Engagement of Mary Ann Palmer and Roger Ferguson, 1973

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Event

Date: circa 1973-08
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Participants: Mary Ann Ferguson (fiancee) · Roger Ferguson (fiancee)
Followed by: Marriage of Mary Anne Palmer and Roger Dale Ferguson, 1973
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communitydemography
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Mary Ann Palmer, daughter of Clarence Palmer, and Roger Ferguson, son of Gerald Ferguson, were reported engaged in August 1973. No wedding date was announced.

Evidence and limits

The August engagement notice gives employment and school details; the September–October follow-up reports the October 13 wedding.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, August 1973, “Engagements.”
Announces Mary Ann Palmer, daughter of Clarence Palmer, and Roger Ferguson, son of Gerald Ferguson, as engaged; it gives their schooling and employment but no wedding date.
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Beaver Beacon, August 1973, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the published source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
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Beaver Beacon, September–October 1973, “Weddings: Palmer–Ferguson.”
Reports the October 13, 1973 wedding at St. Francis Xavier Church in Petoskey, confirming the engagement’s later marriage.
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Beaver Beacon, September–October 1973, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eleven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the combined September–October publication; it does not expand the published source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
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Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Engagement of Mary Ann Palmer and Roger Ferguson, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/engagement-of-mary-ann-palmer-and-roger-ferguson-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1973, “Engagements.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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