Garden Club videos

Oral History

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Garden Club videos

Entry/Object ID

2024.49.03

Scope and Content

Douglas garden club and Saugatuck-Douglas garden club VHS format video cassettes: 1987 and 1989 Douglas Garden Club Flower Show - July 25-26, 1987 and Aug. 5-6, 1989 1991 Douglas Garden Club Flower Show - "In Our Towns" video by E. Carson. July 26-27, 1991 1992 Douglas Garden Club Home Tour, "Doorways" that included four homes -- Bud Baty's Point Pleasant in Douglas, Ballakeyll on Lakeshore Drive in Douglas, C. Prieb's Prairie Farms on the 2700-block of Blue Star Highway and extra footage from tour-headquarters at Saugatuck High School. Tour videoed on July 20. 1994 Douglas Garden Club Home Tour "Over the River and Through the Wood" that included four homes -- the Aerie at 454 Lake Street; Jan and Jim Parrish of Lansing's 3-story condo at East Shore Harbor Club; Dottie Lyon's house on Lakeshore Drive; the Tomayer house on Lakeshore Drive, owned by Carol and Bruce of Wavecrest Nursery. Tour videoed on July 11. 1995 Douglas Garden Club Garden Show and awards, "Artistry in Bloom" Tour videoed Aug. 12 See 2924.49.01 for more tour details. See the blue web links below to watch the videos online.

Context

This influential community organization was founded as the Columbine Garden Club in 1928, renamed the Douglas Garden Club when federated in 1947, and renamed again in 2001 to today's [2024] Saugatuck-Douglas Garden Club. Every year the club presented either a standard flower show at the Saugatuck High School or a garden walk at a private residence. Most of these videos were likely created by club historian Eleanor Carson or her spouse Russell B. Carson, M.D. of 1936 Lakeshore Dr., Fennville, MI 49408.

Collection

Clubs and social organizations

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2024.49

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

decorating trends, interior design, community service, horticulture, flower arranging, plants, flowers

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

6 in

Depth

4 in

Location

AWS/VidArch SSD/DVD originals drawer

201 A+B Garden Club

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Carson, Eleanor, Saugatuck-Douglas Garden Club, Saugatuck Middle & High School 1950-present, Lyon, Dottie ?-2019, Lyon, Alan, 2979 Lakeshore/Lyon House, Douglas Marina Park/Point Pleasant Yacht Club c1967, Ballakeyll cottage/Trumbull Inn

Create Date

August 14, 2025

Update Date

August 14, 2025