Dave and Ruth Corlett and Helen (Corlett) Higgins interview

Dave Corlett and Helen (Corlett) Higgins

Dave Corlett and Helen (Corlett) Higgins

Name/Title

Dave and Ruth Corlett and Helen (Corlett) Higgins interview

Entry/Object ID

2024.41.221

Scope 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 community

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2024.41

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Credit Line

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Oral History Details

Interviewee

Corlett, David, Corlett, Ruth (Randall) 1918-2016, Higgins, Helen Corlett 1925-2022

Interviewer

Rickett, Patti

Interview Date

Jan 1, 1995

Length of Interview

22

Location

Oral History DVD/CDs
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, 2025

Update Date

March 19, 2025