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Historical Society advertises a Thompson boat silent auction, 2016

Also Beaver Island Historical Society Thompson boat auction 2016

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TypeEvent
Date2016-07-27
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
2016-07-27
Kind
Silent auction
Where
Mormon Print Shop
Carried out by
Beaver Island Historical Society
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
heritagemaritimecommunityfundraising
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

In July 2016, the Beaver Island Historical Society advertised a silent auction for a 15-foot Thompson wooden boat at the Mormon Print Shop; the announced bid stood at $1,200.

Evidence limits

This is an auction notice, not a sale record or museum-acquisition record. The final bid, buyer, and boat’s later disposition are not established here.

Sources

  1. The Historical Society invited bids at the Print Shop for a 15-foot Thompson wooden boat and reported a current bid of $1,200. The notice does not establish the final bid, buyer, disposition, or whether the boat entered a museum collection.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010555

Added 9 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Historical Society advertises a Thompson boat silent auction, 2016”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-society-thompson-boat-auction-2016/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Historical Society, “Boat in Silent Auction Hosted by BI Historical Society,” Beaver Island Forum, July 27, 2016..

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