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Historical Society offers an outboard motor and solicits 1958 memberships, 1958

Also 1958 Beaver Island Historical Society outboard sale

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TypeEvent
Date1958-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1958-03
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Historical Society
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
heritageeconomycommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1958 Beaver Beacon advertised a new Scott-Atwater ten-horsepower outboard motor for $200 and solicited 1958 memberships in the Beaver Island Historical Society.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not provide a receipt, motor serial number, inventory, membership roster, dues ledger, or proof that the motor sold.

Sources

  1. Offers a Scott-Atwater new ten-horsepower outboard motor for $200 and asks readers whether they have taken out their 1958 Beaver Island Historical Society membership. It does not provide a sale receipt, motor serial number, inventory, membership roster, dues ledger, or proof that the motor sold. 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 · 1958-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the outboard offer and membership appeal; it does not expand the property, membership, or financial record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-03_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports a ten-horsepower Scott-Atwater outboard offered for $250 at Dick’s store, says the sale would help put a roof on the Strong Print Shop, and reports a $500 grant from the County Board of Supervisors. It does not provide a sale receipt, motor serial number, grant agreement, construction record, or proof that the motor sold. 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 · 1958-04_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held three-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the revised outboard offer and grant report; it does not expand the property, grant, or restoration record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-04_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Repeats the ten-horsepower Scott-Atwater outboard offer at $250, says the sale would help put a roof on the Strong Print Shop, and repeats the reported $500 County Board of Supervisors grant. It does not provide a sale receipt, motor serial number, grant agreement, construction record, or proof that the motor sold. 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 · 1958-05_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the repeated outboard and grant notice; it does not expand the property, grant, or restoration record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Historical Society offers an outboard motor and solicits 1958 memberships, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-society-outboard-membership-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1958, “HISTORICAL SOCIETY.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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