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Beaver Island Historical Society receives two schooner figureheads for Marine Museum display, 2006

Also BIHS figureheads from Island boats 2006

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TypeEvent
Date2006-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
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

  1. "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
  2. The held issue scan confirms the donation report and photographs.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

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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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