- Date
- 1971-11-25
- Kind
- Celebration
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Christian Church
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religioncommunityheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Christian Church held its annual Thanksgiving potluck on November 25, 1971, continuing a custom intended to include island residents who might otherwise lack a family gathering. The November Beaver Beacon names several off-island guests and describes the community fellowship around the dinner.
Evidence and limits
The source establishes the date, recurring purpose, and named attendees but not attendance totals, a full membership list, or a separate church building record.
See also
Sources
- Reports the Christian Church’s annual Thanksgiving potluck for island residents without families nearby, held Thursday, November 25, and records off-island guests and a separate Little Sand Bay roadside incident; it does not provide attendance totals or a complete church membership list.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1971-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held ten-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 · 1971-11_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Christian Church Thanksgiving dinner, 1971”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-thanksgiving-dinner-1971/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1971, “Thanksgiving Dinner.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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