Bill and Betty Reininga interview
Name/Title
Bill and Betty Reininga interviewEntry/Object ID
2024.41.246Scope and Content
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Bill & Betty Reininga were from Oak Park, IL and met at the Oak Park River Forest HS. The 1st Presbyterian Church in Oak Park was a pipeline to Shorewood. Their Shorewood cottage was built in 1924. Bill worked for Bill McVea’s Grocery Store as a delivery person. He delivered kerosene. The cottages had kerosene lamps and stoves. Changes seen – nothing radical – still a safe place. Shorewood road was wood planks and gravel. They recall building rafts and boats and used wagon wheels to support a portable diving board. They controlled beach erosion by putting sand bags in a v formation to hold the sand. College students worked on this. William H. Reininga, son of Henry ReiningaCollection
1902 Shorewood AssociationCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2024.41Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionCredit Line
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Interviewee
Reininga, William H. "Bill"Interviewer
Rickett, PattiInterview Date
Jul 28, 1995Length of Interview
20Dimensions
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DVD versionWidth
5 inDepth
5 inLocation
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