- Date
- 2011-05-30
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- militaryheritagecommunitycelebration
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June 2011 Beacon reports the Memorial Day dedication of AmVets Park before 135 well-wishers. The ceremony included veterans’ remarks, readings, a poem, and Taps honoring eight Islanders who died in World War II service.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper account of the dedication and does not supply a site survey, complete donor list, or the park’s later maintenance history.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, June 2011, "Dedicating the AmVets Park."Reports that AmVets Park was dedicated on Memorial Day before 135 well-wishers, with remarks by Bob Tidmore and Alvin LaFreniere, readings, a poem, and Taps honoring eight Islanders who died in World War II service. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the dedication report and photographs.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island dedicates AmVets Park on Memorial Day 2011”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-amvets-park-dedication-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 2011, "Dedicating the AmVets Park." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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