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Bids are solicited for the Mormon Print Shop Post Office addition, 1977

Also 1977 Print Shop Post Office addition bids

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TypeEvent
Dates1977-07 – 1977-08-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Dates
1977-07 – 1977-08-01
Kind
Construction
Where
Mormon Print Shop
Carried out by
Beaver Island Historical Society
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
heritageconstructioncommunicationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The July 1977 Beaver Beacon announces that bids for the Post Office Addition to the Mormon Print Shop were due August 1 and directs inquiries to William Cashman.

Evidence and limits

This is a bid solicitation, not evidence of bids received, contractor selection, funding, construction, or completion.

Sources

  1. States that bids for the Post Office Addition to the Print Shop were due August 1, 1977, and directs questions to William Cashman. This is a bid solicitation and does not establish bids received, contractor selection, funding, construction, or completion. 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 · 1977-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the bid notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-07_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports that the initial bids were rejected, plans were modified, excavation and foundation work began, and the Society debated time-and-materials work against a second bid request. It is a progress follow-up and does not establish final funding, contractor completion, wiring, insulation, or final cost. 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 · 1977-08_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held eight-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the project follow-up.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Bids are solicited for the Mormon Print Shop Post Office addition, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mormon-print-shop-post-office-addition-bids-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1977, “Historical Society News.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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