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Beaver Lodge hosts a May Morning Coffee for Bertha Spaulding, 1958

Also 1958 Beaver Lodge May Morning Coffee

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TypeEvent
Date1958-05-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1958-05-01
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Celebration
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1958 Beaver Beacon reports a May 1 welcome coffee at Beaver Lodge for Bertha Spaulding, with arbutus May baskets and thirty-five women attending.

Evidence and limits

This is a brief social report. It does not provide an invitation, complete guest list, menu, or other event records.

Sources

  1. Reports a May 1 welcome coffee at Beaver Lodge given by Mrs. Ludwik for Mrs. Bertha Spaulding, whose husband Fred was to manage the Lodge, with island arbutus May baskets and thirty-five women attending. It does not provide an invitation, complete guest list, menu, or other event records. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the welcome coffee and attendance report; it does not expand the social or hospitality record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Lodge hosts a May Morning Coffee for Bertha Spaulding, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-lodge-may-morning-coffee-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1958, “MAY MORNING COFFEE WELCOME.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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