Name: Mormon Print Shop commemorative sign is dedicated and registered as a local site, 1977
Start: 1977-07-09
End: 1977-07-09
Location: Mormon Print Shop

Event

Date: 1977-07-09
Kind: Celebration
Where: Mormon Print Shop
Carried out by: Beaver Island Historical Society
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: heritagecommunicationcommunitygovernance
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The July 1977 Beaver Beacon reports a July 9 celebration at the Mormon Print Shop where Michigan Lieutenant Governor James Damman dedicated a new sign. Seventeen James Strang descendants attended, underwrote the sign, and the Print Shop was registered with the Michigan Department of State as Local Site #32.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper dedication and registration report. The state file, dedication program, cost ledger, and later condition report are not held here.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 1977, “Historical Society News.”
Reports the July 9 dedication of a new Mormon Print Shop sign by Michigan Lieutenant Governor James Damman, a Museum celebration and refreshments, seventeen James Strang descendants attending, descendant underwriting of the sign, and registration of the Print Shop with the Michigan Department of State as Local Site #32. It does not supply a state file, dedication program, cost ledger, or later condition report. 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 1977, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held nine-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the sign dedication and local-site notice.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Mormon Print Shop commemorative sign is dedicated and registered as a local site, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mormon-print-shop-marker-dedication-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1977, “Historical Society News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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