Name: Beaver Island Historical Society thanks its 1997 museum volunteers
Start: 1997-09
End: 1997-09
Location: Mormon Print Shop

Event

Date: 1997-09
Kind: Announcement
Where: Mormon Print Shop
Carried out by: Beaver Island Historical Society
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: heritagecommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Historical Society’s September 1997 acknowledgment credits 26 regular weekly volunteers and 20 substitutes with staffing the Mormon Print Shop Museum and Marine Museum during the summer. It says their work kept the museums open for visitors and helped convey Island history.

Evidence limits

The acknowledgment gives aggregate volunteer counts but does not publish the names, hours, schedules, or a complete staffing ledger.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, September 1997, “Museum Volunteers Deserve a Standing Ovation!”
Jeanne Howell and Phyllis Moore thank 26 regular weekly volunteers and 20 substitutes who staffed the Mormon Print Shop Museum and Marine Museum during the summer, describing their role in keeping the museums open for visitors. 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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Beaver Beacon, September 1997, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Historical Society volunteer acknowledgment.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Historical Society thanks its 1997 museum volunteers”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-historical-society-museum-volunteers-1997/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1997, “Museum Volunteers Deserve a Standing Ovation!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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