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Beaver Island holds multiple New Year’s Eve celebrations, 1983–84

Also 1983 Beaver Island New Year's Eve · Parish Hall and Shamrock celebrations

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TypeEvent
Dates1983-12-31 – 1984-01-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1983-12-31 – 1984-01-01
Kind
Celebration
Where
Holy Cross Parish Hall · Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
celebrationmusiccommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The January 1984 Beaver Beacon reported New Year’s Eve celebrations at the Parish Hall, Shamrock, and Bartels and Greggs, with island music, an Afghan raffle, buffets, door prizes, and dancing.

Evidence limits

The report does not provide attendance, receipts, or a complete programme.

Sources

  1. Reports Bartels and Greggs' annual open house, a Parish Hall celebration with the Island Band, an Afghan raffle won by Lil Left, a post-midnight buffet, and a Shamrock celebration with door prizes, buffet, Rhythm Banned, guest musicians, and dancing until 4 a.m. It does not provide attendance, receipts, or a complete programme. 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 · 1984-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eighteen-page January issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the New Year''s Eve reports.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1984-01_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island holds multiple New Year’s Eve celebrations, 1983–84”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-new-years-eve-celebrations-1983-84/, accessed [date], citing New Year’s Eve reports, Beaver Beacon, January 1984. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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