Collection Item - Saugatuck-Douglas History Center

Jarvis Memorial Field

Archive

Scope and ContentDigital scan of a 22 Feb 1963 Commercial Record newspaper clipping titled "Rotary Club to Give Jarvis Field to School Friday Eve."

Entry/Object ID

2025.09.26

Context

Story about how in 1949 Saugatuck-Douglas Rotary Club honored citizen Leroy D. Jarvis with the creation of the Jarvis Memorial Athletic Field. Five acres of the former Andrew Schumann farm were purchased from DeForest Doerner. The club funded the land purchase by raising and selling Christmas trees. The trees were planted on the village's "airport property" in 1951 and harvested between 1955 and 1960. The club deeded the playing field to the school district in 1963.

Collection

Education and schoolsClubs and social organizations

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2025.09

Source or Donor

Yoder, Chris

Acquisition Method

Donation, unconditional

Credit Line

Items scanned by Chris Yoder or Jack Sheridan for the SDHC family history group.

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Jarvis, Leroy Dillon “Roy" or "Jarvie” 1887-1949Mann, Charles "Charlie" W. 1911-2001Hopper, Henry B.Carr, Warren Brownell "Bud" 1909-1968Saugatuck Public School DistrictSaugatuck Wilds/Airport property, SaugatuckDoerner, DeForest "Cap" 1914-1989Schumann, Andrew J. 1841-1932Rotary Club, Saugatuck-Douglas

Create Date

06/29/2025

Update Date

06/29/2025