- Date
- 2005-03
- Kind
- Publication
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- artspublicationheritagecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 2005 Beaver Beacon reported that Beaver Island resident and master quilter Gwen Marston’s Mary Schafer, American Quilt Maker was named a Michigan Notable Book for 2005. The profile connects the recognition to Marston’s long work in quilting, research, publishing, and Island community life.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper profile and award notice; it does not independently verify the award program’s selection process or provide a complete bibliography of Marston’s work.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, March 2005, "Island Writer wins Award."Reports that Gwen Marston's book Mary Schafer, American Quilt Maker was named a Michigan Notable Book for 2005 and describes Marston's Beaver Island artistic and community work. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the publication profile.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Beaver Island Archive, “Gwen Marston's Mary Schafer book is named a Michigan Notable Book, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-gwen-marston-mary-schafer-notable-book-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2005, "Island Writer wins Award." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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