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Lola Amidon Hill

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TypePerson
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Active
fl. 1973
Member of
Beaver Island Players
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communityheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Lola Amidon Hill was credited as the inspiration for the Beaver Island Players’ 1973 production of Plaza Suite and was named on the organization’s executive committee. The April 1975 obituary reports that she spent approximately fifteen years giving summer tours of Beaver Island as an associate of Beaver Haven.

Evidence and limits

This is an episode-qualified identity record; the source does not supply a birth, residence, or broader organizational history.

The dated record

2 dated events · 1973–1975These years on the timeline →

Sources

  1. Says the production was inspired by Lola Hill and names her on the Beaver Island Players’ executive committee; no further biography is supplied.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the published source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-08_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Identifies Lola Amidon Hill, age 63, as a summer tour guide associated with Beaver Haven for approximately fifteen years and reports her April 6 death and April 11 memorial service. The full-name continuity with the 1973 Players notice is probable, not a civil identity proof. 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 · 1975-04_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held issue confirms the obituary and Beaver Haven connection.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Lola Amidon Hill”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/lola-amidon-hill/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1973, “First Summer Play.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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