- Date
- 2006-07-29
- Kind
- Anniversary
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- marriagefamilycommunitycelebrationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Dick and Ellen Verduyn celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on July 29, 2006, with a Hawaiian-themed party attended by more than 90 friends and family. The report also records their Beaver Island marriage at Holy Cross Church on September 1, 1956.
Evidence limits
The article supplies the newspaper’s family and event account but not a full guest list or independent marriage record.
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Sources
- "Celebrating 50 Years," Beaver Beacon, October 2006.Reports the July 29 Hawaiian-themed party for Dick and Ellen Verduyn, married at Holy Cross Church on September 1, 1956, with more than 90 friends and family and a planned anniversary trip. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the anniversary report and photographs.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Dick and Ellen Verduyn celebrate fifty years of marriage on Beaver Island, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-verduyn-50th-anniversary-2006/, accessed [date], citing "Celebrating 50 Years," Beaver Beacon, October 2006. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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