Town of Sturgeon Bay Cemetery

Name/Title

Town of Sturgeon Bay Cemetery

Entry/Object ID

2000.02.03

Scope and Content

#VC-27 - Video of the Town of Sturgeon Bay Cemetery from the March 23, 2000 - 10 p.m. news broadcast of TV 26 NBC report of the Door County Veterans Council's attempt to force the City of Sturgeon Bay or the Town of Sturgeon Bay to officially take responsibility for the neglected cemetery. The video is unedited and includes the entire news broadcast. Promo's for the cemetery story are found at clock counter 01:39 and 11:14 with the actual story found at clock counter 13:01 to 16:27. This cemetery has been locally known as South Side Cemetery, Samuelson Cemetery, Circle Ridge Cemetery and Town of Sturgeon Bay Cemetery. Physical Characteristics: 1 Video cassette - EP - Unedited - Story at counter 13:01 to 16:27 - Promos at 01:39 & 11:14

Collection

Door County Archives Video Collection

Cataloged By

Sally Treichel

Acquisition

Accession

2000.02

Source or Donor

Door County Historical Society - Purchases, etc.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Search Terms

Cemeteries, Sturgeon Bay, South Side, Samuelson, Circle Ridge

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Cassette, Video

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

2000

Archive Size/Extent

1 Video cassette

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Early Create Date: 2000 Date(s): 2000 Level of Description: Item

Location

Location

Container

Video Box 3, #VC-27

Category

Permanent

Date

September 26, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

Related Units of Description: See additional information about this cemetery in it's folder, found in the Places file.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Unedited. The cemetery story is just a small piece of a long video. There are other non-essential items on the video that have not been edited out. This video is a copy of a video taped from television by Mark Foster, Veterans Officer for Door County. Status: OK

Create Date

May 9, 2000

Update Date

March 3, 2026