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Civic Association reviews memorial, harbor cleanup, and July 4 plans, 1985

Also June 6 1985 Beaver Island Civic Association meeting

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TypeEvent
Date1985-06-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1985-06-06
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Meeting
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Beaver Island Civic Association
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Summary

At its June 6, 1985 meeting, the Beaver Island Civic Association reviewed responses to a Chicago Tribune advertisement, continued work on its maritime memorial, reported a small harbor cleanup and planting effort, and organized the July 4 carnival and parade.

Evidence limits

The notice records organizational reports and plans. It does not establish property permission, fundraising totals, membership, or the outcome of the cleanup or July 4 activities.

Sources

  1. Reports more than 50 replies to a one-day Chicago Tribune advertisement; continued memorial property-permission work and painting raffles; a six-person cleanup with harbor-area plantings; July 4 carnival and parade planning; a community calendar at the Historical Museum; and no official July meeting. It is a newspaper account of minutes and plans, not a membership roll, property instrument, financial statement, or completed-event record. 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 · 1985-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twenty-six-page July/August combined issue PDF, filed canonically as July 1985, is paired with the remote OCR and confirms the Civic Association minutes.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Civic Association reviews memorial, harbor cleanup, and July 4 plans, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-civic-association-june-6-1985-meeting/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Civic Association minutes, Beaver Beacon, July 1985 (July/August combined issue filed as July). (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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