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Frank and Grace Nackerman celebrate their fifty-fifth anniversary, 1981

Also Frank and Grace Nackerman 55th anniversary

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TypeEvent
Dates1981-11-30 – 1981-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1981-11-30 – 1981-12
Kind
Anniversary
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Frank and Grace Nackerman’s fifty-fifth wedding anniversary brought Richard and Ellen Verduyn and their twins to Beaver Island on November 30, 1981, for a Circle M dinner and Holy Cross Mass.

Evidence limits

This is a family newspaper notice, not a civil marriage record, guest list, or independent travel record.

Sources

  1. Reports Richard and Ellen Verduyn and their twins Bruce and Brian flew from Warren to Beaver Island on November 30 to celebrate Frank and Grace Nackerman's fifty-fifth wedding anniversary. A Saturday dinner was held at the Circle M, followed by Sunday Mass at Holy Cross and the Verduyns' return home. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1981-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eighteen-page PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the anniversary notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Frank and Grace Nackerman celebrate their fifty-fifth anniversary, 1981”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-frank-grace-nackerman-55th-anniversary-1981/, accessed [date], citing Family anniversary notice, Beaver Beacon, November–December 1981 combined issue. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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