- Dates
- 2016-07-18 – 2016-07-23
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Historical Society
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- historycommunityartseducationtourism
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Historical Society’s 2016 Museum Week ran July 18–23. Its contemporaneous notices document programs involving the CMU Biological Station, Protar Home, Music on the Porch, Heritage Park, the Community Center, Gregg Fellowship Hall, Holy Cross Hall, and the Print Shop Museum.
The week included invasive-species and natural-history programming, Odawa quillwork, antiques appraisal, an Art Show, blacksmith demonstrations, a Fort Michilimackinac living-history event, children’s activities, Bingo, and a Beaver–Arranmore connection presentation.
Evidence limits
These are official Historical Society and organizer updates, including day-of notices and one post-event follow-up. They establish the active program and selected outcomes, but do not provide complete attendance, receipts, or independent confirmation of every scheduled activity.
Sources
- Historical Society day-of notices give the opening CMU invasive-species presentation, Protar Home tour, Music on the Porch, CMU boathouse tours, Heritage Park activities, and an Odawa quillwork presentation.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010492
- Historical Society notice gives professional appraisals, fees, beneficiary, private-appraisal dates, and the free-will-donation evening show at the Community Center.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010461
- Organizer notices document the Gregg Hall Art Show, its Wednesday–Friday public run, more than 22 artists, book signings, blacksmith demonstrations, and the antiques-appraisal event.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010479
- Historical Society updates document the rain-or-shine Colonial Fort Michilimackinac living-history event at Heritage Park, the children’s field trip, and the Beaver–Arranmore connection presentation.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010517
- Historical Society notices document the Friday Bingo fundraiser, the final Art Show day, and continuing blacksmith demonstrations.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010529
- The day-of notices documented the Gregg Fellowship Hall art show, its more than 22 participating artists, book signings, and the Wednesday Museum Week schedule. They establish the advertised program, not attendance or sales.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010514
- The day-of notices documented the Gregg Fellowship Hall art show, its more than 22 participating artists, book signings, and the Wednesday Museum Week schedule. They establish the advertised program, not attendance or sales.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010511
- BIHS Capital Campaign follow-up thanks musicians and attendees and reports generous donations after the opening Music on the Porch program. It does not give attendance or proceeds.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010501
- The Society announced the July 18 Music on the Porch program at the Print Shop Museum and invited island musicians and storytellers to participate. This is a program announcement, not evidence of attendance or the complete performer list.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010333
- The Society’s day-of notice identified July 22 as the final day of the Gregg Fellowship Hall art show and July 22–23 as the remaining blacksmith demonstrations at Heritage Park. It confirms the published schedule’s closing activities, but not attendance or sales.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010530
- The Society announced and reminded readers about a noon concert by Dave Boutette and Ed Palmer at the Mormon Print Shop during the festival. This adds a dated program item, not attendance or a complete performer list.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010470
- The Society announced that Museum Week would begin the following day and directed readers to the program website. This confirms the advance public notice, not the full schedule or attendance.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010490
- The day-of notice listed CMU Boathouse and boat tours at Whiskey Point, Heritage Park games, and an Odawa porcupine-quillwork introduction. It documents scheduled programming, not attendance or completion.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010502
- The day-of notice listed a CMU Biological Station children’s field trip, Gregg Fellowship Hall art show, Colonial Michilimackinac reenactors, and Beaver–Arranmore programming. It documents the advertised schedule, not attendance.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010518
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Historical Society presents Museum Week, July 18–23, 2016”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-museum-week-2016/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Museum Week Starts Today!” and “Museum Week Day 2,” July 18–19, 2016. (and 12 further sources listed on the page).
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