- Date
- 1955-08-14
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Civic Association
- Followed by
- Beaver Island’s 1956 Homecoming, announcement and report
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityheritagetourismrecreationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Civic Association’s August 1955 Beacon announced the island’s 55th annual Homecoming and August Dinner for August 14. The September issue reported 425 turkey and ham dinners, 20 street-parade floats, 11 boats in a boat blessing, named prize recipients, and later WPBN-TV coverage of the event.
Evidence and limits
The August item is an advance notice and the September item is a retrospective report. The reported dinner count is not treated as total attendance, and the article does not create a financial ledger, ticket record, or complete parade roster. The television mention documents publicity about the event, not a full broadcast record.
Sources
- Announces the 55th annual Homecoming and August Dinner for Sunday, August 14, and invites floats and boats for the two parades. It is an advance announcement and does not establish attendance, receipts, or final program results. 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 · 1955-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held three-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the advance Homecoming notice; it does not expand the later result report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1955-08_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports 425 turkey and ham dinners, 20 street-parade floats, 11 boats in the boat-blessing ceremony, named parade and boat-parade prize recipients, and August 25 WPBN-TV coverage. It does not provide ticket receipts, a complete attendance count, or a full parade and boat roster. 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 · 1955-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published Homecoming result report and television notice; it does not expand the source-specific attendance or financial claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1955-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island’s 55th annual Homecoming and August Dinner, 1955”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-homecoming-and-august-dinner-1955/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1955, Homecoming announcement. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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