Name: Margaret LaFreniere and Davilyn Wilson travel to Germany and Brussels, 1958
Start: 1958-09
End: 1958-09
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1958-09
Kind: Migration
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: militarymigrationcommunicationtourismcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The September 1958 Beaver Beacon reports Margaret Ann LaFreniere’s upcoming two-year WAC assignment in Germany and Davilyn Wilson’s return from an eight-week Germany stay under the Michigan Division of the National Council of Churches, including a Brussels World’s Fair visit.

Evidence limits

The notice does not provide military, church, passport, or travel records.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, September 1958, “WAC.”
Reports Margaret Ann LaFreniere home on leave before a two-year WAC assignment in Germany, flying from New York with stops at Newfoundland and Scotland; it also reports Davilyn Wilson returning from eight weeks in Germany under the Michigan Division of the National Council of Churches, with young people flying both ways and spending several days at the Brussels World’s Fair. It does not provide military, church, passport, or travel records. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, September 1958, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the international travel notices; it does not expand the military, church, or aviation records.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Margaret LaFreniere and Davilyn Wilson travel to Germany and Brussels, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wac-germany-travel-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1958, “WAC.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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