- Date
- 1968-11
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Historical Society
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagecommunityeconomyconstruction
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Historical Society reported a successful 1968 museum season, with 1,394 visitors, an open house attended by 115 people, more than $900 in improvements, and over $1,000 in book sales. The report also describes new display cabinets, electrical work, upstairs flooring and ceiling, furniture collecting, and another printing of A Child of the Sea.
Evidence and limits
These figures and improvements come from a community newspaper report, not an audited account, visitor register, or complete collections inventory.
Open questions
- What were the museum’s complete 1968 receipts and expenses?
- Which objects and furniture were added, and where is the inventory?
Sources
- Reports 1,394 museum visitors in 1968, an open house attended by 115, more than $900 in improvements, over $1,000 in book sales, new display cabinets, electrical wiring, an upstairs floor and ceiling, new furniture collecting, and another 1,000 copies of A Child of the Sea printed. It does not provide audited accounts, visitor registers, or a complete collections inventory.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-11_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 · 1968-11_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Historical Society reports a successful 1968 museum season”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-society-museum-season-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1968, “Museum Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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