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Beaver Island Historical Society requests a quarter-mill for museum-display upgrades in 1994

Also 1994 Beaver Island Historical Society millage request

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TypeEvent
Date1994-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1994-07
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Historical Society asked voters to support a quarter-mill for museum-display upgrades and described the memberships, donations, and volunteers sustaining its heritage facilities.

Evidence limits

This is an advocacy notice, not an election result, budget, or completed display project.

Sources

  1. Describes the Society’s museums and vessels, reliance on memberships and donations, the proposed quarter-mill, Peaine matching funds, tourism rationale, and volunteer needs. 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 · 1994-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the millage request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1994-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Historical Society requests a quarter-mill for museum-display upgrades in 1994”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-society-millage-request-1994/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1994, “B.I.H.S. Requests 1/4 Mil for Updating Displays.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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