- Date
- 2002-02
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- familycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 2002 Beaver Beacon shared Jim Jones’s Christmas 2001 epistle, which combined family news with reflections on September 11, travel, national security, religion, war, and the continuing hope for peace. The editor framed it as a message of interest to the Island community.
Evidence limits
The issue identifies Jones through his relationship to the Martin and Nank families but does not establish his residence or provide an independent account of the family and travel details in the letter.
Sources
- Publishes Jones’s Christmas 2001 letter about family members near Ground Zero, post-September-11 travel and airport security, Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation, war, religion, and a wish for peace; the editor identifies Jones as a friend of Ernie and Jackie Martin and a relative of Islanders Rick and Janet Nank. 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 · 2002-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the letter, introduction, and attribution.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Jim Jones reflects on September 11, travel, family, and peace in his 25th Christmas epistle”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-jim-jones-25th-epistle-christmas-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2002, “Letter From Jim Jones: The 25th Epistle of Jim – Christmas – 2001.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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