- Date
- 1961-07
- Kind
- Education
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Elaine M. Smith (organizer)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- geologyheritageeducation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 1961 Beaver Beacon reported Elaine Smith’s Petoskey-stone and Beaver Island rock displays, including a Grand Rapids Museum mineral-show exhibit said to have been seen by more than 5,000 visitors.
Evidence and limits
The article describes the displays and Smith’s study of mineralogy but does not preserve an exhibit catalog, specimen list, or provenance record.
Sources
- Reports Elaine Smith’s display at Lloyd McDonough’s store and says earlier displays appeared at the Beaver Island museum, East Grand Rapids Junior High School, and the Grand Rapids Museum’s second annual mineral show, where over 5,000 visitors saw the stones. It does not provide a catalog, dates for each venue, or specimen provenance.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1961-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Elaine Smith exhibits Beaver Island rocks and Petoskey stones, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/elaine-smith-beaver-island-rock-display-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1961, “Rock Collection.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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