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E. M. Davis donates 1919 Beaver Island newspaper articles to Historical Society, 1961

Also 1961 E. M. Davis newspaper donation

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TypeEvent
Date1961-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1961-08
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Historical Society
Eras
Modern era
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heritagehistoriographycommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

E. M. Davis donated her 1919 Grand Rapids Herald articles about Beaver Island to the Beaver Island Historical Society in summer 1961, where the newspaper said they would be displayed.

Evidence and limits

The held corpus does not contain the donated clippings or a Society accession record, so the article list and display outcome remain unverified.

Sources

  1. Reports E. M. Davis returning to Beaver Island and donating her 1919 Grand Rapids Herald articles to the Historical Society for display. The notice names subjects in the articles but does not provide the clippings, accession record, or complete article inventory.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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 · 1961-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “E. M. Davis donates 1919 Beaver Island newspaper articles to Historical Society, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-1919-newspaper-articles-donated-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1961, “Interesting Island Visitors.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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