- Date
- 2006-09
- Kind
- Property transfer
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- maritimeheritagehistoryexhibitioncraftcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In early September 2006, Maryellen Hadjisky and a friend donated two figureheads from schooners that had sailed around Beaver Island to the Beaver Island Historical Society. The October Beacon reported that the gift, appraised at $20,000, was on display at the Marine Museum; one figurehead came from the schooner X-10-U-8, associated with Captain Charles Allers.
Evidence limits
The newspaper report documents the donation and appraisal as reported at the time. It does not provide a conservation assessment, chain-of-custody file, or independent valuation.
Sources
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Sources
- "BIHS receives figureheads from Island boats - now on display at the Marine Museum," Beaver Beacon, October 2006.Reports Maryellen Hadjisky and a friend bringing two schooner figureheads from Leland as a gift to the Beaver Island Historical Society; the donation was appraised at $20,000 and included a figurehead from X-10-U-8. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the donation report and photographs.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Historical Society receives two schooner figureheads for Marine Museum display, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bihs-figureheads-marine-museum-2006/, accessed [date], citing "BIHS receives figureheads from Island boats - now on display at the Marine Museum," Beaver Beacon, October 2006. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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