- Date
- 1998-09-26
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagecommunityfundraisingcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Memorial funds for teacher and long-time island summer resident Sheryl Struik helped launch a woodland garden on the south side of the Beaver Island District Library. Volunteers prepared beds, planted bulbs and trees, and planned accessible paths and benches.
Evidence limits
The article describes an early work-in-progress, not a completed landscape or full donor ledger.
Sources
- Reports memorial funds for Sheryl Struik, preparation of the library’s south-side garden, benches by Tom Moreland, planting led by Doris Larson, a September 26 volunteer work party, and an invitation for further gifts. 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 · 1998-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the library-garden report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island District Library begins a woodland garden in memory of Sheryl Struik in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-library-woodland-garden-memorial-project-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1998, “Woodland Garden Taking Root at the Library.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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