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Beaver Island Fire Department Auxiliary publishes its 450-recipe cookbook in 1999

Also BIFDA Cookbook · Beaver Island Firemen’s Cookbook 1999

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TypeEvent
Date1999-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1999-10
Kind
Publication
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Fire Department Auxiliary’s cookbook was available by October 1999. The Beacon describes a 450-recipe volume sold for $15 at three island locations and credits the community with making the project possible.

Evidence limits

This records the publication and sales notice, not the book’s full contents or fundraising proceeds.

Sources

  1. Announces a 450-recipe cookbook available for $15 at McDonough’s, the boat dock, and the Resale Shop, and thanks Islanders for the project’s support and hard work. 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 · 1999-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms publication and sales locations.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Fire Department Auxiliary publishes its 450-recipe cookbook in 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fire-department-auxiliary-cookbook-published-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1999, “The B.I.F.D.A. Cookbook is HERE!!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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