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Beaver Beacon publishes reader letters and Beaver Island poems, January 1968

Also January 1968 Beaver Island Mail Bag · January 1968 Beaver Beacon letters and poems

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1968-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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circa 1968-01
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Summary

The January 1968 Beaver Beacon published reader letters and seasonal notes from several states, Island memories about fishing and scouting, a memorial contribution suggestion, and two poems about Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

This is published correspondence and literary material, not a complete readership, biography, correspondence archive, or literary history.

Sources

  1. Publishes reader correspondence from several states, a suggestion to send memorial contributions to the Convent Fund, historical memories of fishing and scouting trips, a new address, and two poems written by young visitors or island-connected children; it is published correspondence, not a complete readership, biography, or literary archive.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published Mail Bag and poems; it does not expand the source-specific identities, correspondence, or literary context.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-01_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon publishes reader letters and Beaver Island poems, January 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-january-1968-mail-bag/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1968, “From the Mail Bag.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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