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St. James Episcopal Mission receives a donated organ in 1996

Also St. James Mission organ transplant 1996

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TypeEvent
Date1996-06-25
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
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

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. 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
  2. The held issue scan confirms the organ-donation report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

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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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