Name/Title
Dave and Ruth Corlett and Helen (Corlett) Higgins interviewEntry/Object ID
2024.41.221Scope and Content
Dave and Ruth Corlett recount family stories about the first restorers who purchased land from the small farms that once lined Lakeshore Drive in Douglas. Many of the cottages were built by a carpenter named George Kerr.
Ruth Corlett sat in to talk about the Westshore Golf Club, fire at Mrs. Trumbull's barn, raising chickens, trees,Collection
1900 Lakeshore communityCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2024.41Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionCredit Line
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Interviewee
Corlett, David, Corlett, Ruth (Randall) 1918-2016, Higgins, Helen Corlett 1925-2022Interviewer
Rickett, PattiInterview Date
Jan 1, 1995Length of Interview
22Location
AWS/VidArch SSD/DVD originals drawer
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Trumbull, Mrs. Anna, West Shore Golf Course 1920-Create Date
March 19, 2025Update Date
March 19, 2025