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Beaver Island prepares for the 1990 Mothers’ March against birth defects

Also 1990 March of Dimes Mothers’ March · Mothers’ March against birth defects

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TypeEvent
Date1990-01-26
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1990-01-26
Kind
Fundraising
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
fundraisinghealthcarecommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The January 26, 1990 Beaver Beacon announced the coming February Mothers’ March on Beaver Island and situated it within a local tradition of volunteer fundraising for birth-defects research, public education, and regional health programs.

Evidence limits

The article is an announcement and historical appeal; it does not report the 1990 collection total or identify every volunteer.

Sources

  1. Describes the island campaign’s history, local volunteer collection, research and education uses of funds, and instructions for contributing. 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 · 1990-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. Paired held twenty-page January issue PDF.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1990-01_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island prepares for the 1990 Mothers’ March against birth defects”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mothers-march-birth-defects-1990/, accessed [date], citing “Mother’s March Against Birth Defects Will Take Place in February,” Beaver Beacon, January 26, 1990. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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