- Date
- 1981-01-28
- Kind
- Opening
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityemergency-managementpublic-servicecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Island women organized a Beaver Island Fire Department Auxiliary on January 28, 1981. The group planned to raise money for fire-fighting equipment, support educational training, hold a pot-luck fundraiser, compile a recipe book, and develop a future talent/skill exchange.
Evidence and limits
The Beacon notice lists active members and planned activities but does not establish the Auxiliary’s later status, bylaws, or finances.
Sources
- Reports the Auxiliary's January 28 organization, fundraising for fire-fighting equipment, educational training, a February 5 pot-luck dinner, a recipe book, and a proposed talent/skill exchange. It does not provide articles of organization or a complete membership history. 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 · 1981-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held thirteen-page February issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Auxiliary notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Fire Department Auxiliary is organized, 1981”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fire-department-auxiliary-founded-1981/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1981, “Beaver Island Fire Department Auxiliary Started!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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