- Date
- 1962-08
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Historical Society
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagehistoriographymaritimecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 1962 Beaver Beacon reports new museum material including a carved ship eagle and nautical instruments associated with Ward Bennett, boat-caulking tools from the Elston Pischner family, and objects found in an old home near the airport. The notice also describes a purported original Mormon office copy of The Laws of the Covenant.
Evidence and limits
This record captures the Historical Society’s donation and loan appeal as reported. It does not independently authenticate provenance, accession numbers, or the later disposition of the objects.
Sources
- Describes a carved eagle, sextants, compasses, caulking tools from the Elston Pischner family, and objects from Tom Walsh’s old home, including an 1862 mirror and nineteenth-century books. It also mentions the Mormon office copy of “The Laws of the Covenant” and asks for loans of kitchen utensils.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-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 · 1962-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Historical Society receives maritime and household artifacts, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-society-museum-donations-august-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1962, “Beaver Island Historical Society.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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