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Bicentennial Beaver Island Caper announced for October 9, 1976

Also 1976 Beaver Island Caper · eleventh annual Beaver Island Caper

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Locator map: Wyoming highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at WyomingLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Date1976-10-09
WithinBeaver Island · Wyoming
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Wyoming highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at WyomingLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
1976-10-09
Kind
Celebration
Where
Wyoming
Participants
Brian James "Bowery" Gallagher (contact)
Carried out by
Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communicationcommunityrecreationeconomyheritage
Within
Beaver Island · Wyoming

Summary

The Beaver Island Club of Grand Rapids advertised a Bicentennial Year Beaver Island Caper for October 9, 1976, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Wyoming. The notice promised dancing, Country Editions, a buffet, door prizes, and proceeds for Beaver Island; Mrs. Brian Gallagher was the listed contact.

Evidence and limits

This record preserves a public invitation to a planned benefit. It does not establish attendance, receipts, or the later distribution of proceeds.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Advertises an October 9, 1976 benefit at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Wyoming, Michigan, with a $6 donation, dancing, Country Editions, buffet, door prizes, and proceeds for Beaver Island; names Mrs. Brian Gallagher as the contact. It is a planned-event notice and does not establish attendance, receipts, or distribution of proceeds. 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 · 1976-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue confirms the date, venue, price, program, benefit purpose, and contact.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-08_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Repeats the public invitation and contact information for the October 9 benefit. It does not establish attendance, receipts, or distribution of proceeds. 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 · 1976-09_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held issue confirms the repeated Caper advertisement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Bicentennial Beaver Island Caper announced for October 9, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-caper-plans-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1976, “Bicentennial Year Beaver Island Caper.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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