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First State Bank of Charlevoix opens a St. James branch, 1982

Also Beaver Island first bank 1982

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TypeEvent
Date1982-12-18
WithinSaint James
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Saint James highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Saint JamesLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
1982-12-18
Kind
Announcement
Where
Saint James
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
economycommunitycommunication
Within
Saint James

Summary

The First State Bank of Charlevoix opened a branch in St. James on December 18, 1982, with planned one-day-per-week winter and five-day-per-week summer service.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper business announcement, not a bank charter, operating ledger, or service-schedule audit.

Sources

  1. Reports the First State Bank of Charlevoix branch open house on December 18 at 225 Main Street in St. James and planned winter one-day-per-week and summer five-day-per-week service. This is a newspaper business announcement, not a bank charter, operating ledger, or service schedule audit. 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 · 1982-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held fifteen-page December issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the bank-branch report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1982-12_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports Santa’s visit to the new First State Bank branch during its ribbon-cutting ceremony and a drawing whose first prize was a $200 savings bond. The report confirms a community opening event, not a bank charter, account ledger, or audited drawing 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 · 1983-01_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held eleven-page January issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the branch opening follow-up.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1983-01_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “First State Bank of Charlevoix opens a St. James branch, 1982”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-first-state-bank-branch-opens-1982/, accessed [date], citing “Beaver Island Gets Its First Bank,” Beaver Beacon, December 1982. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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