Name: Jessica McCafferty and Gena Cross graduate in the same season, 2004
Start: 2004-05
End: 2004-05
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2004-05
Kind: Education
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationfamilycommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May 2004 Beacon highlighted a rare family milestone: Jessica McCafferty was receiving a Central Michigan University BS with honors while her mother, Gena Cross, received a second MA in education.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 2004, "Mother/Daughter Grads."
Reports Jessica McCafferty receiving a BS in political science with honors from Central Michigan University while her mother Gena Cross received a second MA in education. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, May 2004, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the family education notice.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Jessica McCafferty and Gena Cross graduate in the same season, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mother-daughter-graduations-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2004, "Mother/Daughter Grads." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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