Village Hall Historic Site Dedication

Oral History

Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Chuck Lorenz waiting behind Mike Sweeney

Name/Title

Village Hall Historic Site Dedication

Entry/Object ID

2024.41.351

Scope and Content

After driving into down, the narrator shares information about the Saugatuck Village Hall receiving a Michigan Historic Site designation. Performance by Saugatuck High School band. Chuck Lorenz lists other local buildings on the state register. Michael Sampson Sweeney presentation about the town's history with pre-recorded music, spoken word passages and jazzy flute solos. Bob Johnson speaking about the SDHS. Final words by mayor David Mocini Content copied from VHS in 2025, no DVD version.

Collection

Historic Preservation

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2024.41

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Credit Line

To view this recording, scroll down to the bottom of this entry and click the blue web link. This video was created by Saugatuck-Douglas History Center volunteers or was donated to the Center in a good faith effort to preserve local history. If you feel this content should not be available to the public — or have additional information that will add context to this interview — please contact the SDHC Archives at archives@mysdhistory.org.

Oral History Details

Interviewee

Lorenz, Charles J. 1942-1994, Sweeney, Michael Sampson 1947-2020, Johnson, Robert "Bob" Dexter 1929-2008

Interview Date

May 18, 1991

Dimensions

Dimension Description

VHS cassette

Height

8 in

Width

5 in

Depth

1 in

Location

212 Media backup

AWS/VidArch SSD/DVD originals drawer

Web Links and URLs

https://sdhc-collections.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/videos/325-SaugVilHallDedication.mp4

Create Date

September 9, 2025

Update Date

September 9, 2025