- Dates
- 1893-04-29 – 1993-07-22
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Historical Society
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- historyheritagecelebrationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June 1993 Beaver Beacon used the centennial of Feodor Protar’s 1893 move to Beaver Island to recount his journey, land purchase, and search for a useful rural life, and announced a July 22 Museum Week presentation at his home.
Evidence limits
This is a retrospective newspaper account and advance program notice; it does not replace Protar’s diary, deed, or a complete biographical chronology.
Sources
- Recounts Protar’s April 1893 journey, purchase of the Connelly homestead, retirement from the Rock Island Volkzeitung, and early Island life; announces scenes from his life at the Protar Home on July 22 during Museum Week. 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 · 1993-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the Protar centennial article and program notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1993-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island marks the centennial of Feodor Protar’s arrival, 1993”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-protar-arrival-centennial-1893-1993/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1993, “Protar Comes to Beaver Island.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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