- Date
- 1972-11-23
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Christian Church
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religioncommunitycelebration
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Christian Church held its Thanksgiving dinner in November 1972, with 36 people attending. The December Beaver Beacon describes it as a community gathering for people whose families lived off island.
Evidence and limits
The source establishes the reported attendance and purpose but not the exact dinner date, a complete attendee list, or a formal church register.
Sources
- Reports that 36 people attended the Christian Church Thanksgiving dinner, including the Langfords of Indianapolis and Rev. and Mrs. Johnson; it does not provide a complete attendee list or a formal church register. 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 · 1972-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published dinner report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1972-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Christian Church Thanksgiving dinner, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-christian-church-thanksgiving-dinner-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1972, “Island Happenings.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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