Name: Two Beaver Island caroling groups continue the Christmas tradition in 2002
Start: 2002-12-22
End: 2002-12-22
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 2002-12-22
Kind: Concert
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: musiccommunityreligionseasonal-life
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

On the Sunday evening before Christmas 2002, two groups of Beaver Islanders sang for families and friends despite winter winds. The Youth Consortium-sponsored Vera Wogan Christmas Choir continued a decades-old tradition, while Martha Guth led an independent four-part ensemble.

Evidence limits

The article identifies the groups and several singers but does not give a route, complete roster, or attendance.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 2003, “A Caroling We Will Go.”
Reports two groups singing for Island families: the Youth Consortium-sponsored Vera Wogan Christmas Choir and Martha Guth’s independent four-part ensemble. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, January 2003, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the January 2003 report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Two Beaver Island caroling groups continue the Christmas tradition in 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-christmas-caroling-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2003, “A Caroling We Will Go.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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