The Life of Peter Custis by Marlene A. Allen

Archive

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Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

"The Life of Peter Custis" by Marlene A. Allen

Entry/Object ID

2000.05.01

Scope and Content

Presentation of the life of Peter Custis, given by Marlene A. Allen at the April 19, 1999 meeting of the Door County Historical Society, held at Andre's in Sturgeon Bay. She tells of his life as a slave, his civil war experiences and about his life and family after becoming the first permanent black resident of Sturgeon Bay. She also includes memories of Peter Custis by Ethyl Green May, Peary Anderson and Alice Green Clark. Physical Characteristics: 15 single sheets, 8 1/2" x 11", photocopies.

Collection

Door County Archives

Cataloged By

Sally Treichel

Acquisition

Accession

2000.05

Source or Donor

Marlene A. Allen

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Search Terms

People, Biography, Custis

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Transcript, Presentation

Archive Details

Creator

Allen, Marlene A.

Date(s) of Creation

1999

Archive Size/Extent

15 sheets in 1 folder

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Early Create Date: 1999 Date(s): 1999 Level of Description: Item

Location

Location

Container

People, "C" Box, Custis F

Category

Permanent

Date

September 26, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

Related Units of Description: For a video of the presentation, see Objectid: 2000.02.01 - #VC-25.

Copyright

Notes

Marlene Allen retains all copyrights to the materials.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Peter Custis was the first permanent black resident of Door County. He was first employed in the area quarries and later worked for the City of Sturgeon Bay as lamplighter and street cleaner for Sawyer. Status: OK

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

May 9, 2000

Updated By

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Update Date

September 1, 2026