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Beaver Island Historical Society publishes its 1979–1980 financial report

Also 1980 Historical Society financial report

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TypeEvent
Dates1979 – 1980
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1979 – 1980
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Publication
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Summary

The Historical Society’s published 1979–80 report lists $14,183.61 in receipts, $14,153.83 in disbursements, and $3,471.47 in ending cash. It identifies book sales, museum attendance, insurance reimbursement, and Volume II publication costs among the major categories.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper-published financial statement, not an audited ledger or bank record.

Sources

  1. Reports 1979–80 beginning cash of $3,441.69, receipts of $14,183.61, disbursements of $14,153.83, and ending cash of $3,471.47. Receipts include $1,806.50 museum attendance, $4,405.72 direct book/material sales, $3,939.92 general income, $840 insurance reimbursement, and $797.47 transferred from Bicentennial committees; disbursements include $2,000 toward Volume II publication, with $5,648.49 debt remaining. It is a newspaper-published financial statement, not an audited ledger or bank record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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  2. The held six-page November issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published financial figures.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Historical Society publishes its 1979–1980 financial report”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-society-financial-report-1980/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1980, “Beaver Island Historical Society General Financial Report — Revised.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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