- Date
- 2012-09-08
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityfamilyaviationmusic
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Paul and Nancy Niehaus announced a September 8, 2012 community celebration at their nearly completed Lilly’s Pad hangar near Welke’s airport. The party was also to mark the end of the season, the couple’s 45th wedding anniversary, and the help they had received on Beaver Island, with food and live entertainment.
Evidence limits
This is an advance community announcement. It does not establish that the party occurred, the hangar was completed, or who attended.
Sources
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Sources
- The host invited islanders to a September 8 celebration of the nearly completed hangar, the end of the season, the couple's 45th anniversary, and community assistance. This companion notice is advance first-party evidence and does not establish attendance or completion.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005437
- The organizers invited the community to a September 8 hangar party celebrating near-completion of Lilly's Pad, the end of the season, their 45th anniversary, and people who had helped them. The announcement named food, guest musicians, and directions past the hangars, but does not document attendance or completion.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005438
- The host thanked attendees after the September 8 party, named people who supplied equipment, and confirmed performances by the Ragbirds, Jeff Powers, and Joddy Croswhite. This is a first-party post-event account, not an attendance count.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005469
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Niehaus family announces a Lilly's Pad hanger party and 45th anniversary celebration, 2012”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-niehaus-hanger-party-45th-anniversary-2012/, accessed [date], citing PJ Niehaus, “Hanger Party at Niehaus' Lilly's Pad - Sept 8th at 6:00,” Beaver Island Forum, August 31, 2012. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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