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Father Herbert seeks winter snowmobile access for Beaver Island Sisters, 1970

Also Beaver Island snowmobile request for Dominican Sisters, 1970

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TypeEvent
Date1970-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1970-12
Kind
Announcement
Carried out by
Dominican Sisters of Beaver Island schools
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
transportationreligioncommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The December 1970 Beaver Beacon carried Father Herbert’s request for help providing the Dominican Sisters with a snowmobile, or otherwise arranging access to one, during winter.

Evidence and limits

This is a request for assistance, not evidence that a snowmobile was acquired or that a particular donor responded.

Sources

  1. Reports Father Herbert seeking ways to provide the Sisters with a snowmobile for winter use and asks readers to help find a solution.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Father Herbert seeks winter snowmobile access for Beaver Island Sisters, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-snowmobile-request-for-sisters-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1970, “Help Wanted.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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