- Date
- 1969-08-10
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Holy Cross Altar Society
- Followed by
- Beaver Island Homecoming raises record funds for Holy Cross, 1970
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityirish-arranmorereligionheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Island’s annual Homecoming on August 10, 1969, served a record crowd of 444 people at the parish hall, with more than 450 dinners counted when helpers were included. The parade began at the Medical Center and was led by a U.S. Coast Guard flag bearer.
Evidence and limits
The source gives the dinner count and parade route. It does not preserve the complete prize list or identify every participant in the parade.
Open questions
- What floats and prizes were recorded for the 1969 parade?
Sources
- Reports a turkey dinner serving 444 people, with more than 450 dinners including helpers, followed by a parade from the Medical Center led by a U.S. Coast Guard flag bearer.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-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 · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Homecoming draws record dinner crowd, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-homecoming-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1969, “Homecoming.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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