- Date
- 2004-02
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- familyheritageseasonal-lifecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Lois Williams’s February 2004 essay uses Christmas trees and inherited ornaments to connect grief, family memory, and Island life, including a 2003 tree cut from the former Joe B. West Christmas Tree Farm.
Evidence limits
This is a signed personal essay, not an independent account of the farm’s history or the provenance of every ornament.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, February 2004, “A Christmas Tree—Portrait of a Life”.Lois Williams connects a 1981 Christmas tree, the loss of her husband, inherited ornaments, and a 2003 tree cut from the former Joe B. West Christmas Tree Farm on Beaver Island. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the essay.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Lois Williams reflects on Christmas trees, memory, and Beaver Island life”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-christmas-tree-portrait-lois-williams-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2004, “A Christmas Tree—Portrait of a Life”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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