Name: Friends celebrate Dorothy McGregor’s birthday at the Shamrock, 1960
Start: 1960-02-18
End: 1960-02-18
Location: Beaver Island

Friends celebrate Dorothy McGregor’s birthday at the Shamrock, 1960

Also Dorothy McGregor birthday gathering February 1960

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago

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TypeEvent

Date1960-02-18

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1960-02-18
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communitycelebration
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1960 Beaver Beacon reports a February 18 surprise birthday gathering for Dorothy McGregor at the Shamrock. McGregor left after an hour, while friends continued the celebration.

Evidence limits

The notice does not supply a guest list, invitation, or expense record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 1960, birthday notice.
Reports friends surprising Dorothy McGregor with a gathering at the Shamrock at 4 p.m. on February 18; she left after an hour while friends continued the celebration. It does not provide a guest list, invitation, or expense record.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 1960, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the birthday gathering.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-03_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Friends celebrate Dorothy McGregor’s birthday at the Shamrock, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-dorothy-mcgregor-birthday-party-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1960, birthday notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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