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Bethann Barrett and Roger Laars marry on Beaver Island, 1984

Also Bethann Barrett Roger Laars wedding

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TypeEvent
Date1984-08-15
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1984-08-15
Kind
Marriage
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The September 1984 Beaver Beacon announced Bethann Barrett and Roger Laars’s August 15 marriage at Marbey’s Lake on Beaver Island.

Evidence limits

This is a community newspaper notice, not a civil marriage record.

Sources

  1. Announces Bethann Barrett and Roger Laars's August 15 marriage at Marbey's Lake, officiated by Rev. Arlene Bailey, and lists family and friends present. It is a newspaper announcement, not a marriage-license or civil-registration record. 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 · 1984-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held fifteen-page September issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the marriage announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1984-09_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Bethann Barrett and Roger Laars marry on Beaver Island, 1984”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/bethann-barrett-roger-laars-marriage-1984/, accessed [date], citing Marriage announcement, Beaver Beacon, September 1984. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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