- Date
- 1977-09-17
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- celebrationcommunityreligioncommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The September 1977 Beaver Beacon reports that September 17 was Dick LaFreniere Day on Beaver Island, with a special Mass at Holy Cross followed by a potluck dinner at the Parish Hall to mark his retirement from the grocery business.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper event report. It does not provide a complete attendance list, program, or business record.
Sources
- Reports that September 17 was designated Dick LaFreniere Day, with friends and relatives attending a special Mass at Holy Cross Church followed by a potluck dinner at the Parish Hall, marking his retirement from the grocery business. It does not provide a complete attendance list, program, or business records. 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 · 1977-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held ten-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the completed community day.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island celebrates Dick LaFreniere Day, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-dick-lafreniere-day-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1977, “Dick’s Day.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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