Historical Society begins planning Volume II of Beaver Island history, 1977

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Event

Date: circa 1977-02
Kind: Publication
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Historical Society
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: heritagehistoriographypublicationcommunicationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The combined February–March 1977 Beaver Beacon reports favorable sales of The Journal of Beaver Island History, Volume One and solicits ideas and research for a planned Volume II.

Evidence and limits

This is a planning and contributor appeal, not proof of a manuscript, contributors, funding, publication date, or completed Volume II.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, February and March 1977, “News From Beaver Island Historical Society.”
Reports strong Volume I sales and plans for a second volume, soliciting ideas and research on geology, Indigenous history, Norman occupancy, aviation, farming, schools, the Life-Saving Station, Irish history, additional Beaver Tales, economic change, and Great Lakes sailing. It does not establish a manuscript, contributors, funding, publication date, or completed Volume II. 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, February and March 1977, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eighteen-page combined-issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the planning appeal and proposed topics.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Historical Society begins planning Volume II of Beaver Island history, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-history-volume-two-planning-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February and March 1977, “News From Beaver Island Historical Society.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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