Name: BICA holds a benefit square dance in the Parish Hall, 1958
Start: 1958-08-16
End: 1958-08-16
Location: Holy Cross Parish Hall

Event

Date: 1958-08-16
Kind: Celebration
Where: Holy Cross Parish Hall
Carried out by: Beaver Island Civic Association
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: celebrationrecreationcommunitymusic-folkloreeconomy
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Civic Association held a benefit square dance in Holy Cross Parish Hall on August 16, 1958. The Dave Wilson family taught and called the dance, local businesses donated prizes and refreshments, and the Beacon reports that the association budget increased by more than $100.

Evidence limits

The notice does not provide attendance, ticket records, accounts, or a complete donor list.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, September 1958, “B. I. C. A. Square Dance.”
Reports an August 16 square dance in the Parish Hall taught and called by Dave and Mrs. Wilson and their children, who summered on the island and operated the Tee Pee Washum laundry and Gift Shop. It lists donated prizes and refreshments and says the association budget increased by more than $100; an adjacent “THANKS” notice credits Brother Joseph with signs for regular meetings and Margaret Henley with signs advertising the benefit dance. It does not provide attendance, tickets, accounts, or a complete donor record. 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, September 1958, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the square-dance and proceeds report; it does not expand the event, music, or financial record.
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Beaver Island Archive, “BICA holds a benefit square dance in the Parish Hall, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bica-benefit-square-dance-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1958, “B. I. C. A. Square Dance.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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