Margaret Brown celebrates her hundredth birthday with Beaver Island connections, 1997

Event

Date: 1997-02-02
Kind: Celebration
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: familycommunityheritagecommunication

Summary

The May 1997 Beaver Beacon profiles Margaret Brown, who turned 100 on February 2, 1997. It recounts her orphanage upbringing, Michigan Central Railway work, marriage, and long life, and notes that her daughter Doris Shirk formerly lived on Beaver Island and that Beaver Island friends planned 100 miniature roses for the centennial.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper feature and family account; it does not establish a civil birth record, complete biography, or the final birthday gathering details.

Sources

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Sources

Dennis Powell, “100 Candles Warm Her Heart,” Beaver Beacon, May 1997.
Profiles Margaret Brown’s February 2, 1897 birth, orphanage upbringing, railway work, marriage, longevity, and centennial celebration; her daughter Doris Shirk is identified as a former Beaver Island resident and friends from Beaver Island planned to bring 100 miniature roses. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1997, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the centennial profile and Beaver Island connection.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Margaret Brown celebrates her hundredth birthday with Beaver Island connections, 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-margaret-brown-centennial-1997/, accessed [date], citing Dennis Powell, “100 Candles Warm Her Heart,” Beaver Beacon, May 1997. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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