Name: Beaver Island dedicates the village public beach to Jewell Gillespie and establishes an improvement fund in 1996
Start: 1996-05
End: 1996-05
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1996-05
Kind: Fundraising
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: heritagecommunityfundraisingrecreationgovernancecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

In 1996 the two Beaver Island townships agreed to dedicate the village public beach to Jewell Gillespie. The Gillespie family established a fund for playground repairs and new equipment, with township contributions and an annual fundraiser planned. The June minutes report a $2,500 family contribution and a unanimous $2,000 Peaine Township contribution.

Evidence limits

The report records plans and contributions, not a completed dedication marker or final improvement inventory.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1996, “Progress on the Jewell F. Gillespie Beach Park.”
Reports both townships’ agreement to dedicate the village public beach to Jewell Gillespie, a family fund for playground repair and equipment, township contributions, and plans for an annual fundraiser and commemorative marker. 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, May 1996, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the beach-park report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-05_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 1996, “Briefly ... the minutes.”
Reports the Gillespie family’s $2,500 contribution toward playground improvements and Peaine Township’s unanimous $2,000 General Fund contribution to the Jewell F. Gillespie Beach Park Improvement Fund. 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 · 1996-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 1996, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the playground dedication and funding resolutions.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island dedicates the village public beach to Jewell Gillespie and establishes an improvement fund in 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-jewell-gillespie-beach-park-fund-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1996, “Progress on the Jewell F. Gillespie Beach Park.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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