- Date
- 2006-08-20
- Kind
- Celebration
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Rural Health Center
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagehealthcareconservationcommunityheritagecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On August 20, 2006, the Beaver Island Rural Health Center dedicated a Champion Norway maple and plaque to Grace Matela. The ceremony honored her long service as a Health Center bookkeeper and volunteer, and included remarks, family participation, and a blessing.
Evidence limits
The source describes the dedication and the tree’s provenance through the Champion Tree program; it does not establish the tree’s later condition.
Sources
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Sources
- Frank Solle, "Champion Tree Dedicated," Beaver Beacon, September 2006.Reports the August 20 ceremony, nearly 50 attendees, the Champion Norway maple planted at the Health Center, the plaque honoring Grace Matela, and Father Pat's blessing. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the dedication report and photographs.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “BIRHC dedicates a Champion Norway maple to Grace Matela, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-grace-matela-champion-tree-dedication-2006/, accessed [date], citing Frank Solle, "Champion Tree Dedicated," Beaver Beacon, September 2006. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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