- Dates
- 2001-07 – 2001-08
- Kind
- Fundraising
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Historical Society
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagefamilycommunityconservationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The summer of 2001 brought several family reunions to Beaver Island, including seventeen descendants of James Jesse Strang and roughly one hundred descendants of Anthony O’Donnell. The O’Donnell family donated family histories and artifacts to the Historical Society and later gave $5,000 to its building fund.
Evidence limits
The report is a community-history account and does not establish a complete reunion roster, artifact chain of custody, or gift agreement.
Sources
- Reports McCauley, Strang-descendant, and Anthony O’Donnell family reunions, donations of family histories and artifacts, and a $5,000 gift from Joseph Anthony O’Donnell toward the Historical Society building fund. 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 · 2001-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the reunion and gift report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island family reunions bring historical artifacts and a $5,000 gift to the Historical Society in 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-society-reunions-anthony-odonnell-gift-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2001, “History in the News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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