- Date
- 1957-03-17
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Followed by
- St. Patrick's Day on Beaver Island, 1958
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religioncommunityheritagecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 1957 Beaver Beacon invited islanders to a traditional Saint Patrick’s Day celebration on March 17, beginning at Holy Cross Church and ending with an evening hall party using new Civic Association songbooks. The April issue reported that the party was a success and singled out Danny Gillespie’s Presley imitation as entertainment.
Evidence and limits
The paired issues establish an advance invitation and a brief retrospective success report. They do not provide attendance, a complete program, or event financial records.
Sources
- Invites all islanders to the traditional Saint Patrick’s Day celebration on March 17, beginning at Holy Cross Church in the morning and continuing with a general evening party in the hall using new community songbooks recently purchased by the Civic Association. It is an advance invitation and does not establish attendance, the realized program, or event finances. 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 · 1957-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the advance Saint Patrick’s Day notice; it does not expand the attendance, program, or financial record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1957-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the Saint Patrick’s Day party was a success and mentions entertainment including three-year-old Danny Gillespie’s imitation of Elvis Presley with a miniature guitar. It does not provide attendance, a complete program, ticket or financial records, or an independent event account. 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 · 1957-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the reported party result; it does not expand the attendance, program, or financial record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1957-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island holds its 1957 Saint Patrick’s Day celebration, 1957”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-patricks-day-celebration-announcement-1957/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1957, “Day O’ the Month.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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