Name: Beaver Island community holds a farewell supper for the Hart family, 1977
Start: 1977-06-02
End: 1977-06-02
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1977-06-02
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationcelebrationcommunicationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1977 Beaver Beacon reports a June 2 potluck picnic supper at the Cashman residence honoring the Hart family. Grant Hart, who had taught grades five through eight for three years, was leaving for a teaching position in Kalamazoo.

Evidence and limits

This is a brief community farewell notice. It does not provide an attendance list, school personnel file, or complete employment record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 1977, “Farewell Party.”
Reports a June 2 potluck picnic supper at the Cashman residence honoring Grant and Mrs. Hart and Margie and Paul. Grant Hart had taught grades five through eight for three years and accepted a teaching position in Kalamazoo. It does not provide an attendance list, school personnel file, or complete employment record. 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 · 1977-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 1977, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held ten-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the farewell notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1977, “Thank You.”
Publishes the Hart family’s thanks to Beaver Island residents and specifically acknowledges the surprise farewell picnic. It confirms the community response but does not add an attendance list or complete employment record. 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 · 1977-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1977, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held nine-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Hart family’s follow-up thanks.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island community holds a farewell supper for the Hart family, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-grant-hart-farewell-party-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1977, “Farewell Party.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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