- Date
- 1999-09
- Kind
- Education
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationfamilysciencecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 1999 Beaver Beacon congratulated 13-year-old Brian Sommer on being selected for a September Space Camp in Alabama. The report identifies him as a summer Beaver Island resident and says he was one of 30 selected from 90 children.
Evidence limits
The newspaper announcement does not document the selection process beyond the reported numbers or whether Brian ultimately attended.
Sources
- Reports that 13-year-old Brian Sommer, a seasonal Beaver Island resident, was selected as one of 30 of 90 children for Space Camp in Alabama in September 1999. 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 · 1999-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Space Camp announcement.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Brian Sommer is selected for Alabama Space Camp in 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-brian-sommer-space-camp-selection-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1999, “Future Astronaut?” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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