Name: Beaver Island men host a February 29 dinner at Archie’s Motel, 1960
Start: 1960-02-29
End: 1960-02-29
Location: Beaver Island

Beaver Island men host a February 29 dinner at Archie’s Motel, 1960

Also Archie's Motel ladies dinner February 1960 · Beaver Island men cook corned beef dinner 1960

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TypeEvent

Date1960-02-29

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1960-02-29
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: foodwayscommunitycelebration
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1960 Beaver Beacon reports 19 men hosting 20 women for a corned-beef and ham dinner at Archie’s Motel on February 29. The men cooked, served, and washed dishes.

Evidence limits

The newspaper does not provide a complete guest list, receipts, or menu.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 1960, "Queen for Several Hours."
Reports 19 men treating 20 women to a corned-beef and ham dinner at Archie’s Motel on February 29, including cooking, drinks, refreshments, and dishwashing. It does not provide a full guest list, receipts, or menu.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 1960, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the dinner report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-03_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island men host a February 29 dinner at Archie’s Motel, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-archies-motel-ladies-dinner-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1960, "Queen for Several Hours." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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