| Tom Van Zoeren has spent many hours interviewing
current and former residents of the Port Oneida area to document the history of
the area. The shared memories of people and events bring the history of
this farming area alive when you see the faces and activities of the families
who lived here. Visitors who come to Sleeping Bear Dunes National
Lakeshore and take the time to drive around the Port Oneida Rural Historic
District can begin to imagine what life was like for the farmers who settled
here. Many of the historic farmsteads have been or are being restored.
The complete photo collections, as well as
recordings of the interviews and summary outlines of them, are available in
the Park library at the Philip A. Hart Visitor Center and the Glen Lake
Library in Empire. Tom is always on the lookout for leads relating to
further Port Oneida area history, photos, and people with first-hand
knowledge. If you have any good leads, please click on "Contact Web Page
Editor" at the bottom of this page, or call Tom at 334-4608. |
