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Historical Society receives a Protar photograph and offers a Strang diary edition, 1961

Also November 1961 Beaver Island Historical Society museum news

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TypeEvent
Date1961-11
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ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1961-11
Kind
Publication
Where
Beaver Island
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A. J. Roy, Sr. (participant) · Mark A. Strang (participant)
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Beaver Island Historical Society
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Modern era
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Summary

In November 1961, A. J. Roy received an original photograph of Feodora Protar from Pat and Rose Bonner, framed it, and placed it on display in the museum. The Historical Society also offered a Michigan State University Press edition of James J. Strang’s 1831–1836 diary, transcribed by Strang’s grandson Mark A. Strang.

The issue also says an ice-cream social at the museum drew more than seventy visitors, documenting active public history programming.

Evidence and limits

The notice supports the reported museum display, book availability, and event attendance. It does not provide an accession record, complete bibliographic metadata, or independent authentication of the photograph.

Sources

  1. Reports A. J. Roy receiving an original photograph of Feodora Protar from Pat and Rose Bonner and having it framed for the museum. It also announces a Michigan State University Press edition of James J. Strang’s 1831–1836 diary, transcribed by his grandson Mark A. Strang, offered by the Historical Society for $3.75 plus postage. The issue does not provide an accession record, photograph provenance beyond the donors, or a bibliographic title page.
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  2. 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.
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Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Historical Society receives a Protar photograph and offers a Strang diary edition, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-society-protar-photo-and-strang-diary-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1961, “Beaver Island Historical Society.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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