Name: Beaver Island residents hold three holiday open houses, 1968-1969
Start: 1968-12-31
End: 1969-01-03
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Dates: 1968-12-31 – 1969-01-03
Kind: Celebration
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: celebrationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The January 1969 Beaver Beacon reported three holiday open houses: Buzzy and Alberta LaFreniere’s on New Year’s Eve, John and Mary Adams’s cottage open house on January 1, and a January 3 surprise open house for Gerry and Carol LaFreniere. The Adams guests were transported by snowmobile across the snowy area between the road and the cottage.

Evidence and limits

The notices do not provide attendance or complete guest lists.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 1969, “Parties.”
Reports Buzzy and Alberta LaFreniere's New Year's Eve open house, John and Mary Adams's January 1 cottage open house reached by snowmobile, and a January 3 surprise open house for Gerry and Carol LaFreniere; it does not provide attendance or complete guest lists.
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Beaver Beacon, January 1969, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published open-house notices.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island residents hold three holiday open houses, 1968-1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-open-houses-january-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1969, “Parties.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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