Name: Jewell Gillespie celebrates 75th birthday on Beaver Island, 1992
Start: 1992-02-01
End: 1992-02-01
Location: Holy Cross Parish Hall

Event

Date: 1992-02-01
Kind: Anniversary
Where: Holy Cross Parish Hall
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: familycelebrationcommunitymusiccommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Jewell Gillespie’s 75th birthday was celebrated at Holy Cross Church Hall on February 1, 1992, with family slides and local music.

Evidence limits

This is a community celebration report, not a civil age record or attendance ledger.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, February 1992, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!”
Reports a February 1 Holy Cross Church Hall celebration with family slides, inventions, and Irish, popular, and Beaver Island music, followed by thanks from Jewell Gillespie and family. 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 · 1992-02_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, February 1992, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held twenty-two-page issue scan confirms the birthday report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1992-02_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1992, “JEWELL GILLESPIE - 75th BIRTHDAY IN MORE DETAIL.”
Provides a fuller account of the February 1 celebration, including approximately 200–250 attendees, family dinner, slides, musicians, and dancing until 2:30 a.m. 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 · 1992-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1992, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held twenty-four-page issue scan confirms the detailed birthday report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1992-04_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Jewell Gillespie celebrates 75th birthday on Beaver Island, 1992”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/jewell-gillespie-75th-birthday-1992/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1992, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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