Village Patchwork 2011 exhibit

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Introduction panel

Introduction panel

Name/Title

Village Patchwork 2011 exhibit

Entry/Object ID

2022.09.16

Scope and Content

Three CDs of draft wall graphics from the 2011 SDHS Museum exhibit "Village Patchwork." Most files are PDFs. Draft exhibit panels and text are included in this entry.

Context

The exhibits main panels covered the founding of the villages, working at a sawmill, leisure activities, chain ferry and bridge transportation, the post office and home mail delivery, Dr. Walker and the Community Hospital, school consolidation and education, the Labor Day Bridge Walk. The side panels covered what do the names of Saugatuck and Douglas mean, population, industry and production, the longest-lasting businesses, restaurants and food, ice cream, the stoplight in Saugatuck, electrical service, highways, farmers and the first telephone company, major fires, the Kirby house as a hospital, churches, schools through the years and student statistics, and "how to small towns citizens get things done?"

Collection

SDHC Exhibits, 1830 Settlement, pioneer era, 1835 Logging and Lumbering, Industry and manufacturing, 1850 Chain ferries and landings/stores, Transportation: bridges, Business: Restaurants, 1899 Interurban electric train -1926, 1909 Big Pavilion -1960, Utilities and public infrastructure, Transportation: highway and road infrastructure, 1870 Fruit growing, farming, agriculture, Fires and fire departments, Hospitals, medical care and doctors, Churches and religion, Education and schools

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2022.09

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Credit Line

This content was created by Saugatuck-Douglas History Center volunteers or was donated to the Center in a good faith effort to preserve local history. If you feel it should not be available to the public, please contact the SDHC Archvies at archives@mysdhistory.org.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

digital asset

Location

Box

119 D CDs SDHC Book/Exhibit production 1

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Butler, William Gay 1799-1857, Colling, Russell L., 132 Mason/'Round the Corner Ice Cream Shoppe/Model Laundry/Metzger Building, Old Chain Ferry Scows c1836-1947, Bridge, Blue Star Highway 1936, Bridge, Swing and Causeway 1902/Drawbridge 1870 or 1868, Interurban Railroad 1899-1927, Big Pavilion 1909-1960, Martin, Elizabeth "Betty" (Stillson) 1911-1994, Bryan, Lena L. (Robinson) 1910-1983, Bekken, Gerald 1924-2021, Post Office, current Douglas USPS, Post Office, Saugatuck USPS, Tri-County/Western Allegan County/Ganges Telephone Company, Kirby House/Community Hospital before 1960, Walker, Dr. Robert J.1869-1944, River Bluff Park, Birkholz, Patty (Knoll) 1944-2018, Douglas Elementary School 1957-, Saugatuck Middle & High School 1950-present, Saugatuck Public School 1897-1950

Create Date

January 29, 2022

Update Date

August 22, 2025