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Historical Society publishes A Child of the Sea, 1964

Also 1964 A Child of the Sea book release

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TypeEvent
Date1964-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1964-12
Kind
Publication
Where
Beaver Island
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Beaver Island Historical Society
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

In December 1964 the Beaver Island Historical Society announced a printed edition of Elizabeth Whitney Williams’s A Child of the Sea; and Life among the Mormons, offering soft- and hard-cover copies for sale. The notice also lists other local-history books available from the Society.

Evidence and limits

This is a local publication and sales notice. It does not provide an edition statement, publisher record, print run, or complete bibliography.

Sources

  1. Announces that the Historical Society had printed A Child of the Sea by Elizabeth Whitney Williams and offers soft- and hard-cover copies for sale; it also mentions Crown of Glory and Kingdom of St. James. It does not provide an edition statement, print run, or bibliographic record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Historical Society publishes A Child of the Sea, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-child-of-the-sea-publication-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1964, “Museum Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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