Name: Beaver Island Historical Society seeks a director and raises a Print Shop building fund in 1999
Start: 1999-02
End: 1999-09
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Dates: 1999-02 – 1999-09
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Historical Society
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: heritageconservationfundraisingarchitecturecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Historical Society reported that its Building Fund had passed $3,500 toward needed Print Shop foundation repairs, estimated at $15,000 and planned for early fall 1999. The proposed work included replacing lower logs and reinforcing floor joists with beams and pillars.

Evidence limits

The report gives a fundraising status and plan, not a completion record or construction inspection.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, February 1999, “History in the News.”
Reports the search for a long-term Historical Society director, Henry Hill’s $1,000 building-fund gift, planned Print Shop foundation and rear-wing work, a $250,000 five-year target, Volume V manuscript submissions, and membership reaching 305. 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 · 1999-02_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, February 1999, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Historical Society report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-02_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 1999, “History in the News.”
Reports the planned cleaning and consolidation of the Marine Museum mural “Hauling the Nets,” a $2,110 Building Fund balance, a $1,000 Gillespie Enterprises challenge toward foundation repair, an appeal for information about McFadden’s Point and Ben Campbell, and new scanning and online preservation work using the Society’s Pentium computer. 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 · 1999-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 1999, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Historical Society conservation and archival update.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1999, “History in the News: Charting a New Course.”
Reports that the fund exceeded $3,500, was initiated by Henry Hill, and targeted approximately $15,000 in Print Shop foundation repairs planned for early fall; it also lists Marine Museum projects and July Museum Week plans. 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 · 1999-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1999, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Historical Society fundraising report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-04_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Historical Society seeks a director and raises a Print Shop building fund in 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-society-print-shop-building-fund-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1999, “History in the News.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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