Jim Gillingham presents a live reptile show during Beaver Island Museum Week, 1989

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Event

Date: 1989-07
Kind: Education
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationwildlifeanimalstourismheritage
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

During Museum Week, Dr. Jim Gillingham presented live reptiles and snakes at Beaver Island School, giving children and adults an opportunity to learn from and handle the animals.

Sources

“The Reptile Show,” Beaver Beacon, August 1989.
Reports Central Michigan University Biological Station director Jim Gillingham bringing live reptiles and snakes, including a 12-foot python, to the school gym. 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, August 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-four-page August issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Jim Gillingham presents a live reptile show during Beaver Island Museum Week, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-museum-week-reptile-show-1989/, accessed [date], citing “The Reptile Show,” Beaver Beacon, August 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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