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Beaver Island Bicentennial cash contributions and pledges reported, 1976

Also March–April 1976 Bicentennial fund report

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TypeEvent
Dates1976-03 – 1976-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1976-03 – 1976-04
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Bicentennial Committee
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The April 1976 Beaver Beacon publishes the Beaver Island Bicentennial Committee’s cash-contribution and pledge table for March and April. Printed amounts range from $5 to $175, but the held issue does not supply an audited total or a complete financial ledger.

Evidence and limits

This is a published fundraising snapshot. It preserves the names and amounts that can be read in the issue without treating them as receipts, paid pledges, or a complete campaign account.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Publishes a table of named cash contributions and pledges for March and April, with printed amounts ranging from $5 to $175. The OCR and scan preserve the table but do not supply an audited total or ledger context. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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  2. The held issue confirms the contribution table and its March–April reporting period.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Bicentennial cash contributions and pledges reported, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bicentennial-contributions-march-april-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1976, “Bicentennial Report.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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