Name: Historic Vreeland photograph collection made available at the Beaver Island Library, 2014
Start: 2014-06-06
End: 2014-06-06
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2014-06-06
Kind: Archival donation and public access
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: archivesphotographyfamilycommunitymemory
Within: Beaver Island

On June 6, 2014, a forum notice said that photographs found in Bucky and Genie Vreeland’s home had been made available to the public at the Beaver Island Library. The described collection included older island scenes, hunting and fishing images, islanders, Ireland, and photographs of the Vreelands when young.

This records a significant local-memory and access event, but not a cataloged archival accession. Photographer identity, dates, provenance, preservation status, and reproduction rights remain unresolved.

Sources

Linda McDonald, "Opening Vreeland House," Beaver Island Forum, July 18, 2014.
The notice opened the Vreeland house on South Arm Road for public viewing of remaining contents for one afternoon. It extends the access timeline for the photograph and household-material record but does not establish an estate inventory, disposition, or rights clearance.
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Linda McDonald, "Vreeland's photos," Beaver Island Forum, June 6, 2014.
The notice said photographs found in Bucky and Genie Vreeland's home—including old island scenes, hunting and fishing scenes, islanders, Ireland, and images of the couple—were available for interested people at the Beaver Island Library. It does not identify the photographer, dates, original owners, catalog, preservation treatment, or rights holder, and the invitation to take photographs should not be treated as publication clearance.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Historic Vreeland photograph collection made available at the Beaver Island Library, 2014”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-vreeland-photograph-collection-library-2014/, accessed [date], citing Linda McDonald, "Opening Vreeland House," Beaver Island Forum, July 18, 2014. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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