Beaver Island Civic Association reprint of Ancient and Modern Michilimackinac, 1960

Event

Date: circa 1960-01
Kind: Publication
Carried out by: Beaver Island Civic Association
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: heritagehistoriographyeconomycommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

In January 1960, the Beaver Island Civic Association announced a limited supply of reprint copies of James Strang’s Ancient and Modern Michilimackinac at $7.50 plus 27 cents tax.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper sales offer, not a transaction ledger or complete bibliographic record. The issue’s statement that only three original copies were known is preserved as an attributed claim.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 1960, civic and publication notices.
Announces that the Beaver Island Civic Association had a limited number of reprint copies of James Strang’s Ancient and Modern Michilimackinac, priced at $7.50 plus 27 cents tax. It says only three original books were known to exist, a claim retained as the newspaper’s wording rather than independently verified. It does not provide a print run, sales ledger, or reprint bibliographic record.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 1960, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
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Beaver Beacon, April 1960, “Historical Society.”
Says only a few copies of King Strang’s book remained. This is a later local availability notice, not an independent count of surviving copies or a complete sales record.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1960, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, May 1960, “Collector’s Item: King Strang’s Book.”
Reports the final shipment of the reprint, a stated print run of 500 numbered copies, no planned reprint, 28 copies available through the Civic Association, and the $7.50 island price plus mailing charges. These are attributed local sales claims, not an audited print or inventory record.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-05_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, May 1960, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held three-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Civic Association reprint of Ancient and Modern Michilimackinac, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-civic-association-michilimackinac-reprint-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1960, civic and publication notices. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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