Burr Tillstrom presentation

Name/Title

Burr Tillstrom presentation

Entry/Object ID

2024.41.303

Scope and Content

2004 "Tuesday Talk presentation" by Jim Schmiechen and Jim Sellman about Burr Tillstrom, his barn-building home on upper Spear Street and his interactions with people in the Saugatuck community. Norm Deam, Kit Lane and Jane Underwood share their memories of Burr. The program's location was the SD History Museum in association with the "Tales of the Villages" exhibit.

Collection

Burr Tillstrom

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

Schmiechen, James A., Sellman, Jim, Deam, Norman Arthur 1932-2022, Lane, Kit 1939-2024, Underwood, Jane Durham (current)

Interview Date

2004

Length of Interview

57

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

Burr Tillstrom Barn/665 Spear St., Tillstrom, Burr 1917-1985

Create Date

April 5, 2025

Update Date

April 5, 2025