Name: Class of 1961 dance party is held at Tony McDonough’s home, 1961
Start: 1961-05
End: 1961-05
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1961-05
Kind: Celebration
Participants: Tony McDonough (host) · Edward Palmer (musician) · Elizabeth Grace "Gracie" Palmer LaVance (musician) · H. Lorraine Palmer (musician)
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationcommunitysociety
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

A class dance party followed the 1961 graduation, with local musicians providing electric guitar, piano, guitar, and piano/vocal music.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not give the party’s exact date or a complete guest list.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices.
The June 1961 issue reports a post-graduation dance party at Tony McDonough’s home, with music by Tony McDonough, Edward Palmer, Gracie Palmer, and Lorraine Palmer and lunch served. The notice does not give the party’s exact date or a complete guest list.
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Beaver Beacon, June 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
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.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Class of 1961 dance party is held at Tony McDonough’s home, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-class-of-1961-dance-party/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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