Dave and Ruth Corlett and Helen (Corlett) Higgins interview
Oral History
Dave and Ruth Corlett recount family stories about the first restorers who purchased land from the small farms that once lined Lakeshore Drive in Douglas. Many of the cottages were built by a carpenter named George Kerr.
Ruth Corlett sat in to talk about the Westshore Golf Club, fire at Mrs. Trumbull's barn, raising chickens, trees,

2024.41.221
1900 Lakeshore community
Winthers, Sally
2024.41
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Corlett, DavidCorlett, Ruth (Randall) 1918-2016Higgins, Helen Corlett 1925-2022
Rickett, Patti
Jan 1, 1995
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Trumbull, Mrs. AnnaWest Shore Golf Course 1920-
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