Beaver Island Historical Society Welcomes You to Our Past
Our New Online Store is Now Open
Our store features over 50 items including our very popular Cook Book
Visit the Store Here
ORDER YOUR NEW EDITION OF THE BIHS COOKBOOK NOW!
The cost $20.00 plus tax and $3.50 for shipping and handling.
Cookbooks are also for sale at the museums.
Carl D Bradley Exhibit at the Marine Museum
The Beaver Island Historical Society was founded in 1957 to collect and share the fascinating history of Beaver Island. A remote island in Lake Michigan, it has witnessed many interesting and unique historical events, and has been home to various groups including Native Americans, a Mormon branch known as the Strangites, Irish immigrants, fisherman, lumberjacks, and many more.
King Strang
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.
For an overview of Beaver Island History please visit: http://www.beaverisland.net/beaver-island-history
From Our Facebook Page
View the most recent updates at https://www.facebook.com/BeaverIslandHistoricalSociety/
A recording of the Earth Day Event: Keewaydinoquay of Garden Island: A Story of Hope and Healing by Sara Warber, MD.
To contact Sara Warber, MD: swarber@umich.edu, and the website is www.mutualreawakening.org
youtu.be/BUG4xJOnWIA
Please consider joining our team of docents and volunteers!
Are you thinking about volunteering on Beaver Island? Are you interested in history? Do you like to meet with the public? Do you like to work alone with tools or a computer or in a garden? The Beaver Island Historical Society (BIHS) has various volunteer opportunities for you to choose from! The link below contains some specifics about how you can volunteer to help us
Hopefully within the year we'll be moving there..we'd love to volunteer and help out.
Are you thinking about volunteering on Beaver Island? Are you interested in history? Do you like to meet with the public? Do you like to work alone with tools or a computer or in a garden? The Beaver Island Historical Society (BIHS) has various volunteer opportunities for you to choose from! The link below contains some specifics about how you can volunteer to help us.
www.beaverislandhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Docents-and-Volunteers-Needed.pdf
Today at 4 PMPlease join us for this amazing tribute to the Lady Lighthouse Keepers of the Great Lakes! This Sunday at 4 PM EST
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Please join us for this amazing tribute to the Lady Lighthouse Keepers of the Great Lakes! This Sunday at 4 PM EST
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Photography by Frank Solle / Stillpoint Photography