Name: Post-nuptial shower for Archie and Mary Minor, 1961
Start: 1961-03-05
End: 1961-03-05
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1961-03-05
Kind: Marriage
Participants: Archie M. Minor (beneficiary) · Mary C. Minor (beneficiary) · Loretta Loyola "Loy" Malloy (host) · Wini McDonough (host) · Burdene Stromberg (host)
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: community
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1961 Beaver Beacon reports a March 5 post-nuptial shower at the Shamrock for Archie and Mary Minor. Loretta Malloy, Wini McDonough, and Burdene Stromberg served the barbecue luncheon.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not preserve a guest list, gift inventory, or financial record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 1961, “Post-Nuptial Shower.”
Reports a March 5 shower at the Shamrock for Mr. and Mrs. Archie Minor, with money and other gifts and a barbecue luncheon served by Loretta Malloy, Wini McDonough, and Burdene Stromberg. It is a social notice, not a gift or attendance register.
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Beaver Beacon, March 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-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.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Post-nuptial shower for Archie and Mary Minor, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/post-nuptial-shower-for-archie-minor-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1961, “Post-Nuptial Shower.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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