- Dates
- 1961-07-01 – 1961-08-31
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Historical Society
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagehistoriographycommunityeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Historical Society’s July 1961 notice said memberships had expired July 1, gave summer museum hours of 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and invited new members and loaned objects for display. The printed dues were $3 regular, $10 contributing, $50 sustaining, and $100 life.
Evidence and limits
This is a membership and museum appeal, not evidence of completed renewals, visitor totals, or accessioned objects.
Sources
- Reports that memberships expired July 1, gives museum hours through July and August from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and invites people to loan objects for display. It repeats dues of regular $3, contributing $10, sustaining $50, and life $100, and names A. J. Roy as the contact. The notice does not provide renewals, attendance, or accession records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1961-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Historical Society renewals and summer museum hours announced, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-society-membership-renewal-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1961, “Beaver Island Historical Society.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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