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Beaver Island announces a 2013 screening of the SS Keewatin documentary Bring Her on Home

Also Bring Her on Home SS Keewatin documentary Beaver Island 2013

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Date2013-08-17
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2013-08-17
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Summary

The August 2013 Beaver Beacon announces a Community Center screening of Bring Her on Home, a Canadian documentary about the final voyage of the 1907 SS Keewatin. Forum follow-ups confirm that the screening occurred and was well received. The event included hors d’oeuvres, a free-will donation for the Beaver Island Historical Society, and ship antiques on display.

Evidence limits

The sources establish the screening and community response but do not document attendance or donation proceeds.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, August 2013, "Bring Her on Home."
    Announces the August 17 Community Center screening, describing the 1907 SS Keewatin, its 600-mile tow from Saugatuck to Port McNicoll, a free-will donation for the Beaver Island Historical Society, and ship antiques on display. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2013-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held August issue scan confirms the documentary announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-08_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The organizers announced the free Community Center screening and later participants thanked them for the film; the Community Center linked DVD availability. This confirms that the screening occurred and documents the community response, but not attendance or donation proceeds.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 06 · t006648

Added 6 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island announces a 2013 screening of the SS Keewatin documentary Bring Her on Home”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bring-her-on-home-documentary-2013/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2013, "Bring Her on Home." (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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