History Museum at Mt. Baldhead development

Name/Title

History Museum at Mt. Baldhead development

Entry/Object ID

2024.04.109

Scope and Content

Items documenting the transformation by Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society volunteers of the long-unused Dr. Shorey cottage/Saugatuck Pump House into the Saugatuck-Douglas History Museum at Mount Baldhead. Three pages from a guidebook with information about the Pumphouse and the Old School House Museums. Laserprint copy of the proposed entrance Pavilion and Gardens for the Pumphouse. Folder with documents concerning the construction of a ramp. A bag with photos of the Museum construction. Bag of photos of the people who worked on the Pumphouse project. Bag of photos from the first exhibits at the Pumphouse. Bag of photos of the museum in winter. Envelope of photos from the opening of the Pumphouse Museum. Memo from the Saugatuck Township Fire Department concerning the possible occupancy of the Pumphouse Museum. Print of a photo of the Pumphouse with a boat docked next to it. There is a figure standing in the doorway. Print of a drawing of Mount Baldhead, with the Pumphouse.

Collection

Pump House Museum/Saugatuck-Douglas History Museum, Pump House (prior to use as cottage or museum), SDHC Exhibits, SDHS/SDHC general

Acquisition

Accession

2024.04

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Location

Box

063 Museum Development 1992-present

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Saugatuck-Douglas History Museum/Shorey Cottage/Pump House

Create Date

November 6, 2021

Update Date

October 20, 2024