Abstract
Lorna Mierke of Shaker Heights has been a member of the Village Garden Club since 1964. She recounts memories of growing up in New Haven, Connecticut, where she lived through college. Mierke describes her mother-in-law Prudence Mierke’s role in fighting the Clark and Lee Freeways that were planned to slice through the Shaker Lakes in the 1960s, as well as her opinions about the Horseshoe Lake dam controversy. She discusses the origin of the garden club’s Cherry Tree Grove, her experience with Ikebana flower-arranging techniques, and advice for effective flower arranging.
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Interviewee
Mierke, Lorna (interviewee)
Interviewer
Cameron, Caitlen (interviewer)
Project
Shaker Heights Historical Society
Date
7-28-2021
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
59 minutes
Recommended Citation
"Lorna Mierke interview, 28 July 2021" (2021). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 918004.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1235
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