- Date
- circa 1966
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityeconomyfamily
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
After the Martin family’s February house fire, the March 1966 Beaver Beacon reported that a community card party and luncheon had been held at Circle M Lodge. The proceeds were presented as a gift certificate, and mainland donors also contributed.
Evidence and limits
The source confirms a reported community response but gives no exact event date, gift-certificate value, donor list, or financial accounting.
Open questions
- What was the gift certificate’s value and who organized the benefit?
- Are receipts, notices, or correspondence about the mainland donations preserved?
Sources
- Reports a combined card party and luncheon at Circle M Lodge, with receipts presented as a gift certificate and additional mainland donations. It does not give the event date, total value, donor list, or accounting record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-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.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1966-03_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Community benefit is held for the Martin family after its house fire, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-martin-family-emergency-benefit-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1966, “Emergency Benefit Held.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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