- Date
- circa 1959-12
- Kind
- Celebration
- Participants
- Julius Gilbert (donor)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
A few days before Christmas 1959, Beaver Island school children held a party with candy, ice cream, and exchanged gifts. Julius Gilbert of Detroit sent $150 for the children for the second consecutive year.
Evidence and limits
The issue supplies no exact party date, school name, attendance list, or financial accounting.
Sources
- Reports a school party a few days before Christmas with candy, ice cream, and exchanged gifts; says Julius Gilbert of Detroit sent a $150 check for the children for the second year. It does not provide an exact party date, school name, attendance, or accounting.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-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 · 1960-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island school Christmas party, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-christmas-party-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1960, “A Happy New Year To All.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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