Name/Title
Historic photos of people and homesEntry/Object ID
2024.41.307Scope and Content
Marsha Kontio, co-owner of the Kirby House, presents a tour of historic photos at the SCA.
Talk mentions the Larkin Club of Douglas (a buying group), Lenore Spencer, the basket factory, Mrs. Isadore Schuham, Rachel McVea, M.B. Spencer's house that became the first Tara, Minnie Bell (Spencer) Gerber's house at Ellis and Center (west of old library, now condos) that burned in 1984, the Zeitsch house at 10 Chestnut, a Douglas women's Halloween party photo, photos of Sarah Kirby, Francis and Heath families, Elms Hotel, Treaty Tree, May Francis Heath and her various Heathcote houses, how Doc Anderson Heath got his name, moving Genevieve Coatoam's family house, Johnson Fox, Mary Hans Wark, Powell Club of Pine Grove School graduates (including Julia Francis, Mrs. Bird, Mrs. Ames, Mrs. Hotz, Mrs. Hames, Mrs. Powell, Mrs. Kolf, Mrs. Edgecomb, Mrs. Snead, Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Arnold, Mrs. Kanton, Mrs. Mead, and Mrs. Whitney), and a photo of Mrs. Billings in front of the family house at corner of Butler and Mary Streets (Wickwood site, William Butler's second house).Context
Video recording of presentation by Marsha Kontio abut Saugatuck-Douglas historic photos of people and homes. Presentation was to the SDHC membership at the SCA.Collection
Buildings: Commercial, Buildings: Homes, cottages and private residences, Buildings: Lost, 1875 Basket factories, Women's StudiesCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2024.41Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionCredit Line
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Interviewee
Kontio, MarshaInterview Date
Feb 14, 2007Length of Interview
45Dimensions
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DVD versionWidth
5 inDepth
5 inLocation
Box
AWS/VidArch SSD/DVD originalsRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Wark, Kate, Kirby, Sarah M. (Gill) 1861-1951, Gerber, Minnie Belle (Spencer) 1852-1942, Weed, Elmer E. "Deac" 1865-1936, Basket Factories in Douglas circa 1851-1927, Schuham, Isadore ?-1930, Spencer, Michael B. 1820-1891, Tara Restaurant/Spencer House/200 Center, Ellis, Blanche (Slack) 1870-1951, Van Dragt, Mabel Mae (Funk) (Zeitsch) 1878-1952, 10 W Chestnut/Crawford/Zeitsch, Kirby House/Community Hospital before 1960, 132-140 Butler/Brass Anchor/Prajna Gallery/Celebration/Elms Hotel/Francis residence/Morrison Hall, 607 Butler/Judson Heath Colonial Inn 2017-/Colonial Rest, Treaty Tree/Old Council Tree, Heath, May (Francis) 1873-1961, Coatoam, Genevieve (Wright) 1911-2006, 419 Lake St., Wark, Mary (Hans) 1905-2000, Powell Club 1889-Create Date
April 5, 2025Update Date
May 21, 2026