Children participate in a Museum Week treasure hunt on Beaver Island, 1989

Also Museum Week treasure hunt 1989

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TypeEvent

Date1989-07

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1989-07
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationheritagecommunitytourism
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

During Museum Week, children divided into mixed-age teams for a treasure hunt organized by Lorrie Gillingham, with clue poems, handmade chests, and small prizes.

Sources

“TREASURE HUNT,” Beaver Beacon, August 1989.
Reports eight mixed-age groups following poems and chests prepared by Lorrie Gillingham, with doubloons, colored pencils, postcards, and candy. 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, “Children participate in a Museum Week treasure hunt on Beaver Island, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-museum-week-treasure-hunt-1989/, accessed [date], citing “TREASURE HUNT,” Beaver Beacon, August 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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