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Islanders Reunion invites Beaver Island families to gather

Also Beaver Island Islanders Reunion July 2014

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TypeEvent
Date2014-07-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2014-07-11
Kind
Celebration
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
familycommunityheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June-July 2014 Beaver Beacon announces a July 11 Islanders Reunion at Holy Cross Hall, intended to welcome descendants and friends of Beaver Island’s historic families rather than a single family line. Forum updates also document a commemorative T-shirt pre-order, with pickup arranged near Daddy Frank’s during reunion weekend.

Sources

  1. The initial organizer announcement described the shift from a Sam-family reunion to an all-Islanders gathering on July 11 at Holy Cross Hall. Later forum and Beacon sources provide the more developed logistics; this post documents the origin and intended inclusive scope.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007280
  2. Beaver Beacon, June-July 2014, "Islanders Reunion."
    Announces a July 11 reunion at Holy Cross Hall, expanding an earlier Sam family reunion into an all-Islanders gathering welcoming descendants of the Island's original families. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2014-07_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The held June-July issue scan confirms the reunion announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2014-07_Beaver-Beacon
  4. Organizers described the shift from a cousins reunion to an all-Islanders gathering, set the July 11 date and $10 admission, and said proceeds would support Holy Cross Church. This is an organizer planning update; it does not establish attendance or net proceeds.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007352
  5. Organizers later changed the BYOB plan to a cash bar. This is an organizer planning update; it does not establish attendance or net proceeds.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007574
  6. The organizer announced a pre-order T-shirt for the July 11 reunion, with orders due by June 20 and pickup at a Rustic Heart Goods pop-up near Daddy Frank's during reunion weekend. This documents commemorative merchandise logistics, not attendance or sales volume.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007494

Added 6 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Islanders Reunion invites Beaver Island families to gather”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-islanders-reunion-2014/, accessed [date], citing John Cull, “islanders reunion,” Beaver Island Forum, March 29, 2014. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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