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Protestant summer services are held at the Freesoil Road church-house, 1955

Also 1955 Freesoil Road Protestant services

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Locator map: Freesoil Road highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Freesoil RoadLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Dates1955-07-01 – 1955-08-31
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Freesoil Road highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Freesoil RoadLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Dates
1955-07-01 – 1955-08-31
Kind
Religious service
Where
Freesoil Road
Along road
Freesoil Road
Eras
Modern era
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communitygovernance
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The July 1955 Beaver Beacon announced Sunday Protestant services at the church-house on Freesoil Road during July and August. Reverend Warren Densmore was to conduct July services, with Reverend Arthur Willis and his family returning in August; communion and services were scheduled each Sunday.

The notice establishes a summer religious-use episode and road setting, but not the building’s formal name, denomination, parcel, or later continuity.

Open questions

  • What church or congregation owned or used the Freesoil Road church-house?
  • Is the building still standing or represented in a current place record?
  • Can church registers or later notices document the service series?

Sources

  1. Announces Protestant services each Sunday during July and August at the church-house on Freesoil Road, with Rev. Warren Densmore conducting July services and Rev. Arthur Willis and family returning in August. It does not identify the building’s formal name, denomination, parcel, or later continuity. 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 · 1955-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-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 · 1955-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Protestant summer services are held at the Freesoil Road church-house, 1955”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/freesoil-road-protestant-services-1955/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1955, summer church notices. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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