- Date
- 1977-12
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationpublicationreligioncommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Gena Delamater’s “A True Christmas” reflects on Christmas as a shared Beaver Island season of school activity, caroling, family gatherings, children, and religious meaning.
Evidence and limits
The essay documents a published community reflection. It should not be read as a complete inventory of 1977 holiday events or as a census of island residents.
Sources
- Describes Christmas as a community season on Beaver Island, including home decoration, Christmas bazaars, the Island School program, caroling, children, and religious observance. It is a young writer’s reflection, not a complete calendar of island holiday activities. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1977-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-page holiday issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the title and byline.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Gena Delamater’s “A True Christmas” essay, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-true-christmas-essay-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1977, “A True Christmas.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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