Beaver Island celebrates New Year’s Eve across island venues, 1989–1990

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TypeEvent

Date1989-12-31

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1989-12-31
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: celebrationcommunityfoodwaysperformance
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The January 26, 1990 Beaver Beacon described several New Year’s Eve events held on Beaver Island on December 31, 1989, including a private open house, the Circle M dinner, a Holy Cross Church Hall dance, and dancing at the Shamrock Bar.

Evidence limits

This is a retrospective social report and does not provide attendance totals or independent event records for each venue.

Sources

“New Year’s Eve on Beaver Island,” Beaver Beacon, January 26, 1990.
Reviews the Gregg-Bartell open house, Circle M dinner, Holy Cross Church Hall dance, and Shamrock Bar celebration. 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, January 1990, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-page January issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island celebrates New Year’s Eve across island venues, 1989–1990”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-new-years-eve-celebrations-1989-90/, accessed [date], citing “New Year’s Eve on Beaver Island,” Beaver Beacon, January 26, 1990. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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