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Beaver Beacon solicits 1970 membership renewals, 1969

Also Beaver Beacon 1970 membership dues notice · Beaver Beacon subscription renewal, 1969

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TypeEvent
Dates1969-11 – 1970-01-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
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1969-11 – 1970-01-01
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The November and December 1969 Beaver Beacon issues asked readers to pay personal membership dues of $3 or business dues of $25 by January 1, 1970, to receive the paper through the coming year. Both notices requested ZIP codes and suggested the Beacon as a gift.

Evidence and limits

The notice records the published renewal appeal. It does not provide a circulation count, membership ledger, or financial statement.

Sources

  1. Requests $3 personal and $25 business membership renewals by January 1, 1970, and asks readers to include ZIP codes; it does not provide a circulation count or financial statement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published renewal notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-11_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Repeats the $3 personal and $25 business renewal appeal for the 1970 Beacon and again suggests subscriptions as gifts; it does not provide a circulation count or financial statement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-12_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the repeated renewal notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-12_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Repeats the $3 personal and $25 business renewal appeal for receiving the Beacon throughout 1970; it does not provide a circulation count or financial statement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-01_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the repeated renewal notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon solicits 1970 membership renewals, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-beacon-membership-renewal-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1969, “Membership Dues.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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