Bill Lankton on the Presbyterian Camps

Bill Lankton speaking that Saugatuck-Douglas History Museum in 2004

Bill Lankton speaking that Saugatuck-Douglas History Museum in 2004

Name/Title

Bill Lankton on the Presbyterian Camps

Entry/Object ID

2024.41.261

Scope and Content

Bill Lankton's 2004 "Tuesday Talk" about the Presbyterian Camps through the years concluding with a humorous question and answer session and slide show. Introduction and announcements by James Schmiechen. The Tuesday Talks are a series to one-hour, public lectures about local history presented by the Saugatuck-Douglas History Center.

Context

Mentions Oak Openings, night hikes, Dutch ovens, wood ducks, BC/AD game, [synopsis needed] - [if you found this video informative, consider sending your summary of its content to the SDHC Archvies at archives@mysdhistory.org.]

Collection

1897 Forward Movement Park, Gray and Presbyterian Camps -2014, Nature, ecology, the landscape, Tuesday Talk

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

Lankton, G. William "Bill", Reverend 1925-2014

Interview Date

Jul 13, 2004

Length of Interview

60

Dimensions

Dimension Description

DVD version

Width

5 in

Depth

5 in

Location

* Untyped Location

AWS/VidArch SSD/DVD originals drawer

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Presbyterian Camp/Camp Gray/Forward Movement Park 1899-2014, Schmiechen, James A., Elder, Ruth Dixon "Dixie" 1901-1988

Create Date

March 24, 2025

Update Date

March 24, 2025