- Date
- 1999-02-12
- Kind
- Appointment
- Where
- Saint James
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governancecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Saint James
Summary
Michelle Dreffs was officially sworn in as Beaver Island postmaster on February 12, 1999. The March Beaver Beacon describes the welcome gathering and identifies the federal and Charlevoix postal officials present.
Evidence limits
The notice documents the installation and welcome, but not Dreffs’s complete tenure or later postal assignments.
Sources
- Reports Dreffs’s official February 12 swearing-in by Area Service Manager Martin Slabbekoon, with Acting Charlevoix Postmaster Wayne Rivers and Islanders present. 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 · 1999-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the postmaster installation report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Michelle Dreffs is installed as Beaver Island postmaster in February 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-michelle-dreffs-postmaster-installation-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1999, “Installation of Beaver Island Postmaster, Michelle Dreffs.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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