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Loretta LaFreniere graduates from Ferris Institute, 1962

Also 1962 Loretta LaFreniere graduation

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Locator map: Big Rapids, Michigan highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Big Rapids, MichiganLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Date1962-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Big Rapids, Michigan highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Big Rapids, MichiganLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
1962-06
Kind
Education
Where
Big Rapids, Michigan
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
educationcommunityeconomy
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1962 Beaver Beacon reports that Loretta LaFreniere completed a commercial course at Ferris Institute in Big Rapids, passed a Civil Service examination, and received a $50 award and plaque as the campus’s most outstanding Catholic girl. The notice says she would be employed by the State.

The source-bounded record is linked to the later Loretta LaFreniere Slater article because the name, island family context, and Ferris education align; it does not establish a complete employment history.

Evidence and limits

The notice supplies no transcript, award program, Civil Service file, agency name, or exact commencement date. The later identity connection remains probable rather than a complete civil identity resolution.

Open questions

  • Which State agency employed LaFreniere, and can a personnel record be found?
  • Can Ferris records identify the course and award precisely?

Sources

  1. Reports Loretta LaFreniere completing a commercial course at Ferris Institute, passing a Civil Service examination, receiving a $50 award and plaque as the most outstanding Catholic girl on campus, and being slated for State employment. The issue does not identify the agency, commencement date, or employment record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-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 · 1962-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Loretta LaFreniere graduates from Ferris Institute, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/ferris-institute-graduation-of-loretta-lafreniere-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1962, “School News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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