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Harbor Harmony women’s chorus forms on Beaver Island, 1979

Also 1979 Harbor Harmony chorus

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TypeEvent
Date1979-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1979-01
Kind
Music festival
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Harbor Harmony, a 21-member women’s chorus, formed on Beaver Island and hoped to perform during the 1979 St. Patrick’s Day festivities.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper organizational notice, not a membership register, repertoire, performance record, or incorporated-organization file.

Sources

  1. Reports that 21 women had formed a chorus meeting Monday evenings at the school and hoped to perform during St. Patrick’s Day festivities. It is a newspaper organizational notice, not a membership register, repertoire, performance record, or incorporated-organization file. 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 · 1979-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eight-page January issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Harbor Harmony notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1979-01_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports Harbor Harmony’s first performance under Nancy Rafferty at the St. Patrick’s Day celebration, its standing ovation, and its request for steps toward chartering as an official Sweet Adeline Chapter. It does not establish that chartering was completed. 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 · 1979-04_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held eight-page April issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Harbor Harmony outcome report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1979-04_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Reports the prospective Sweet Adeline chorus entertaining guests at Denise Stent’s bridal shower. It documents another public appearance or rehearsal-stage performance, not completed chartering or a full membership and performance record. 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 · 1979-05_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held ten-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Harbor Harmony notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1979-05_Beaver-Beacon
  7. Reports that the chorus resumed weekly rehearsals in September, had been invited to sing at island functions, and was in the process of chartering as an official International Organization of Sweet Adelines chorus. It does not establish that chartering or regional competition occurred. 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 · 1979-06_Beaver-Beacon
  8. The held twelve-page Summer 1979 issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the chorus notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1979-06_Beaver-Beacon
  9. Reports the chorus’s resumed weekly rehearsals, invitations to sing at island functions, and continuing process of chartering as an official International Organization of Sweet Adelines chorus. It does not establish completed chartering or regional competition. 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 · 1979-10_Beaver-Beacon
  10. The held eleven-page October issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the chorus notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1979-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Harbor Harmony women’s chorus forms on Beaver Island, 1979”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-harbor-harmony-chorus-1979/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1979, “Harbor Harmony.” (and 9 further sources listed on the page).

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