Tisdale photos, letter and calandar

Archive

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Tisdale photos, letter and calandar

Entry/Object ID

2023.18.24

Scope and Content

Six faded photos of a house and a sandy, wooded road; a 1920 calendar with a photo of a house; a 1943 letter, newspaper clippings and assessment documents to Mrs. George B. Tisdale at "The Pines'" in Douglas.

Context

William Graham and Hanna (Mortenson) Tisdale arrived in 1874 and settled on the west side of the Kalamazoo River where a small creek [that now runs through West Shore Golf Course] runs into the ruler. They had six children, Electa (often called Leck), Matilda (called Till, lived in Lee Township near Lacota), George, Susan (Sue, who lived in Fennville and later New Richmond), Sara and William.

Collection

1835 Logging and Lumbering, Nautical

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2023.18

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Location

Box

037 Tisdale Family

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Tisdale, George B. 1874-1961, Tisdale, Barbara (Wondrisha) 1875-1949

Create Date

September 20, 2023

Update Date

November 18, 2023