Beaver Island couples are recognized for fifty or more years of marriage, 1988

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Event

Date: 1988-07
Kind: Marriage
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: marriagereligionfamilycommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The July 1988 Beaver Beacon recognizes four Beaver Island-connected couples for fifty or more years of marriage: Jack and Ruth Hallahan, Bea and Jack Boyle, Helen and Al Dudzik, and Frank and Grace Nackerman.

Evidence limits

The notice is a community and religious recognition list, not a complete anniversary register or civil marriage history.

Sources

“50th Anniversary,” Beaver Beacon, July 1988.
Lists Jack and Ruth Hallahan, Bea and Jack Boyle, Helen and Al Dudzik, and Frank and Grace Nackerman among couples celebrating at least fifty years of marriage. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, July 1988, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eighteen-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island couples are recognized for fifty or more years of marriage, 1988”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fiftieth-wedding-anniversaries-1988/, accessed [date], citing “50th Anniversary,” Beaver Beacon, July 1988. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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