- Date
- 1968-07-04
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Civic Association
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- celebrationcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 1968 Beaver Beacon reported Civic Association plans for a July 4 celebration featuring a children’s parade, games and prizes, sales booths, and a lunch counter. Businesses could sponsor children or floats, and proceeds were intended to benefit the Civic Association.
Evidence and limits
This is a future-event announcement. It does not establish that the celebration occurred or provide a final program, attendance count, or financial accounting.
Sources
- Reports planned children's parade floats, games and prizes, sales booths, and a lunch counter, with proceeds intended for the Civic Association; it does not establish that the celebration occurred or provide a final program or accounting.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published celebration plan.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Civic Association plans a child-led Fourth of July celebration, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fourth-of-july-planning-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1968, “Civic Affairs.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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