- Date
- 1955-01
- Kind
- Publication
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- publicationcommunicationgovernancecommunityheritagetransportationhealthcarehunting
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The first Beaver Beacon was published in January 1955 after the Beaver Island Civic Association adopted the idea of a community newsletter. The 2005 retrospective describes its mimeograph production, early community and weather reporting, and the way the paper linked Island residents and seasonal families.
Evidence limits
This record is based on a 2005 retrospective rather than the original January 1955 issue; names, dates, and details should be checked against the surviving first issue where available.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, January 2005, "Fifty Years of Beacons!"Retrospectively describes the first January 1955 issue, the Civic Association, the ditto machine, early mail-boat, hunting, medical-center, weather, and community reports. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the anniversary retrospective.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The first Beaver Beacon is published from a mimeograph machine, January 1955”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-first-beaver-beacon-january-1955-retrospective/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2005, "Fifty Years of Beacons!" (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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