- Date
- circa 1976-04
- Kind
- Publication
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- familyheritagecommunicationcommunity
Summary
The April 1976 Beaver Beacon Mail Bag publishes Violet N. Custer’s account of Sam Donley relatives gathering in Florida and reminiscing about Beaver Island as their heritage homeland.
Evidence and limits
The letter preserves a diaspora family memory and a partial list of relatives. It does not establish a complete genealogy, exact gathering date or venue, or an independently verified reunion roster.
Sources
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Sources
- Publishes Violet N. Custer’s account of several Sam Donley cousins and relatives spending days together in Florida and playing games while reminiscing about Beaver Island as their heritage homeland. It is a published family letter, not a complete genealogy, guest list, or independently dated event record. 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 · 1976-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the Mail Bag letter and its Beaver Island heritage framing.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Sam Donley family heritage gathering reported in the Mail Bag, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sam-donley-family-mailbag-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1976, “From the Mail Bag.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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