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Beaver Island junior-senior banquet and graduation plans, 1960

Also 1960 Beaver Island high-school banquet · 1960 graduation plans

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TypeEvent
Dates1960-04-28 – 1960-05-24
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
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Event
Dates
1960-04-28 – 1960-05-24
Kind
Education
Where
Beaver Island
Participants
Mary Gallagher (graduate) · Anne Kurth (graduate) · Darlene Schmidt (graduate)
Carried out by
Beaver Island Grade and High School
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
educationcommunitytourism
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island students held a junior-senior banquet at the Beaver Lodge on April 28, 1960, followed by a prom at the Shamrock. The May issue also announced a Grand Rapids trip and graduation exercises planned for May 24 at Holy Cross Church.

Evidence and limits

The named graduates and planned events are preserved as reported. The issue does not prove that the trip or May 24 ceremony occurred and gives no complete school register.

Open questions

  • Which school and parish records document the class, trip, and graduation ceremony?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports an April 28 junior-senior banquet at Beaver Lodge, a prom at the Shamrock, a planned Grand Rapids trip, and graduation exercises planned for May 24 at Holy Cross Church. It lists Mary Gallagher, Anne Gatliff, Darlene Schmidt, Joe LaFreniere, Charles Dudley, and Alvin LaFreniere as graduates. The notice does not document the graduation ceremony or class roster beyond the printed list.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held three-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 · 1960-05_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island junior-senior banquet and graduation plans, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-junior-senior-banquet-and-graduation-plans-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1960, “Graduates Celebrate.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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