- Date
- 2009-06-20
- Kind
- Opening
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagecelebrationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On the day before Father’s Day, both Island museums held open houses to begin the season, with about sixty visitors reported at each. The article also notes the removal of the deteriorated trap-net boat Gertrude K from the Historical Society’s grounds.
Evidence limits
The report gives approximate attendance and does not identify every visitor, docent, exhibit, or replacement vessel.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2009, "The Museums Open."Reports both Island museums hosting open houses for about sixty friends each, the 26 docent shifts, and removal of the deteriorated trap-net boat Gertrude K. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the open-house report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island museums open for the season with June open houses, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-museums-open-house-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2009, "The Museums Open." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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