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Garden Club scrapbooks and documents

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Columbine, Douglas and Saugatuck-Douglas garden club documents including: - Annual membership booklets 1963-2011 that include list of presidents, board and chairpersons, projects, goals, membership, where monetary contributions went, calendar and programs, and bylaws. - Annual scrapbooks that document club events with photos, newspaper clippings and programs. - Governance binders and folders - Award ribbons and certifcates
1991 Douglas Garden Club Standard Flower Show at Saugatuck High School Cafetorium; Removed from non-archival album and placed in white envelope
1998 Home and Garden Tour photos white envelope; Photos of floral arrangements in the homes of Steve Hancock and Jay Bearden at 3881 64th Street; Grace Capelletti at 925 Park; Jeff Byron and Brian Wilcox at 605 Campbell Road; Nick and Mary Barna at 2308 Forest Trail West. Annual membership booklets from 1963, 1965-2100; Most 5.5 1996 Home Tour and Garden Show white envelope; Photos of floral arrangements at the home of Paula and Dennis Lochmandy at 879 Park St. in Saugatuck; Ken Schultz and Tom Slater at 838 Mason; Peggy Hayes at 190 Hamilton/Tower Harbor Condominiums; Bud Baty and Max Matteson at Point Pleasant Marine, 201 Washington St., Douglas and Oliver Woodhouse Grin at 2965 Lakeshore Drive, Douglas. 1951-1960 minutes, 1960-1972 minutes ledgers for Columbine Garden Club 1973-1978 Minutes blue binder 1995 scrapbook including 2007 scrapbook for 2002 home tour photos 2009 2 1994 2 Two National Garden Clubs, Inc. booklets; 1982 17 A. The Blue Rosette for Achievement in Home and Garden Show; Green report cover with application form and documentation about 1974 Gaze in Wonder standard amateur flower show; Budget, newspaper clippings, photos, award applications, award lists, programs (yellow booklet with illustration by Nate Steinberg [NPS]) and floor plan for show at Douglas Village Hall in July 1974. Committee Chairmen include Mrs. Earnest Curtis, Mrs. Gordon Aller, Mrs. Paul Van Werst, Mrs. Charles Fines, Mrs. Lloyd Anderson, Mrs. Leslie Reimers, Mrs. C.B. Hutchins, Mrs. R.L. McKamy, Mrs W.L. Perkin, Mildred Heindl, Mildred Berggren, and Mrs. Charles Lethen. 1975 home tour scrapbook in pale blue spiral-bound folder marked Mildred Heindl; Tour visited the Roger Brower and Dwayne Weeks home at 412 Francis St., Clyde and Elita (Bird) Graves home at 290 Spear St., R.E. Person home at 844 Holland Street (behind the Grist Mill), Leslie Morey home at 2801 Lakeshore Drive in Douglas, Ray Fara home at 649 Pleasant Ave., and W.D. Corlett Jr. home at corner of Main and South Streets in Douglas. 1989 Roadside Development No. 20, 56 in blue folder.; Photos, newspaper clipping, letters from Debra L. Bussies and Debra L. Quade Douglas Village Clerk and plan for landscaping two, oval Village of Douglas Signs. The signs were crafted by Bob Krause Sr. One sign was located where Chase Road/Ferry Street meet the Blue Star Highway. The landscaping was executed by Bob Roper and Robert Nava of Roper and Dystra Landscaping. 2006-2007 white envelope; Newspaper clippings, newsletters, Oct. 3 2006 District IV meeting program, five photos and plan fro Colin Hutchins' Eagle Scout project for improving the garden at Douglas Elementary school. Garden Club officers for 2006-2007 included Janet Schmidt, Mary Lyons, Betty White, Maxine Jeltema, Grace Kramer, Nancy White and Betsie Johnson. Manilla envelope of newspaper clippings; Photos of young gardeners Ashley Wentzell, Zoe Hoover, Alexa Bryant, Leah Herbert, Ashley Moore, Heather Pitcher, Ana Capotosto, Caroline Williams, Diego Perez-Pala and Leah French. 1993 scrapbook contents in white envelope; Holiday Cooking luncheon with Julee Rosso. Scrapbook compiled by Eleanor Carson, Betty Schmidt and JoAnne Krause. 2010 Letter by John Thomas; explaining his concerns about the landscaping at the Douglas entry sign at Center x Blue Star Hwy. 1976 ARBA Bicentennial Ribbon and framed 2011 50-years membership certificate Blue folder of scholarship program documents 2011 Board and general meeting minutes and budget 2005 draft Michigan Home Garden of Merit nomination; for Barry Jeter and Walter Klimek of 2073 Lakeshore Drive, Fennville. Photos of Betty Schmidt's 2005 and 2007 floral arrangements for the Saugatuck-Douglas District Library Presidents folder of documents Member Entry Dates; 1971 Fran Seymour 1976 Pat Smith** 1977 Norma Mieras** Gertrude Shields** 1978 Betty Schmidt** Tanya Sheridan 1979 Lillian Dalman 1980 Donna Siebelink Loren McCaleb Arlene Philp 1982 Helen Van Mell Priscilla Mueller Unknown Dorothy Holman Marti Peterkin Mary McKamy 1983 Eleanore Anderson Pauly Brockington 1984 Carolyn Chudik Janeen Fowler Roberta Lutz-Christenson Kathy Roper 1985 Judy Oberholtzer Evelyn Overal Unknown Dorothy Holman Marti Peterkin Mary McKamy 1986 Jan Landry Annette Lefley Helen Wattles 1987 Isabelle Nicholson Carol Prieb Patti Rickett Susie Vihtelic Nancy Boylan 1988 Liz Stanley Norma Gillette 1989 Belva Ball Karen Dunn Julee Rosso-Miller Lyn Schreiber 1990 Mary Mason Kay VerSchure Fran Vorvs 1991 Betty White Vicky Stull Cathie Moore 1992 Karen Spoerl Jenny Botz 1993 Dona Amato Marilyn Clement Sue Joostberns Vicki Phelps 1994 Dottie Lyon Marge Steel Priscilla Lynch Marylou Nelson 1995 Judy Anthrop Peggy Guild-Hopf Joyce Henyon 1996 Maxine Jeltema Mary Lyons Carol Watson-Ortman Dee Wesbey 1997 Marilyn Batchelor Judy Jarzembowski 1998 Merle Malmquist Janet Schmidt 1999 Pat Camillo Bets Nevenzel Jan Von Ins 1994 Home tour and events; Tour of Lyon home at 2979 Lakeshore Drive, Parish Home at 991 Lake Street, Wavecrest Nursery at 2509 Lakeshore Drive, Tomayer-Hop home at 2500 Lakeshore Drive and Vorys Home at 454 Lake Street. 2008 yearbook contents 2004-2005 scrapbook contents 2002-2003 scrapbook contents 1993, 1994, 1999 documents about landscaping at Blue Star Hwy. and Washington Rd. (Holland St.),; The north approach to Saugatuck

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This influential community organization was founded as the Columbine Garden Club in 1928, renamed the Douglas Garden Club when federated in 1947, and renamed again in 2001 to today's [2024] Saugatuck-Douglas Garden Club. Initially the club brought together women, and their spouses, to beautify the community. Over time, additional public service goals were added to the club's bylaws. Club members have planted flowers and hung holiday decorations in public places, presented horticultural classes and flower shows, organized community pride day and garden awards, raised funds for for high-school scholarships and junior gardener projects with garden walks, homes tours and plant sales. This collection contains photos of club members, and the residences and public spaces they improved. Due to the club's long history, the photos show changes in style of dress, design, decorating and architecture. The social networks and organizational expertise built up by service-minded club members energized many other community organizations. A member of National Garden Clubs, Inc. the club has a standardized governance structure.

Clubs and social organizations

Winthers, Sally

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Items in non-archival "magnetic" scrapbook pages have been removed (if possible, newspaper clippings were permanently stuck) and placed in acid-free envelopes. Any notations have been recopied to the backs of the photos. S.Winthers Oct. 2024

Ver Schure, KayVan Mell, Helen S. -2002Lynch, PriscillaVorys, FranBrockington, PaulySiebelink, DonnaAmato, DonaJoostberns, Suzanne Morse 1939-2014Douglas Garden ClubSaugatuck-Douglas Garden ClubWesbey, DeePhelps, Vicki (White)Anderson, EleanoreDunn, KarenNelson, MarylouMieras, Norma Arlene (Sjaarda) 1927-2015Botz, Jenny 1951-Roper, KathleenHenyon, JoyceWhite, BettyRickett, PattiVan Campen, RhodaBatchelor, MarilynBall, Belva (Lou Ross) 1931-2009Lyon, DottieMason, MaryNicholson, IsabelleLefley, AnnetteAnthrop, Judy (Bowman)Prieb, CarolChudik, CarolynLandry, JanMoore, CathieOberholtzer, Judith "Judy" 1933-2020Steel, MargeVihtelic, SuzieHunt, BarbaraMcCaleb, LorenCarson, EleanorSpoerl, KarenStanley, ElizabethGillette, NormaOrt, VickiVanderbeck, JudiTews, KarenWellman, SherriHeindl, MildredSteinberg, Nate 1893-1976Schmidt, JanetKramer, GraceWhite, NancyJohnson, BetsieSmith, PatMieras, Norma Arlene (Sjaarda) 1927-2015Shields, GertrudeSchmidt, BettySheridan, TanyaDalman, Lillian c1913-2008Siebelink, DonnaMcCaleb, LorenVan Mell, Helen S. -2002Mueller, PricillaAnderson, EleanoreFowler, JaneenLutz-Christenson, RobertaOberholtzer, Judith "Judy" 1933-2020Overal, EvelynHolman, DorothyPeterkin, MartiMcKamy, MaryWattles, HelenNicholson, IsabelleBoylan, NancyDunn, KarenRosso-Miller, JuleeSchreiber, LynMason, MaryVer Schure, KayStull, VickyMoore, CathieSpoerl, KarenBotz, Jenny 1951-Joostberns, Suzanne Morse 1939-2014Phelps, Vicki (White)Lyon, DottieGuild-Hopf, PeggyWatson-Ortman, CarolJarzembowski, JudyMalmquist, MerleSchmidt, JanetCamillo, PatNevensel, BetsVon Ins, Jan

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