- Date
- 1963-08-11
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Saint James
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Civic Association
- Followed by
- Beaver Island Holy Cross Homecoming Festival, 1964
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityheritagereligioneconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Island’s August 11, 1963 Homecoming included a noon dinner for nearly 400 people, a float parade, skydiving over St. James Harbor, and an evening dance at the Parish Hall with Ray Miller’s band. The September Beaver Beacon also records two prize winners.
Evidence and limits
The attendance figure is explicitly approximate and newspaper-reported. The article does not provide a complete parade roster, event accounts, or a formal organizer list.
Open questions
- Can Civic Association records, programs, or photographs identify the floats, organizers, and final attendance?
Sources
- Reports a noon dinner for nearly 400 people, a parade with floats, skydivers over St. James Harbor, an evening dance at the Parish Hall with Ray Miller's band, and the named winners of a frying pan and handmade quilt.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-09_Beaver-Beacon
- 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 · 1963-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Homecoming celebration, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-homecoming-celebration-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1963, “Homecoming Celebration.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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