- Dates
- 1955-01 – 1965-03
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January 1965 Beaver Beacon celebrated ten years since the first issue was mailed in January 1955. Its retrospective names early contributors and reports that 538 copies of the first issue were mailed; by the end of that month the publication had 153 memberships, 136 personal and 17 business.
The anniversary issue’s February follow-up also reprints three wedding notices from the February 1955 Beacon, preserving the retrospective character of the tenth-anniversary series.
The March follow-up recalls the 1955 Box Social and Amateur Night, the Mardi Gras masquerade, and a Walt Disney Comics image of the Beaver Island Post Office.
Evidence and limits
The anniversary issue preserves a publication milestone and a partial founding contributor list. It does not provide a complete staff roster, publication ledger, constitution, or membership register.
Sources
- Says the first Beaver Beacon was mailed in January 1955, names people who helped assemble the first issues, credits Loy Malloy with working on every issue for ten years, and reports 538 copies mailed with 153 memberships by the end of January 1955. It does not provide a complete staff roster, publication ledger, or membership register.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1965-01_Beaver-Beacon
- Continues the tenth-anniversary retrospective by reprinting three wedding notices from the February 1955 Beacon. It documents the retrospective practice, not a new 1965 wedding event or a complete 1955 publication archive.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1965-02_Beaver-Beacon
- Continues the tenth-anniversary retrospective by recalling a March 17, 1955 Box Social and Amateur Night, a February 22 Mardi Gras masquerade, and a Walt Disney Comics image of the Beaver Island Post Office. It preserves retrospective memory, not a complete 1955 event calendar or independent event records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1965-03_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon marks its tenth anniversary, 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-beacon-tenth-anniversary-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1965, “Beaver Beacon Marks Tenth Year” and “January 1955 Notes.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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