the resource
Night of the Iguana
Description
An account of the resource
Playbill for the Red Barn Theatre's production of Night of the Iguana. On the back is information about the following production, The Moon is Blue.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Community theater
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Donated to the Saugatuck Douglas History Center by Jeanne Hellgren. Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of Local History for the Stories of Summer project.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
A related resource
Stories of Summer (project)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
application/pdf
Language
A language of the resource
eng
-
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PDF Text
Text
��
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Summers in Saugatuck-Douglas Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Grand Valley State University. Kutsche Office of Local History
Description
An account of the resource
Collection contains images and documents digitized and collected through the project "Stories of Summer," supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities Common Heritage Grant. The collection aims to document the twin lakeshore communities of Saugatuck and Douglas, Michigan, as they transformed through the state's bustling tourism industry and acceptance of minorities.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1910s-2010s
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Various
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Michigan, Lake
Allegan County (Mich.)
Beaches
Sand dunes
Outdoor recreation
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Saugatuck-Douglas History Center
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Stories of Summer (Common Heritage project)
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image/jpeg
application/pdf
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Text
Language
A language of the resource
English
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2018
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DC-07_SD-Program-89
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Red Barn Theatre
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1964-07-20
Title
A name given to the resource
The Tunnel of Love playbill
Description
An account of the resource
Playbill for the Red Barn Theatre's production of The Tunnel of Love. On the back is information about the following production, Enter Laughing.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Community theater
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Donated to the Saugatuck Douglas History Center by Jeanne Hellgren. Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of Local History for the Stories of Summer project.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
A related resource
Stories of Summer (project)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
application/pdf
Language
A language of the resource
eng
-
https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/daa85c6dfcedc0fc76249c7358507943.pdf
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Text
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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Summers in Saugatuck-Douglas Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Grand Valley State University. Kutsche Office of Local History
Description
An account of the resource
Collection contains images and documents digitized and collected through the project "Stories of Summer," supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities Common Heritage Grant. The collection aims to document the twin lakeshore communities of Saugatuck and Douglas, Michigan, as they transformed through the state's bustling tourism industry and acceptance of minorities.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1910s-2010s
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Various
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Michigan, Lake
Allegan County (Mich.)
Beaches
Sand dunes
Outdoor recreation
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Saugatuck-Douglas History Center
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Stories of Summer (Common Heritage project)
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image/jpeg
application/pdf
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Text
Language
A language of the resource
English
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2018
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DC-07_SD-Program-88
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Red Barn Theatre
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1964
Title
A name given to the resource
First Nighters Acclaim Red Barn's Fair Lady
Description
An account of the resource
An article that gives an exemplary review of the Red Barn Theatre's production of My Fair Lady.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Community theater
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Donated to the Saugatuck Douglas History Center by Jeanne Hellgren. Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of Local History for the Stories of Summer project.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
A related resource
Stories of Summer (project)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
application/pdf
Language
A language of the resource
eng
-
https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3f63ed4525739185d788743685b16d3b.pdf
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PDF Text
Text
��
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Summers in Saugatuck-Douglas Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Grand Valley State University. Kutsche Office of Local History
Description
An account of the resource
Collection contains images and documents digitized and collected through the project "Stories of Summer," supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities Common Heritage Grant. The collection aims to document the twin lakeshore communities of Saugatuck and Douglas, Michigan, as they transformed through the state's bustling tourism industry and acceptance of minorities.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1910s-2010s
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Various
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Michigan, Lake
Allegan County (Mich.)
Beaches
Sand dunes
Outdoor recreation
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Saugatuck-Douglas History Center
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Stories of Summer (Common Heritage project)
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image/jpeg
application/pdf
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Text
Language
A language of the resource
English
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2018
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DC-07_SD-Program-86
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Red Barn Theatre
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1964-08-11
Title
A name given to the resource
My Fair Lady program, Red Barn Theatre
Description
An account of the resource
Program for Red Barn Theatre's production of My Fair Lady that lists characters in order of appearance. Program includes a synopsis of scenes for My Fair Lady. It also includes a revised schedule and an announcement of what show is coming next.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Community theater
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Donated to the Saugatuck Douglas History Center by Jeanne Hellgren. Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of Local History for the Stories of Summer project.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
A related resource
Stories of Summer (project)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Type
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Text
Format
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application/pdf
Language
A language of the resource
eng
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
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Summers in Saugatuck-Douglas Collection
Creator
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Grand Valley State University. Kutsche Office of Local History
Description
An account of the resource
Collection contains images and documents digitized and collected through the project "Stories of Summer," supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities Common Heritage Grant. The collection aims to document the twin lakeshore communities of Saugatuck and Douglas, Michigan, as they transformed through the state's bustling tourism industry and acceptance of minorities.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1910s-2010s
Source
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Various
Rights
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Subject
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Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Michigan, Lake
Allegan County (Mich.)
Beaches
Sand dunes
Outdoor recreation
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Contributor
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Saugatuck-Douglas History Center
Identifier
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Stories of Summer (Common Heritage project)
Format
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image/jpeg
application/pdf
Type
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Image
Text
Language
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English
Date
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2018
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
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Identifier
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DC-07_SD-Program-83
Creator
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Red Barn Theatre
Title
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Red Barn Theatre 1964 Schedule
Description
An account of the resource
Red Barn Theatre playbill that includes red advertisements for Tara and Goral Gables, as well as black and white advertismeents for the Saugatuck Marine Inc. and The London Shop. The playbill lists the full 1964 schedule for the Red Barn Theatre. There is also a list of the Red Barn Theatre Advisory Committee, as well as an advertisement for WIllard Motors, Inc.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Community theater
Source
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Donated to the Saugatuck Douglas History Center by Jeanne Hellgren. Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of Local History for the Stories of Summer project.
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
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Stories of Summer (project)
Rights
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Format
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application/pdf
Language
A language of the resource
eng
-
https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/c9ee1e3be7ebcdcaeb975233a38aad99.pdf
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PDF Text
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Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Summers in Saugatuck-Douglas Collection
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Grand Valley State University. Kutsche Office of Local History
Description
An account of the resource
Collection contains images and documents digitized and collected through the project "Stories of Summer," supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities Common Heritage Grant. The collection aims to document the twin lakeshore communities of Saugatuck and Douglas, Michigan, as they transformed through the state's bustling tourism industry and acceptance of minorities.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1910s-2010s
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Various
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Michigan, Lake
Allegan County (Mich.)
Beaches
Sand dunes
Outdoor recreation
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Saugatuck-Douglas History Center
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Stories of Summer (Common Heritage project)
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
image/jpeg
application/pdf
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Image
Text
Language
A language of the resource
English
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2018
Text
A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text.
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
DC-07_SD-Program-62
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Red Barn Theatre
Title
A name given to the resource
Red Barn Theatre 1963 Schedule
Description
An account of the resource
Red Barn Theater schedule of 1963 Broadway hits. Includes advertisements, biographies of cast and crew, list of patrons.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Michigan
Saugatuck (Mich.)
Douglas (Mich.)
Community theater
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Donated to the Saugatuck Douglas History Center by Jeanne Hellgren. Digital file collected by the Kutsche Office of Local History for the Stories of Summer project.
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
Relation
A related resource
Stories of Summer (project)
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/">Copyright Undetermined</a>
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
application/pdf
Language
A language of the resource
eng