Name/Title
Saugatuck Cannon FiringEntry/Object ID
2024.41.275Scope and Content
Saugatuck-Douglas History Museum opening for 2005 exhibit "Lincoln's Ready-Made Soldiers: Area Men in the Civil War."
After a few words from historians Kit Lane and James Schmeichen, the Boyce brothers, dressed in period costumes, fire the Saugatuck cannon from the museum patio
Art Tolsma, the town crier, then rings his bell to open the exhibit.Collection
Pump House Museum/Saugatuck-Douglas History MuseumCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2024.41Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionCredit Line
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Interviewee
Schmiechen, James A., Lane, Kit 1939-2024, Tolsma, ArtInterview Date
May 28, 2005Length of Interview
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Event
American Civil War 1861-1865Create Date
April 2, 2025Update Date
April 2, 2025