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Beaver Island Homecoming program, 1974

Also 1974 Beaver Island Homecoming · 1974 Homecoming dance and dinner

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TypeEvent
Dates1974-08-10 – 1974-08-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1974-08-10 – 1974-08-11
Kind
Celebration
Where
Beaver Island · Holy Cross Catholic Church building
Followed by
Beaver Island Homecoming plans for August 1975
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communicationcommunitytourismheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The third annual Beaver Island Homecoming was announced for August 10–11, 1974: a live-music dance on Saturday and a barbecue chicken dinner on Sunday.

Evidence and limits

This is a program and reservation announcement, not a completion report or financial record.

See also

Sources

  1. Announces the third annual Homecoming dance for August 10 with live music, refreshments, and a $10-per-couple price, and an August 11 B-B-Q chicken dinner; it directs reservations to Rita Gillespie and does not establish attendance, proceeds, or completion.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eleven-page combined May–June issue scan is paired with the OCR source stored under the archive 1974-05 key 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 · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Repeats the August 10 dance, August 11 Holy Cross Hall barbecue dinner, and 9:00 p.m. bingo announcement; it remains a reservation notice and does not establish attendance, proceeds, or completion. 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 · 1974-07_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The scan confirms the Homecoming dates, dinner location, and bingo notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-07_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Homecoming program, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-homecoming-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May–June 1974, “Homecoming.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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