Guestbook

Guests

One guestbook from the motor yacht, YOREDA, that was owned by Aaron and Helen DeRoy of Detroit. The rectangular hardcover book has a brown leather cover with decorative gold-colored edging on the front along with gold-colored embossed text that reads "Guests." The book contains approximately 90 leaves of paper that have pre-printed blank lines on both sides (light blue horizontal lines and light red vertical column lines). Column headings are printed in black text that read (left to right): "Name, Residence, Arrival, Departure, Remarks."

The first entry is dated June 15, 1929, for the yacht trial run in Bay City, Michigan. Guests have signed their names and listed residences along with short notes in black ink on the blank lines from 1929 to 1934. No entries are shown from 1935 to 1940. The last entry notes "Night of July 23rd 1941 at Port Munro, Ont. [Ontario]. Officers of Camp X German prisoner camp." Approximately 30 pages have been completed with handwritten text and rest are blank.