Name: Paul Welke displays a military memorabilia collection on Beaver Island
Start: 2012-05-28
End: 2012-05-28
Location: Beaver Island

Paul Welke displays a military memorabilia collection on Beaver Island

Also Paul Welke Memorial Day military collection display 2012

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TypeEvent

Date2012-05-28

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 2012-05-28
Kind: Observation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: militaryheritagecommunicationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The June 2012 Beaver Beacon reports Paul Welke’s display of Army, Navy, and Marine memorabilia at the Island Airways airport during Memorial Day period.

Evidence limits

The possible AmVets Park installation remained prospective; the issue does not establish that it occurred.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 2012, "A Memorial Day Display of Paul Welke's Collection."
Describes three decades of Army, Navy, and Marine memorabilia displayed at the Island Airways airport and a possible future AmVets Park display. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 2012, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held June issue scan confirms the collection display report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Paul Welke displays a military memorabilia collection on Beaver Island”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-paul-welke-military-display-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 2012, "A Memorial Day Display of Paul Welke's Collection." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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