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Beaver Island Game Club holds its 1958 hunters’ party, 1958

Also 1958 Beaver Island hunters' party · 1958 Beaver Island Game Club dinner

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TypeEvent
Date1958-11-16
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1958-11-16
Kind
Celebration
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Game Club
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
huntingcommunityfoodwaysrecreation
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Game Club held a hunters’ party at Holy Cross Hall on November 16, 1958. The Beacon reports ham and perch served to 158 people, with Bud McDonough and Elston Pischner heading the committee and Mike and Mabel Cull cooking.

Evidence limits

The attendance and menu are newspaper figures. No receipts, minutes, or complete attendance register are supplied.

Sources

  1. Reports that the Beaver Island Game Club held its party at Holy Cross Hall on November 16, serving ham and perch to 158 people. It names Bud McDonough and Elston Pischner as committee heads and Mike and Mabel Cull as cooks. It does not provide receipts, a full attendance register, or minutes. 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 · 1958-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the party report; it does not expand the event, foodways, or financial record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Game Club holds its 1958 hunters’ party, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-game-club-hunters-party-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1958, “HUNTERS' PARTY.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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