Name: Detroit Free Press article prompts Beaver Island church inquiry, 1958
Start: 1958-09
End: 1958-09
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1958-09
Kind: Publication
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: publicationheritagecommunicationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The September 1958 Beaver Beacon reports a Detroit Free Press article by James Pooler about the village church in the 1860s. The Beacon sent copies to Pooler and Mr. Taylor and invited them to return to Beaver Island to see whether the church still stood.

Evidence limits

The notice does not provide the Free Press article, identify the church, or document a response or visit.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, September 1958, “ISLAND MAKES DETROIT FREE PRESS AGAIN.”
Reports James Pooler writing about the village church in the 1860s for the Detroit Free Press, says Pooler was born on Beaver Island, and quotes the article’s question about whether the church still stands. The Beacon says a copy was sent to Pooler and Mr. Taylor with an invitation to return. It does not provide the Free Press article, identify the church, or document a response. 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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Beaver Beacon, September 1958, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the publication and invitation notice; it does not expand the historical or correspondence record.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Detroit Free Press article prompts Beaver Island church inquiry, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-detroit-free-press-church-article-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1958, “ISLAND MAKES DETROIT FREE PRESS AGAIN.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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