Name: Island Telephone reports a 149-person open house for its upgraded central office, 1994
Start: 1994-06-18
End: 1994-06-18
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1994-06-18
Kind: Opening
Carried out by: Beaver Island Telephone Company
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: technologycommunicationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Island Telephone reported that 149 people attended its June 18, 1994 open house. Curt Petrak and Bill Bowman demonstrated the upgraded central-office equipment, while the event included prize drawings, lunch catered by Ruth Gregg, and a clown performance by Pat McGinnity.

Evidence limits

This is a company report of the open house and attendance, not an independent attendance count, equipment inventory, or telecommunications performance test.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, August 1994, “Island Telephone Open House.”
Reports the June 18 open house, a tour and demonstration of the new central-office equipment, prize drawings, lunch, entertainment, and attendance of 149 people. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, August 1994, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held twenty-page August issue scan confirms the open-house report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Island Telephone reports a 149-person open house for its upgraded central office, 1994”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-telephone-company-central-office-open-house-1994/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1994, “Island Telephone Open House.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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