- Date
- 1989-07-15
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- familydemographycommunityheritagecelebrationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October issue reports the first George Ricksgers family reunion on Beaver Island, held July 15, 1989, with 125 relatives from New Jersey, Michigan, and Indiana. The reunion included a cooperative farm gathering and a dinner and dance at Holy Cross Social Hall.
Evidence limits
The attendance and family history are preserved as the submitted newspaper account, not a complete genealogical register or reunion sign-in list.
Sources
- Reports a July 15 reunion of 125 relatives from New Jersey, Michigan, and Indiana at the Ricksgers family farm, with meals, a dance, and Beaver Island family history. 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 · 1989-10_Beaver-Beacon
- Paired held twenty-four-page October issue PDF.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1989-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “George Ricksgers family holds its first Beaver Island reunion, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-george-ricksgers-family-reunion-1989/, accessed [date], citing “The First Family Reunion of the George Ricksgers Family,” Beaver Beacon, October 27, 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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