Leona Skopp Eglin travels through Europe, 1964

Locator map: Copenhagen, Denmark highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago — Took place at Copenhagen, DenmarkLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.

Event

Dates: circa 1964-07 – circa 1964-08
Kind: Migration
Where: Copenhagen, Denmark
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: migrationcommunitytourism
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The July 1964 Beaver Beacon reported that Leona Skopp Eglin of Chicago sent a card from Copenhagen while touring Europe and expected to return to Beaver Island for the August Homecoming.

Evidence and limits

This is a brief travel notice. It does not provide an itinerary, exact dates, or an independent record of her expected Homecoming attendance.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 1964, “Traveling.”
Reports that Leona Skopp Eglin of Chicago sent a card from Copenhagen while touring Europe and expected to return to Beaver Island for the August Homecoming; it does not provide an itinerary or travel dates.
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Beaver Beacon, July 1964, held issue PDF, source scan.
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.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Leona Skopp Eglin travels through Europe, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/leona-skopp-eglin-europe-travel-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1964, “Traveling.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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