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Strang Writers’ Group plans a Beaver Island gathering

Also Strang Gang Beaver Island gathering 2004

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TypeEvent
Dates2004-05-22 – 2004-05-23
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2004-05-22 – 2004-05-23
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Summary

The Strang Writers’ Group planned a May 22–23, 2004 gathering on Beaver Island for talks, discussions, and tours of sites associated with James Jesse Strang, with a possible visit to other islands if weather permitted.

Evidence limits

This is an announcement of a planned gathering; it does not establish that the meeting occurred or specify its final program.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, February 2004, “Strang Gang coming to Beaver Island”.
    Reports the Strang Writers’ Group’s planned May 22–23 gathering, with talks, discussions, tours of Mormon sites, and a possible visit to other islands. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the planned gathering notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-02_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Strang Writers’ Group plans a Beaver Island gathering”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-strang-writers-group-gathering-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2004, “Strang Gang coming to Beaver Island”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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