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Progress toward acquiring the Protar property, 1976

Also 1976 Protar home property acquisition progress

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1976-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
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Event
Date
circa 1976-08
Kind
Conservation
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Historical Society
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
heritageconservationgovernancecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

In August 1976 the Beaver Island Historical Society reported progress toward final acquisition of the property containing Feodor Protar’s home, barn, and tomb. The notice also connected the home and Mormon Print Shop with National Register recognition.

Evidence and limits

This is an acquisition-progress report, not a deed, closing record, parcel survey, or proof that the transfer was completed.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Reports progress toward final acquisition of the property on which the Protar home, barn, and tomb stand, and says the Protar home and Mormon Print Shop were on the National Register. It does not provide a deed, closing date, parcel description, or completed acquisition record. 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 · 1976-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue confirms the Society’s acquisition-progress notice and its stated limits.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Progress toward acquiring the Protar property, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-protar-property-acquisition-progress-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1976, “Historical Society Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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