Name: Beaver Island Association of Michigan holds organizational dinner, 1961
Start: 1961-03-15
End: 1961-03-15
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1961-03-15
Kind: Celebration
Carried out by: Beaver Island Association of Michigan
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communitygovernanceheritage
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Association of Michigan held an organizational dinner in Lansing on March 15, 1961. The April report says more than sixty island property owners attended and identifies four officers. Henry Allen spoke and Rogers Carlisle showed color movies.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper calls the group formerly the Beaver Island Club of Lansing, but does not supply incorporation papers, minutes, or a complete membership list.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, April 1961, “Beaver Island Association of Michigan.”
Reports more than sixty island property owners at the Holiday Inn dinner, names George Egbert president, Keith Rasmussen vice president, Charles C. Earley secretary, and Murray D. Wanty treasurer, and says Henry Allen spoke and Rogers Carlisle showed color movies. It does not establish incorporation or a complete membership roll.
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Beaver Beacon, April 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Association of Michigan holds organizational dinner, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-association-of-michigan-organizational-dinner-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1961, “Beaver Island Association of Michigan.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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