- Date
- 1998-09-30
- Kind
- Anniversary
- Where
- Township of Peaine
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- craftcommunityfundraisingheritagecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The twelve-member Talking Quilters celebrated their first anniversary on September 30, 1998. They reported earlier fundraising for the Historical Society and planned quilts for children’s and health-center causes as well as a Beaver Island-themed quilt.
Evidence limits
This is a guild report and forward-looking plan, not a complete membership register or accounting of raffle proceeds.
Sources
- Reports the twelve-member guild’s first anniversary, a prior Christmas-quilt raffle benefiting activities and the Historical Society, planned children’s quilts for a Kazakhstan pediatric hospital, Rural Health Center lap quilts, a full-size Beaver Island quilt, a workshop, and twice-monthly meetings. 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 · 1998-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the guild report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Talking Quilters celebrate their first anniversary and plan community quilts in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-talking-quilters-first-birthday-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1998, “Talking Quilters Celebrate First Birthday.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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