- Date
- 1962-01-26
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Lawrence M. McDonough (participant) · Sandy LaFreniere (participant) · Jean Wogan (participant) · Lillian Isabel Gregg (participant) · Vernon Fitzpatrick (leader) · Loretta Loyola "Loy" Malloy (leader) · Edna G. "Skip" McDonough (leader) · Alice "Joy" Green (leader)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitydemographytourism
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
About 25 Beaver Island youngsters met at the Medical Center on January 26, 1962, for a sleigh ride driven by Lawrence McDonough. The outing included a special celebration for Sandy LaFreniere’s thirteenth birthday. The article says Jean Wogan fell and broke a small bone in her left hand; Lillian Gregg was among the chaperones and reported an allergy to horses.
The issue describes three youth clubs, weekly meetings, ten-cent dues, and a monthly party. Vernon Fitzpatrick led a boys’ club, while Loretta Malloy, Skip McDonough, Joy Green, and Lillian Gregg are named in connection with two girls’ clubs.
Evidence and limits
The notice supplies an event account and partial leadership list, not complete club membership, medical records, or organizational bylaws.
Sources
- Reports about 25 youngsters meeting January 26 at the Medical Center for a sleigh ride driven by Lawrence McDonough, a special celebration for Sandy LaFreniere’s thirteenth birthday, Jean Wogan’s broken hand, and three youth clubs with weekly meetings and ten-cent dues. It does not provide a complete roster or club constitutions.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island youth clubs hold a January sleigh ride, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-youth-sleigh-ride-january-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1962, “Winter Fun.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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