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Dr. N. P. Sorenson donates a replacement beach flag to the Civic Association, 1959

Also 1959 Beaver Island beach flag donation · N. P. Sorenson Civic Association gift

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TypeEvent
Date1959-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1959-04
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Civic Association
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The April 1959 Beaver Beacon reports Dr. N. P. Sorenson’s donation of a new flag for the Civic Association’s beach location south of the dock.

Evidence limits

The notice does not provide a receipt, flag specification, installation date, or equipment inventory.

Sources

  1. Reports Dr. N. P. Sorenson of Greenville donating a new flag to the Civic Association to replace the worn flag on the beach south of the dock. It does not provide a receipt, flag specification, installation date, or inventory. 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 · 1959-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the donation notice; it does not expand the association or property record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Dr. N. P. Sorenson donates a replacement beach flag to the Civic Association, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-civic-association-beach-flag-donation-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1959, “NEW GLORY TO FLY.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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