- Date
- 1957-12-25
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityrecreationmusic-folklore
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January 1958 issue reports a Christmas-evening dance with more than 30 couples. The named sponsors were the Schmidts, the Connaghans, Kathleen Gatliff, and Thelma Schmidt; the reported musicians were Jewel Gillespie, Lorraine and Russell Palmer, and Pat Bonner.
Evidence and limits
The report does not identify the venue or provide a complete attendance list, ticket record, or surviving program.
Sources
- Reports a Christmas-evening dance sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Connaghan, Kathleen Gatliff, and Thelma Schmidt, with more than 30 couples and music by Jewel Gillespie, Lorraine and Russell Palmer, and Pat Bonner. It does not identify the venue, attendance beyond the approximate couple count, ticketing, or a surviving program. 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 dance report; it does not expand the venue, attendance, or music 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 residents hold a Christmas dance, 1957”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-christmas-dance-1957/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1958, “THE CHRISTMAS DANCE.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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