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Beaver Boat-tique announces its St. James opening, 1984

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TypeEvent
Date1984-06-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1984-06-01
Kind
Business
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
commercecommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1984 Beaver Beacon advertised the Beaver Boat-tique’s June 1 opening in downtown St. James, offering apparel, accessories, bathing suits, handmade craft items, a Christmas corner, and Irish imports.

Evidence limits

This is an opening advertisement. The issue does not establish the shop’s ownership, exact storefront address, license, or later operating dates.

Sources

  1. Announces a June 1 opening in downtown St. James with ladies' apparel, accessories, bathing suits, handmade craft items, a Christmas corner, and Irish imports. It is an advertisement, not a business license, ownership record, inventory, or later operating history. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1984-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eighteen-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the opening advertisement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1984-06_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Repeats the downtown St. James advertisement and the June 1, 1984 opening date, confirming the seasonal shop notice continued into July. It is not a business license or operating record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1984-07_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held twelve-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the repeated opening advertisement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1984-07_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Repeats the downtown St. James seasonal-shop advertisement. It is not a business license, ownership record, inventory, or later operating history. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1984-08_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held eleven-page August issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the repeated seasonal advertisement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1984-08_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Boat-tique announces its St. James opening, 1984”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-beaver-boat-tique-opening-1984/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Boat-tique opening advertisement, Beaver Beacon, June 1984. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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