Candace Van Oss grew up in Douglas. She shares many memories of her father's career as Chief of Police. In the second part of the interivew, Candace continues with stories of her father's career as Fire Chief and later Saugatuck Township Supervisor.…

Candace Van Oss grew up in Douglas, Michigan. She shares many memories of her father's career as Chief of Police.

Paola Onesto was raised in Chicago. Her family was among the first to buy land and build lakeshore summer cottages in Saugatuck. Her family home was completed in 1921, and Paola recounts generations of family members spending their summers on the…

Bob Lord moved to a historic home in Saugatuck in 1978. In this interview he covers the history of his home, known as "The 1894 House." He details some of his favorite summer activities, and offers some hopes for the future of Saugatuck.

Raymond Foster spent much of his summers at his grandarents' farm outside Saugatuck, Michigan. His memories include watching many groups of motorcycles enter Saugatuck in the mid- to late-1960s. He also recalls that the geography of the land around…

Nancy Crean's family bought a home in Saugatuck, Michigan in 1930. Throughout her childhood she remembers coming from Chicago to Saugatuck every weekend from April to November. She and her family still spend weekends in the family home throughout the…

Certificate of promotion to the first grade at Saugatuck Public Schools for P.G. Walter, 1948

Photograph of the interior of Big Pavilion, advertised as the largest dance floor East of the Mississippi River. In the photograph there are two men in a dome like room. A orchestra is in the distance.

Copy of a foldout photograph of a lighthouse and a few houses near the mouth of the Kalamazoo River.

Copy of a fold-out with three images: "Indians of the Area," "Famous Sand Dune, Mt. Baldhead," and "Singapore - the Buried City, 1863."

White and black copy of American Legion Auxiliary membership card of Florence Sewers issued in Saugatuck, Michigan. 1974

Black and silver American Legion Auxiliary membership card of Florence Sewers issued in Saugatuck, Michigan. 1974

35th Anniversary program for a women's Masonic organization in Saugatuck Michigan, Chapter 285. Possibly Order of the Eastern Star or Job's Daughters, 1950

Commencement program for the 1960 Saugatuck High School ceremony.

Newspaper clipping from the Press State Page with picture of the Saugatuck Sea Scouts standing on the stairs up Mt. Baldhead, as well as articles on local changes, surrounding the school, signs being replaced, and driver reform. December 18, 1957

Black and white photograph postcard of the bank of the Muskegon River in Saugatuck, Michigan with a few small sailboats in the short distance.

Black and white photograph postcard of a commercial street with several parked cars, circa 1955.

Black and white photograph postcards of boats on Lake Kalamazoo in Saugatuck, Michigan. Circa 1955

Cover and back of Red Barn Theatre program, circa 1960

Photograph of a woman in the front seat of a car. Back reads "Lucille on Pearl Harbor Day." December 7, 1941

Black and white photograph of a man in a white uniform pushing a cart with a white metal drum down the street in front of a Rexall Drug Store. Circa 1950

Black and white photograph of a man and woman linking arms and dressed in winter coats at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.

Black and white photograph of a group of girls of varying ages in 18th century dresses and bonnets. Rear of photo lists names. Circa 1955

Black and white photograph of the Saugatuck Cadet Band in the spring of 1956, for the Holland Literary Club Program."First time in uniform." Names listed on the back.