- Date
- circa 1976-08
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island · High Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- familyheritagecommunicationcommunitymaritime
- Within
- Beaver Island · High Island
Summary
The August 1976 Beaver Beacon Mail Bag publishes Violet McCafferty Custer’s account of a Sam Donley family Homecoming gathering. It describes 82 cousins, memorial and family events, and a trip to High Island aboard Gillespie’s American Girl.
Evidence and limits
The letter preserves family memory and a partial itinerary. It does not establish a complete genealogy, guest list, exact dates for every activity, or an independently verified vessel itinerary.
Sources
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Sources
- Publishes Violet McCafferty Custer’s account of 82 cousins arriving for Homecoming from several states, memorial and family gatherings, a High Island trip on Gillespie’s 40-foot American Girl, and other meals and visits. It is a published family letter, not a complete genealogy, guest list, or independently verified itinerary. 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 · 1976-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue confirms the Mail Bag letter and its family-history account.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Sam Donley homecoming gathering reported in the Mail Bag, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sam-donley-homecoming-mailbag-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1976, “From the Mail Bag.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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