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Beaver Island and Washington Island begin a newsletter exchange, 1985

Also 1985 Island Exchange · Beaver Island–Washington Island newsletter exchange

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TypeEvent
Dates1985-08 – 1985-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1985-08 – 1985-09
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Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communicationcommunityeducation
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island and Washington Island, Wisconsin, began exchanging subscriptions to their island newsletters in 1985. The Beaver Island paper said Washington Island’s newsletter would be available through the school library and that the editors might exchange articles.

Evidence limits

This is an announcement of an intended exchange, not a complete circulation, subscription, or correspondence record.

Sources

  1. Explains that Beaver Island and Washington Island, Wisconsin, would exchange subscriptions to their island newsletters, with the Washington Island paper available at the school library and occasional article exchanges. It is a newspaper announcement, not a complete publication or correspondence record. 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 · 1985-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eighteen-page August–September combined issue PDF, filed canonically as August 1985, is paired with the remote OCR and confirms the newsletter-exchange notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-08_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island and Washington Island begin a newsletter exchange, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-washington-island-newsletter-exchange-1985/, accessed [date], citing Island Exchange, Beaver Beacon, August–September 1985 (combined issue filed as August). (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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