- Dates
- 2019-07-17 – 2019-10-16
- Kind
- Lecture series
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Historical Society
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- historypublic-historyeducationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Historical Society announced the opening of its 2019 Strang Speaker Series for July 17, featuring Sarah Lau of the Grand Traverse Lighthouse and author Laurie Lounsbury. Later Picnic at the Point notices included an October 16 economic-history program on the St. James Boat Shop.
Evidence limits
The first-party Historical Society notice establishes the advertised speakers and series plan, but does not provide attendance, recordings, or a full list of later programs.
Sources
- The Society announced a lunchtime St. James Township Hall program on the Island of Strang, using a short documentary and a Skype discussion with Amanda Trudell; Beaver Island News on the Net offered a livestream and recording. This establishes the announced program and media relay, not attendance.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 14 · t014746
- The Historical Society announced a July 17 opening program with Sarah Lau of the Grand Traverse Lighthouse and Laurie Lounsbury, author of Kingdom Forgotten, and said later speakers would appear at fall Picnic at the Point gatherings. The notice establishes the planned program, not attendance or a complete series record.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 14 · t014362
- The Society announced an October 16 Picnic at the Point program on economic history, with Dan Burton discussing the St. James Boat Shop and its current business. This is a first-party program notice, not a transcript or attendance report.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 14 · t014768
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Historical Society Strang Speaker Series, 2019”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-strang-speaker-series-2019/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Historical Society, “Picnic at the Point- Wednesday 10/16,” Beaver Island Forum, October 9, 2019. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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