Donna Lynn Bost and Richard Ryan marry, 1970

Event

Date: 1970-12-12
Kind: Marriage
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communityfamilymarriage

Summary

The January 1971 Beaver Beacon reported that Donna Lynn Bost and Richard Ryan married in West Frankfurt, Illinois, on December 12, 1970. The short notice identified the parents of the bride and groom.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper wedding notice. The issue does not establish a Beaver Island ceremony, a civil marriage record, or a complete family history.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 1971, “Weddings: Ryan–Bost.”
Reports the December 12, 1970 wedding in West Frankfurt, Illinois, and identifies Venda Bost as the bride’s mother and Arthur and Mrs. Ryan as the groom’s parents; the brief notice does not provide a civil marriage record or complete family history.
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Beaver Beacon, January 1971, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published wedding notice.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Donna Lynn Bost and Richard Ryan marry, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-donna-bost-richard-ryan-wedding-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1971, “Weddings: Ryan–Bost.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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