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Beaver Island carolers hold a Christmas party after bad weather postpones outing, 1964

Also 1964 Beaver Island Christmas caroling party

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1964-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1964-12
Kind
Celebration
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Bad weather postponed Beaver Island’s annual Christmas caroling trip in December 1964. The carolers instead held a party at the Hall with Sister Europhine and Sister Karen, hot chocolate, and cookies.

Evidence and limits

The notice documents the replacement gathering but not the Hall’s exact name, attendance, route, or complete participant list.

Sources

  1. Says the annual Christmas caroling trip was postponed because of bad weather and that the carolers, with Sister Europhine and Sister Karen, instead held a Christmas party at the Hall with hot chocolate and cookies. It does not provide a complete roster or attendance.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1965-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island carolers hold a Christmas party after bad weather postpones outing, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-christmas-caroling-party-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1965, Christmas caroling report. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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