Name: Jewell Gillespie receives a 1993 Michigan Heritage Award for Beaver Island musical traditions
Start: 1993-07
End: 1993-07
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1993-07
Kind: Award
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: musicheritageartsfamilycommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The July 1993 Beaver Beacon reproduced a Michigan Folklife Festival profile of Jewell Gillespie, identifying him as a 1993 Michigan Heritage Award recipient and documenting his role in Beaver Island’s musical traditions.

Evidence limits

The article is a published award profile, not the award file, recording catalog, or complete account of Gillespie’s musical career.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 1993, “Beaver Island’s Own Francis Jewell Gillespie 1993 Michigan Heritage Award Recipient.”
Profiles Gillespie’s self-taught instruments, Irish and Island repertoire, family musical teaching, composition, and connection to mid-century Walton and Lomax recordings. 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, July 1993, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the heritage-award profile.
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Beaver Beacon, August 1993, “The Beaver Island Historical Society Proudly Congratulates Jewell Gillespie.”
Repeats the Society’s congratulations to Jewell Gillespie as recipient of the 1993 Michigan Heritage Award for contributions to community musical tradition and folklife. 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, August 1993, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the August award acknowledgment.
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Beaver Beacon, February 1996, “An Award to Jewell Gillespie.”
Laurie Sommers recounts nominating Jewell for the 1993 Michigan Heritage Award, the award ceremony at Michigan State University, attendance by more than 25 Islanders, and the nomination text describing his instruments, repertoire, compositions, teaching, and role as an accompanist in Beaver Island music. 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 1996, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the retrospective award article.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-02_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Jewell Gillespie receives a 1993 Michigan Heritage Award for Beaver Island musical traditions”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-jewell-gillespie-michigan-heritage-award-1993/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1993, “Beaver Island’s Own Francis Jewell Gillespie 1993 Michigan Heritage Award Recipient.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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