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Beaver Island School Rama Night program, 1964

Also May 1964 Beaver Island school program

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TypeEvent
Date1964-05-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1964-05-08
Kind
Performance
Where
Beaver Island
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Beaver Island Grade and High School
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island School presented a Rama Night program on May 8, 1964. The May Beaver Beacon describes student plays, an elementary dance, a Virginia Reel, and performances by several grade groups, crediting the students and Sisters with the preparation.

Evidence and limits

The source is a retrospective newspaper report of the program. It does not preserve a complete bill, attendance count, recording, or school minutes.

Sources

  1. Reports the May 8 school program, naming student plays and performances including “Submerged,” “Indian Braves,” “Surrender At Appomattox,” “Mixed Up Party,” “Roughly Speaking,” and a Virginia Reel. It praises the students and Sisters but gives no program bill or attendance count.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island School Rama Night program, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-rama-night-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1964, “Rama Night.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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