- Dates
- 1970-07-04 – 1970-11-26
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Christian Church
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religioncommunityeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Christian Church began a mortgage payoff drive on July 4, 1970, seeking $3,000 by Thanksgiving. In September the Beacon reported $2,093.80 raised toward that goal; in November it said the drive was still about $700 short.
Evidence and limits
The September and November amounts are interim newspaper reports; this entry does not assert that the mortgage was fully paid or identify all donations.
Open questions
- Did the drive reach $3,000 by Thanksgiving and when was the mortgage released?
Sources
- Reports the Christian Church beginning a July 4 drive to raise $3,000 to pay the remaining mortgage, with the goal of completing it by Thanksgiving 1970.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held ten-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 · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports the drive at $2,093.80 toward the $3,000 goal and says it would end on Thanksgiving Day.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-09_Beaver-Beacon
- 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 · 1970-09_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the drive remained within $700 of the $3,000 goal as Thanksgiving approached and repeats the donation address. 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 · 1970-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan is paired with the November OCR source and confirms the later mortgage-drive update.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-11_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Christian Church launches mortgage payoff drive, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-christian-church-mortgage-drive-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June–July 1970, “Drive to Burn Mortgage.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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