- Date
- 2000-11
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitypublic-serviceheritagecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Plans were underway in November 2000 to charter an AMVETS post on Beaver Island. The organizing meeting strongly supported the idea and named the proposed post for Emmet Burke, a Beaver Island veteran killed during World War II service.
Evidence limits
The notice documents organizing and the proposed name, not charter approval or later membership.
Sources
- Reports a well-attended meeting supporting an AMVETS post and naming it for Emmet Burke, a Beaver Island veteran who died as a World War II tail gunner. 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 · 2000-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the organizing report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island organizes an AMVETS post named for Emmet Burke in 2000”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-amvets-post-emmet-burke-organizing-2000/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2000, “B. I. AMVETS Post Organizing.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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