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Annora “Noni” Gallagher’s 95th birthday, 1975

Also Noni Gallagher 95th birthday · Annora Gallagher birthday

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TypeEvent
Date1975-09-01
WithinBeaver Island · Sand Bay
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1975-09-01
Kind
Celebration
Where
Beaver Island
Participants
Annora “Noni” Gallagher (birthday honoree)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communityheritageirish-arranmore
Within
Beaver Island · Sand Bay

Summary

Annora “Noni” Gallagher celebrated her 95th birthday on September 1, 1975. The feature says she was born at Sand Bay on September 1, 1880, returned to Beaver Island after marrying Patrick Gallagher in 1930, and received birthday greetings from Governor William Milliken, President Gerald Ford, and Senator Mike Mansfield.

Evidence and limits

This article preserves the Beaver Beacon’s birthday feature and its account of Noni’s island and Irish-fishing-community connections. It does not substitute for a civil birth record or a complete oral-history transcript.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Reports congratulations from Governor William Milliken, President Gerald Ford, and Senator Mike Mansfield; identifies Noni Slocum as born at Sand Bay on September 1, 1880, married Patrick Gallagher in 1930, and connected to the island’s Irish fishing history. It does not supply a civil birth record or complete oral-history transcript. 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 · 1975-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held combined issue confirms the birthday feature and biographical notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Annora “Noni” Gallagher’s 95th birthday, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/birthday-of-annora-noni-gallagher-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August–September 1975, “Happy Birthday To Lovely Ladies: Mrs. Annora (Noni) Gallagher.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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