- Date
- 1996-06-25
- Kind
- Property transfer
- Where
- St. James Episcopal Mission church
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religioncommunityheritagecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
St. James Episcopal Mission received a donated organ from Zion Lutheran Church in LeRoy, Michigan, in 1996. The August Beaver Beacon says Robert Light organized transportation support from Masonic and Shrine groups, personally helped deliver and set up the organ, and that it arrived June 25 for use in Sunday services.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper account of a religious-instrument donation and delivery, not an inventory, appraisal, or transfer document.
Sources
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Sources
- Reports that Zion Lutheran Church gave its former organ to St. James Episcopal Mission, that Robert Light organized transportation support from Masonic and Shrine groups, and that the organ arrived June 25 and was installed for Sunday services. 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 · 1996-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the organ-donation report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Episcopal Mission receives a donated organ in 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-james-mission-organ-donation-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1996, “St. James Mission Receives Organ ‘Transplant.’” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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