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Rosemary Zajakowski

Also Rosemary McDonough · Rosemary Zajakowski · McDonough; formerly Rosemary McDonough

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TypePerson
Born1938
Died2020
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Born
1938
Died
2020
Education
1956 Beaver Island school graduate
Awards
Second place, Patricia Stevens Girl of the Year contest
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
education
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Rosemary (McDonough) Zajakowski (1938–2020) was a Beaver Island school graduate in 1956 and a finalist in the 1961 Patricia Stevens Girl of the Year contest.

Evidence and limits

The local school and contest notices identify Rosemary McDonough; the cemetery register supplies her married name, dates, spouse, and parents. The parents named in the register align with the local family context, establishing the identity rather than relying on name similarity alone.

The dated record

3 dated events · 1938–2020These years on the timeline →

Sources

  1. The June 1961 retrospective names Rosemary McDonough among the Beaver Island school graduates of June 1, 1956. This source-qualified graduation record is not merged with other McDonough records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-06_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 · 1961-06_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Names Rosemary McDonough as a finalist and second-place finisher in the Patricia Stevens Girl of the Year contest. This notice does not independently establish identity continuity beyond the shared name and family context.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-05_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held seven-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 · 1961-05_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Lists Rosemary (McDonough) Zajakowski, 1938–2020, spouse Claude Zajakowski, and parents Bertrand and Mary “Turner” Boyle McDonough. Those parents are also named in local Beaver Beacon notices concerning Rosemary, establishing the match.
    websites · www.beaverislandhistory.org · holy-cross-cemetery · index

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Rosemary Zajakowski”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/rosemary-mcdonough-zajakowski/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices. (and 4 further sources listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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