Memories of
Saugatuck Douglas
An important, but often neglected, part
of a local history is made up of the treasured memories and favorite stories of
the people who have lived there. These are often more personal than matters of
public and political impact, but they are no less significant to telling the
story of the community and its people.
You are invited to submit your own
stories and photos which will become a part of these internet archives. Email
Chris Yoder at cyoder@tds.net or call him
at: 857-4327.
Some local stories:
Stories from the 2003 Museum Exhibit,
all written by SDHS historian/story teller extraordinaire
Jim Schmiechen, and titled:
1)
Saugatuck's
House of the Seven Gables
3)
Black Bears, Fat Men, and
Mt. Baldhead
4)
A Boy Meets a Remarkable
Man
5)
Helen's Chair and the
History of the World
8)
The Famous Kids on Spear
Street
9)
Two Brothers
10)
Mrs. Swift's Heaven on
Earth
a.
John
Pahl Tells the Story As Told by May Heath (Audio WMA File For IBM)
b.
John
Pahl Tells the Story As Told by May Heath (Audio mp3 File For Apple)
12)
He Heard Music in the
Woods
Stories From
The Historical Society Newsletter- 1996-2008
New
Stories, Include your own!
1)
Whistling
Bill - Feb 2009
2)
Who
Planted This Tree? - Feb 2009
3)
Pearl
and Charles Parrish. They Built Saugatuck Drug -
Apr 2009
4)
Who is
the Oldest Person in the Saugatuck-Douglas Cemeteries? -
5)
Historic
Saugatuck Chair Now Lives in Connecticut
6)
1933
Pavilion Contest Remembered - Apr 2009
7)
The
James Avery Toolbox - by Brian Erickson Apr 2009
8)
Rosemont-Story
of A Douglas Lakeshore Resort - by Bob
Erickson Apr 2009
9)
Paradise
- Reminiscence of her time at the Presbyterian Camp- by
Dawn Schumann- June 2009
10)
The
Hershaws Come To Saugatuck-1935 - June 2009
11)
More
Centenarians - June 2009
12)
1956-57
SHS Basketball Team and CR Dietary Advice- Aug 2009
13)
Strange
Fish Caught In Saugatuck - Sept 2009
14)
The Dole
Family of Saugatuck -by Andrea Olmanson- Oct 2009
15)
Treasures
In The Singapore Sands - Nov. 2009
16)
Memories
of Michigan's Youngest Police Chief -Saugatuck 1958 - by Russell Colling-Nov.
2009
17)
The
Old Chain Ferry- Written by May Francis Heath, June 14-Flag Day 1931
18)
How I Got Here- by
Patricia Meyer Diepenhorst, Feb. 2010
19)
History of Saugatuck
Steamers- From the Commercial Record
20)
William Chadboure-
Saugatuck-Douglas Hotel Keeper- Mar 2010
21)
Old Maples at
Riverside Cemetery-Apr 2010
22)
Charles J.
Frehse- First Saugatuck Casualty in WWI- May 2010
23)
R.
G. Huntinghouse-Dance Instructor Extraordinaire- Jun 2010
24)
Winifred
Cummings Autograph Book - Jul 2010
25)
Huntinghouse's Non-sinkable Swim
Suit --by Marion Britz- Aug 2010