- Dates
- 1963-01 – 1993-01
- Kind
- Publication
- Eras
- Modern eraPostwar era
- Concepts
- heritagehistoriographygovernanceinfrastructuretransportationconservationcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January 2003 Beacon’s “On This Date” column revisited January issues from 1963 through 1993. The retrospective covers road litigation and renamed roads, tree disease, formation of the Beaver Island Transportation Authority, fire- hall and Medical Center planning, the creation of Island Airways, hunting and coyote-control efforts, and an Episcopal Church fundraising campaign.
Evidence limits
This record summarizes a later retrospective column. It is not a replacement for the earlier newspaper issues, minutes, or official records.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, January 2003, “On This Date.”Summarizes January 1993, 1983, 1973, and 1963 reports about road litigation and renaming, Gypsy Moth and birch disease, the Transportation Authority, fire-hall planning, the Medical Center, Island Airways, hunting, coyote control, and the Episcopal Church campaign. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the retrospective column.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Beaver Island Archive, “The January 2003 Beacon revisits four decades of Beaver Island history”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-on-this-date-january-retrospective-1963-1993/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2003, “On This Date.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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