Beaver Island Historical Society Welcomes You to Our Past
The Historical Society currently operates two museums on the Island, the Print Shop Museum and the Marine Museum, as well as two additional historical sites: Heritage Park and the Protar Home. We offer several resources and services to our visitors, including genealogical research, copies of archival photos, and a series of historical journals and other books for purchase. Additionally, we host many events throughout the year to promote the Island’s history.
Explore our history, find out about the king, fishing, shipwrecks, island life, natural history, our Irish heritage, and much more.
Museum Hours
Closed for the season. We will reopen in May.
Private Museum tours available.
Please call the Print Shop office to make arrangements: 231.448.2254.
Museum Week 2024
July 15 - July 19
The Beaver Island Historical Society is pleased to announce that the Northern Islander will again be published in the Print Shop where it began in 1850! In February, the Historical Society purchased the Northern Islander and Beaver Beacon from former owner Cynthia Johnson.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR WORK
Join us on MLK Day via Zoom. (Monday 1/20/25) We will set up the projector at the Museum if you would like to zoom with us in person.
A potluck will follow. Bring your favorite crockpot dish or something else to pass.
This program is made possible from funding the Michigan Arts and Culture Council
The Beaver Island Historical Society is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: MLK - Jackson House
Time: Jan 20, 2025 04:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 875 6450 5502
Passcode: 164249
The new Beaver Beacons are in. If you have pre-paid for a copy it will be distributed shortly. If you would like to order or pick up a copy please give us a call 231-448-2254. We will have a link up shortly to order from our website as well. Postage this year is $3.15.
The 2024 edition has a Maritime theme.
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Dr. Irene Butter gave a talk at the Print Shop Museum on 10/30/24. We are so grateful for her willingness to share her knowledge and expertise with our community. #dontbeabystander
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Our hearts are full of thanks to everyone who attended our Holiday Social on Saturday night. We're especially grateful to Cynthia and Bob Pryor for sharing their musical talents and Cheryl Kern & Liz Schwant for lifting our spirits with Christmas Carols. We also appreciate our community businesses for their kindness in donating items for our silent raffle and Vicky Fingeroot for the beautiful Charcuterie Board.
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