Ludwig and Selkirk family collection

Name/Title

Ludwig and Selkirk family collection

Entry/Object ID

2022.73.08

Scope and Content

Collection of photographs of Ludwig and Selkirk family members plus two documents: From upper left to upper right: - Brochure from "Pilgrimage to Ludwig Ancestral Homes and Historical Places in Amity, Oley and Exeter Township in Berks County, Penna ... Sept. 1958" - Family portrait with text on reverse "back row Aunt Anna, Uncle Lark Ludwig, Dan Ludwig and wife Addie; front row Lucia and Charles Ludwig, Olive's parents" - Floy Ludwig (at piano) and Charles and Lucia Ludwig, taken at Saugatuck around 1898 - Oval portrait of Floy Ludwig (Olive's sister) Middle row: - Young girl, no information - Floy Ludwig seated in a parlor by a piano - Oval portrait of Mrs. Lucia (Selkirk) Ludwig (Olive's mother) taken in Saugatuck Bottom row: - Red-covered booklet from the Scott Club of South Haven, Michigan 1940-1941 with a photo of Nettie Selkirk and poem by M.V. Selkirk inside - Small, oval photo of young man, possibly Charles Ludwig Jr. - child with elbow on cushion, marked Effie Selkirk - group portrait of Congr choir about 1900 - back row Charles Ludwig, Coates Denton Russelle; front row Agnes and Grace Bandle, Crotes, Woodworth, Hames - young man James LaVerne Ludwig 1897

Context

Charles Pelman Ludwig is the father of Olive Ludwig who married Ira Koning. Charles Pelman Ludwig's brother, John Ludwig 1843-1920, may be the father of Daniel Franklin Ludwig 1872-1960, who is the father of Saugatuck's "popcorn millionaire" Daniel Keith Ludwig.

Collection

Family History

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2022.73

Source or Donor

Wilkins, Ronald "Ron"

Acquisition Method

Donation

Location

Filing cabinet

Files Family History

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Ludwig, Charles Pelman Jr. 1844-1916

Create Date

October 12, 2022

Update Date

April 22, 2024