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St. James Episcopal Mission schedules a four-house tour and bake sale for August 1997

Also St. James Episcopal Mission house tour August 2 1997

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TypeEvent
Date1997-08-02
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1997-08-02
Kind
Fundraising
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
organization/st-james-episcopal-mission
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
heritagefundraisingcommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

St. James Episcopal Mission advertised an August 2, 1997 four-house tour of two new and two restored houses. The $10 tour included transportation, and a bake sale at the church was held in conjunction with the event.

Evidence limits

The advertisement establishes the planned event and price but does not identify the houses, attendance, or proceeds.

Sources

  1. Announces a four-house tour, including two new and two restored houses, on August 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for $10 per person, with transportation and a church bake sale. 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 · 1997-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the house-tour and bake-sale notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-08_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Episcopal Mission schedules a four-house tour and bake sale for August 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-james-episcopal-house-tour-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1997, “St. James Episcopal Mission ... Is Sponsoring a 4-House Tour.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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