- Dates
- 2018-09-14 – 2018-10-08
- Kind
- Memorial
- Where
- Garden Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathmemorialsanishinaabe-odawafamilycommunity
- Within
- Garden Island
Summary
Following Don Meister’s death in September 2018, a family notice announced plans for burial in the Native American cemetery on Garden Island and a celebration of life at the Gregg Fellowship Center on October 8.
Evidence limits
The source is a family/community announcement preserved in the forum. It documents the intended burial and gathering, but not their completion or the cemetery’s complete identity and records.
Sources
- The initial notice reported Don Meister’s death; a follow-up attributed to Judi Meister announced burial in the Garden Island Native American cemetery and an October 8 celebration of life at the Gregg Fellowship Center. These are family/community notices and do not establish the burial or gathering outcome independently.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 13 · t013584
- The family announced the October 8 celebration, asked for food donations, and requested that the event be livestreamed. A later News on the Net post said program parts were recorded and made available online. This documents the public program and recording availability as reported by the broadcaster, not independent verification of the Garden Island burial.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 13 · t013642
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Don Meister’s Garden Island burial and Beaver Island celebration of life announced, 2018”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-don-meister-death-and-garden-island-burial-2018/, accessed [date], citing Marie LaFreniere and Judi Meister, “Don Meister RIP,” Beaver Island Forum, September 16–17, 2018. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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