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Beaver Island Christian Church hosts an Easter egg hunt, 1968

Also 1968 Beaver Island Easter egg hunt

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TypeEvent
Date1968-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1968-04
Kind
Celebration
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Christian Church
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communityreligioneducation
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Christian Church hosted an Easter egg hunt at 11:30 a.m. on Easter Sunday in 1968. Approximately 20 children attended, and the Beacon reported that every child found eggs.

Evidence and limits

The source gives the month, time, approximate attendance, and outcome but not the exact calendar date or a full organizer record.

Open questions

  • What was the exact date and who organized the hunt?
  • Are church announcements or photographs preserved?

Sources

  1. Reports an 11:30 a.m. Easter Sunday hunt on the Beaver Island Christian Church grounds, with approximately 20 children and every child finding eggs. It does not identify the exact calendar date, organizers, or expenses.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-04_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 · 1968-04_Beaver-Beacon

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

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Christian Church hosts an Easter egg hunt, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-easter-egg-hunt-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1968, “Easter Egg Hunt.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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