- Date
- 2002-08-24
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Township of Peaine
- Carried out by
- Township of Peaine
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governanceheritagecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Peaine Township marked its 155th birthday on August 24, 2002, with a barbecue and ceremony attended by about 30 guests. Fred and Cindy Haubold presented an 1852 map of Beaver, while Amelia Compo and Tootsie Keeshik discussed Chief Peaine’s family history, landscape artifacts, and the importance of cultural understanding.
Evidence limits
This article preserves the newspaper’s account of the ceremony and its oral history; specific historical and etymological claims should be checked against the underlying archival and Indigenous sources.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, October 2002, “Happy Birthday, Peaine Township.”Reports a barbecue and ceremony with about 30 guests, a presentation of an 1852 Beaver map by Fred and Cindy Haubold, and Amelia Compo and Tootsie Keeshik’s discussion of Chief Peaine, Native American history, landscape artifacts, and cultural tolerance. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the township birthday report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Peaine Township celebrates its 155th birthday with a map presentation and Indigenous family history in 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-peaine-township-155th-birthday-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2002, “Happy Birthday, Peaine Township.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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