- Date
- circa 1965-11
- Kind
- Education
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Grade and High School
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationcraftcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
During the November 1965 reporting period, Beaver Island pupils in grades 5 through 8 made pigskin moccasins for themselves and family members. The Beacon credited Lulla Brock, a teacher at Ironton Public School, with donating the pigskin.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper account of a school craft project. It does not provide a complete class roster, curriculum record, assessment, or independent account of the donated material.
Sources
- Reports that pupils in grades 5 through 8 cut, punched, and trimmed pigskin into moccasins for themselves and family members, using donated material from teacher Lulla Brock; it does not provide a complete class roster, curriculum record, or assessment.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published school-project report; it does not expand the source-specific classroom or participant claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1965-11_Beaver-Beacon
Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island School pupils make pigskin moccasins, 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-moccasin-project-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1965, “Proud Sufferers.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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