- Date
- 2010-07
- Kind
- Occurrence
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- militaryheritagecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 2010 Beacon briefly profiled the annual AmVets flag-retirement ceremony, emphasizing its formal character and the community picnic that followed it.
Evidence limits
The short newspaper item does not give the ceremony date, participant list, flag count, or a complete account of the ritual.
Sources
- AMVETS announced its annual flag-disposal ceremony for June 19 at the Hartle residence across the harbor, invited residents to bring worn flags, and supplied the food and refreshments. This is a first-party advance notice; the later newspaper item provides the stronger evidence that the ceremony occurred.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002449
- Beaver Beacon, July 2010, "Flag Retirement Ceremony."Briefly reports that the annual AmVets ceremony had become increasingly professional and that veterans followed the formal observance with a community picnic. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the ceremony report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 7 August 2026 · revised 9 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Island Beacon profiles the AmVets flag-retirement ceremony, 2010”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-amvets-flag-retirement-ceremony-2010/, accessed [date], citing AMVETS Post 46, "Flag Day Ceremony June 19th," Beaver Island Forum, June 12, 2010. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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