Summary
August 1960 museum notes document a substantial round of Beaver Island Historical Society gifts and loans: Civil War and maritime objects, an old day book, an ox yoke, display cases, books, 1852 maps, and island rocks and minerals. The report said the museum held more than 150 items.
Evidence and limits
The community notice is an acquisition and display attestation, not an accession ledger. It does not establish object dates, complete provenance, ownership terms, or current location.
Open questions
- Which Society inventories identify these objects and distinguish gifts from loans?
- Where is the 1876 day book and the set of 1852 maps today?
See also
- Beaver Island Historical Society receives additional museum objects (1960)
- Beaver Island Historical Society
- Mormon Print Shop
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, August 1960, “Museum Notes.”Records Constance McDonnell sending a Civil War bayonet, a Cooper Hammer light used on boats, and an 1876 day book; Maria Gallagher loaning an ox yoke; Frank Nackerman loaning a display case and his infant crib; B. R. Maxsell bringing eight boxes of books; Walter Wogan framing 1852 maps supplied by the Michigan Historical Society; and Mrs. Smith assembling three boxes of island rocks and minerals. The notice says the museum had more than 150 items and asks for an Irish shillelagh, but it does not provide accession numbers or complete provenance.