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Clemetine McCauley receives recognition for forty years in Ecorse schools, 1964

Also Clementine McCauley 40-year school service · former Beaver Islander Ecorse honor

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Locator map: Ecorse, Michigan highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Ecorse, MichiganLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Datecirca 1964-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Ecorse, Michigan highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Ecorse, MichiganLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
circa 1964-07
Kind
Award
Where
Ecorse, Michigan
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
educationcommunitymigration
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The July 1964 Beaver Beacon reported that Clemetine McCauley, a former Beaver Islander and principal of Ecorse’s John Fitzgerald Kennedy Elementary School, was honored at a testimonial dinner after forty years in Ecorse schools. The notice said she was retiring that year and quoted former islander Edward O’Donnell praising her work.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper professional-recognition notice. It does not provide employment files, school records, or a complete chronology of McCauley’s career.

Sources

  1. Reports that Clemetine McCauley, a former Beaver Islander and principal of the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Elementary School in Ecorse, was honored at a testimonial dinner after 40 years in Ecorse schools and was retiring; it does not provide employment or school records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-07_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 · 1964-07_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Clemetine McCauley receives recognition for forty years in Ecorse schools, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/clemetine-mccauley-ecorse-school-service-honor-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1964, “Former Islander Honored.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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