Former Beaver Islanders charter a bus for a Chicago-area party, 1968

Event

Date: circa 1968-04
Kind: Occurrence
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: transportationcommunitycelebration
Within: Chicago

Summary

The April 1968 Beaver Beacon described a group of former islanders gathering at Madonna McCafferty’s home in South Chicago and chartering a bus to Mary Margaret (Green) Braden’s home in Glenview. The stated purpose was to avoid traffic and the danger of driving after the evening’s celebration.

Evidence and limits

This is a brief community feature. It does not provide a passenger list, charter-company record, or exact event date.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, April 1968, “Party Line.”
Describes former islanders chartering a bus from a South Chicago gathering to a Glenview party to avoid traffic and post-celebration driving; it does not provide a passenger list, charter company, or exact date.
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Beaver Beacon, April 1968, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published community feature.
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Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Former Beaver Islanders charter a bus for a Chicago-area party, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-party-line-bus-party-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1968, “Party Line.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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