- Date
- 1970-12-13
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Holy Cross Altar Society
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religioncommunityeducationeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Holy Cross Parish held its annual Christmas Bazaar at the parish hall on December 13, 1970. The day included sales booths, children’s activities, a potluck dinner, a school-children program, and Santa’s visit.
Evidence and limits
The Beacon describes the program but does not report attendance, gross sales, or a complete list of booths and volunteers.
Open questions
- What did the bazaar raise and which parish projects received the proceeds?
Sources
- Reports booths operated by the Altar Society and Women’s Circle, a children’s fish pond and cake walk, a potluck dinner, a school-children program, and Santa distributing gifts at Holy Cross Parish Hall on December 13.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-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 · 1970-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Holy Cross Christmas Bazaar brings parish and school activities together, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-christmas-bazaar-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1970, “Annual Christmas Bazaar.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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