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Ann Collar Broder establishes the Helen Hoffman Collar Memorial Fund in 1996

Also Helen Hoffman Collar Memorial Fund 1996

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TypeEvent
Date1996-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1996-05
Kind
Fundraising
Where
Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

Ann Collar Broder established the Helen Hoffman Collar Memorial Fund in 1996 to support Beaver Island Historical Society programs, projects, and operations. The May Beacon also says the Society planned to dedicate a Helen Collar Room in the Print Shop Museum.

Evidence limits

This is a fund announcement, not a financial statement or record of the room’s later completion.

Sources

  1. Reports that Ann Collar Broder established the fund through the Charlevoix County Community Foundation to support Beaver Island Historical Society programs, projects, and operations, and that the Society planned a Helen Collar Room in the Print Shop Museum. 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 · 1996-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the memorial-fund announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-05_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Ann Collar Broder establishes the Helen Hoffman Collar Memorial Fund in 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-helen-collar-memorial-fund-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1996, “The Helen Hoffman Collar Memorial Fund.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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