Youth for Understanding students compare host-family experiences on Beaver Island, 1967

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Event

Dates: circa 1967-06 – 1967-07-29
Kind: Meeting
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationcommunicationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The August 1967 Beaver Beacon described Beaver Island as an international meeting place for two Youth for Understanding students. Heather Wenden of Staffordshire, England, was visiting the Leon Scouts of Cedar Springs, while Ulrike Graubner of Lüneburg, West Germany, had returned with the family of Dr. Robert B. Smith. Both sailed back to Europe on the Aurelia on July 29.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper account of a cross-cultural exchange and its local host connections. It does not provide Youth for Understanding program records or a complete account of either student’s stay.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, August 1967, “International Meeting Place.”
Describes Heather Wenden of Staffordshire, England, and Ulrike Graubner of Lüneburg, West Germany, comparing their experiences with American host families on Beaver Island; it says both sailed back to Europe on the Aurelia on July 29, but does not provide program records or a complete host-family history.
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Beaver Beacon, August 1967, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published international-student report.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Youth for Understanding students compare host-family experiences on Beaver Island, 1967”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-youth-for-understanding-exchange-1967/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1967, “International Meeting Place.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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