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Beaver Island Bicentennial contributions reported through August 2, 1976

Also August 1976 Bicentennial fund report

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TypeEvent
Date1976-08-02
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ErasModern era
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Date
1976-08-02
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Announcement
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Beaver Island Bicentennial Committee
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Summary

The August 1976 Beaver Beacon publishes a Bicentennial cash-contribution and pledge snapshot through August 2. It names individual and family contributors, the Beaver Island Historical Society’s $1,800 entry, and a $20 pledge from Norman and Jeanne Kraft.

Evidence and limits

This is a published fundraising snapshot. It preserves the names and amounts printed in the issue without calculating an unreported total or treating the entries as independently verified receipts or paid pledges.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Publishes named cash contributions and a pledge through August 2, including a $1,800 Historical Society entry and a $20 Kraft pledge. The table is preserved in the held issue; it is not treated as an audited total, receipt ledger, or proof that every pledge was paid. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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  2. The held issue confirms the donor table and reporting date.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Bicentennial contributions reported through August 2, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bicentennial-contributions-through-august-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1976, “Bicentennial Report.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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