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Welcoming party for new bride Florence Fitzpatrick, 1961

Also Mrs. Vernon Fitzpatrick welcoming party

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TypeEvent
Date1961-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1961-03
Kind
Celebration
Participants
Florence Grandmaison (beneficiary)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
community
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1961 Beaver Beacon reports that Beaver Island women held a welcoming party at the Shamrock for new bride Florence Fitzpatrick.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not name the hosts or provide a precise date or guest list.

Sources

  1. Reports a welcoming party at the Shamrock for Mrs. Vernon Fitzpatrick, describing her as a new bride and saying she received gifts and a buffet luncheon. The notice does not name hosts or give a date beyond the March issue.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1961-03_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Welcoming party for new bride Florence Fitzpatrick, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/welcoming-party-for-florence-fitzpatrick-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1961, “Welcoming Party.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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