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The Beaver Beacon publishes its January 1914 historical column

Also Beaver Island one hundred years ago January 1914 column

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Date2014-01
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Summary

The January 2014 Beaver Beacon publishes a “One Hundred Years Ago” column based on F. Protar’s notes and contemporary newspaper reports. The column includes winter travel and shipping notes, Frank Left’s continuing work on a new fishing boat, and a long reprinted account of the 1856 expedition that expelled James Strang’s followers from Beaver Island.

Evidence limits

This record documents the 2014 publication and its stated source basis; the reprinted historical account is not treated as independently verified here.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, January 2014, "One Hundred Years Ago."
    Reprints January 1914 Beaver Island notes and Charlevoix Sentinel material about winter transportation, Frank Left's new boat, lighthouse appointments, and an account of the 1856 removal of James Strang's followers. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2014-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held January issue scan confirms the historical column and reproduced newspaper items.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2014-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon publishes its January 1914 historical column”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-one-hundred-years-ago-january-1914-publication/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2014, "One Hundred Years Ago." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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