- Date
- 2005-09-17
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- familycommunitycelebrationmusic-folklore
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The forum announced a September 17, 2005 garage gathering celebrating Jerry’s sixty-fifth birthday and Mary Palmer’s birthday. The announcement promised live music, food, and an open invitation; later participants said the gathering took place and ran late into the night.
Evidence limits
The forum identifies the event through community context rather than a formal notice. The exact garage address, complete guest list, performers, and attendance are not established. The connection between “Jerry” in the thread and the LaFreniere identity is probable from the organizer’s name and earlier Beacon coverage, not independently proven by this thread alone.
Sources
- The announcement invited the community to a September 17 garage gathering for Jerry’s sixty-fifth birthday and Mary Palmer’s birthday, with live music, food, and BYOB; follow-ups report that the gathering occurred and continued late. This is organizer and participant testimony, not an independent attendance record or complete account of the music.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000419
- An earlier Beacon birthday account documents a Jerry LaFreniere garage party and provides contextual support for the family/community identification, but it does not independently identify the 2005 gathering. 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 · 1990-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Jerry LaFreniere and Mary Palmer birthday gathering, September 17, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-jerry-lafreniere-mary-palmer-birthday-gathering-2005/, accessed [date], citing Marie LaFreniere, Mary Palmer, Mike Verleger, and participants, “Mark Your Calendars,” Beaver Island Forum, August 23–September 20, 2005, topic 419. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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