- Date
- 1957-12-08
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityreligionrecreation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January 1958 Beaver Beacon reported that the December 8, 1957 Christmas bazaar was successful. Dominican Sisters and other islanders made candy and cookies, operated stands, and sold chances; some bazaar articles came from the Nuns of Mercy Hospital of Muskegon.
Evidence and limits
This is a retrospective newspaper report. It does not provide attendance, receipts, minutes, or a complete prize list.
Sources
- Reports that the December 8 bazaar succeeded, with Dominican Sisters and other islanders making candy and cookies, operating stands, and selling chances; it says some articles were donated by the Nuns of Mercy Hospital of Muskegon. It does not provide attendance, receipts, organizers’ minutes, or a complete prize list. 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 · 1958-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the retrospective bazaar report; it does not expand the event or financial record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island holds its 1957 Christmas bazaar, 1957”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-christmas-bazaar-1957/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1958, “CHRISTMAS BAZAAR.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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