Eleanor Ericson interview
Eleanor Ericson with her photo in Time Magazine
Name/Title
Eleanor Ericson interviewEntry/Object ID
2024.41.226Scope and Content
Interview with Eleanor Ericson, age 95, at the home of her daughter Joan Stube. Interview conducted by Mary Ann Curtis. Eleanor mentioned her first trip to the area when she was a girl. The family came by steamship and stayed at Tisdale house in Douglas. She roller-skated at the East Shore Pavilion and went to the Big Pavilion, but she wasn't a dancer. She visited Camp Gray as a young lady in 1927 and also frequently visited with her family through the years. Eleanor recalled Mr. Crow's restaurant — "the only good eating place in town" — on Butler Street and Mount Baldhead. She loved the water and trees. "You don't come to Saugatuck to play cards." Extra interview notes about her marriage, Moody Church in Chicago, and her faith.Collection
1880 Tourism steamship era -1930, Historic PreservationCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2024.41Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionCredit Line
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Interviewee
Ericson, Eleanor (Paesler) c1902-2000Interviewer
Curtis, Mary Ann (Johnson) ?-2020Interview Date
Jul 1, 1997Length of Interview
50Oral History Notes
Camera work by Bill ManifoldDimensions
Dimension Description
version of DVDWidth
5 inDepth
5 inLocation
Oral History DVD/CDs
AWS/VidArch SSD/DVD originals drawer