- Dates
- 2004-09-11 – 2004-10-14
- Kind
- Anniversary
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilyheritageeducationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Violet McCafferty Custer, born on Beaver Island in 1904, celebrated her 100th birthday in Florida on September 11, 2004, and died on October 14. The profile preserves memories of Island schooling, teaching on a nearby island, ice travel, family life, and politics.
Evidence limits
The article combines a centennial profile with a death notice and does not provide a funeral or burial record.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 2004, "Violet McCafferty Custer."Reports Violet's September 11 centennial celebration, Beaver Island childhood, teaching on a nearby island, ice crossing, family history, and October 14 death. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the centennial and memorial profile.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island-born Violet McCafferty Custer celebrates her 100th birthday and dies, September–October 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-violet-mccafferty-custer-centennial-death-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2004, "Violet McCafferty Custer." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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