- Dates
- 2013-10-29 – 2013-11-06
- Kind
- Research project
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- folkloreoral-historyliteratureheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In October 2013, Patrick S. McGinnity announced a project to collect stories of ghosts, banshees, and other mysterious or unexplained traditions from Beaver Island and the wider archipelago for a proposed book. He specifically sought family-transmitted legends and information about places associated with them.
Evidence limits
This record documents a proposed folklore-collection project, not the existence or truth of any individual legend and not a completed publication.
Sources
- Solicits first- through later-hand accounts of ghosts, banshees, and other supernatural traditions, with a focus on stories associated with Beaver Island and the archipelago. The author says corroborated historical accounts or multiple witnesses would determine inclusion; later replies are leads, not verified history.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 06 · t006909
Added 9 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Patrick McGinnity solicits Beaver Island legends for a proposed book”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-archipelago-legends-book-project-2013/, accessed [date], citing Patrick S. McGinnity, "In the Spirit of the Season...," Beaver Island Forum, October 29–November 6, 2013..
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