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Colleen Nackerman and Mary Elizabeth Gallagher home for Easter, 1964

Also 1964 Beaver Island college Easter homecomings

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1964-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1964-04
Kind
Migration
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The April 1964 Beaver Beacon reported Colleen Nackerman home for Easter from Marygrove College in Detroit and Mary Elizabeth Gallagher home from Western Michigan University.

Evidence and limits

This is a seasonal homecoming notice, not a travel manifest, enrollment record, or complete family biography.

Sources

  1. Reports Colleen Nackerman home from Marygrove College in Detroit and Mary Elizabeth Gallagher home from Western Michigan University; it does not provide travel dates, enrollment records, or complete family biographies.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Colleen Nackerman and Mary Elizabeth Gallagher home for Easter, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-easter-college-homecomings-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1964, “Home for Easter.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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