Name: Janet Gallagher and Richard O'Donnell announce their engagement, 1958
Start: 1958-01
End: 1958-01
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1958-01
Kind: Announcement
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: demographycommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The January 1958 issue announced Janet Teresa Gallagher’s engagement to Richard O’Donnell and said a late-summer wedding was planned. It described both as St. James High School graduates and summarized their further education, service, and employment as printed.

Evidence and limits

This establishes the newspaper announcement and planned wedding only; it does not establish that the marriage occurred or replace civil, school, military, or employment records.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 1958, “WEDDING BELLS.”
Announces Janet Teresa Gallagher’s engagement to Richard O’Donnell, identifies her St. James High School and Aquinas College education and Grand Rapids teaching, and identifies his St. James High School, U.S. Army, and Grand Rapids employment background as printed. It says a late-summer wedding was planned but does not establish that the marriage occurred or provide civil, school, military, or employment records. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, January 1958, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the engagement announcement; it does not expand the identity or marriage record.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Janet Gallagher and Richard O'Donnell announce their engagement, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-janet-gallagher-richard-odonnell-engagement-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1958, “WEDDING BELLS.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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