Name/Title
Raising the Roof exhibits/books, 1999, 2006Entry/Object ID
2022.50.02Scope and Content
Eleven CDs photos, text documents and other resources from the 1999 and 2006 "Raising the Roof" exhibits and books.
The 2006 SDHS museum exhibit "Raising the Roof, The Second Story, An Exhibition of the Buildings and Architecture of the Saugatuck and Douglas Area" included:
- companion book of the same name by James Schmiechen and Ken Carls
- 16-foot aerial panorama photo of 6 miles of lake shore (from Saugatuck Dunes to M-89) assembled by Rick Vanderleek (photos by Bill Werme from a plane piloted by Eddie Swane)
- kid's project directed by 6th grade teacher Wendy Colson
- photography by Bill Werme to supplement to Vicki Stull's photos from the 1999 Raising the Roof
Extensive research into now-demolished businesses and buildings.Context
Dr. James Schmiechen, an architectural historian spearheaded an exhibit and book about local buildings titled "Raising the Roof "in 1999.
In 2006, he revised both the exhibit and book as "Raising the Roof, the Second Story."
Blurb for 1999 exhibit: For many people, “Reading” buildings is a way of connecting with the past. Using high quality photo documentation, building models, and architectural artifacts, this exhibition was a complete social and spatial history of the villages.
Blurb for 2006 exhibit: This exhibition posited that architecture can reveal many
layers of sometimes common, often unique history of our villages. A notable component was stories and drawings about local places by Saugatuck Middle
School students.Collection
SDHC Exhibits, SDHS/SDHC generalCataloged By
Winthers, SallyLocation
Box
119 B CDs SDHC Book/Exhibit productionRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Stull, Vicky, Werme, Bill 1949-Create Date
July 5, 2022Update Date
December 13, 2023
