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Beaver Island Christmas Bazaar, 1974

Also 1974 Holy Cross Hall Christmas Bazaar

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TypeEvent
Date1974-12-22
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1974-12-22
Kind
Business
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communityreligioneconomy
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The annual Christmas Bazaar at Holy Cross Hall on December 22, 1974, offered handmade and homemade objects from the Ladies of Holy Cross Parish and the Beaver Island Christian Church. The program also included a children’s Fish Pond, a Junior Class clock-radio drawing won by Howard Sprenaoc of Almont, and a 6:00 p.m. ham dinner with a reported good turnout.

Evidence and limits

The report gives no accounting, attendance list, Junior Class record, or independent identity record for the winner. The surname is preserved as printed in the OCR.

Sources

  1. Reports the annual Christmas Bazaar at Holy Cross Hall on Sunday the 22nd. The Ladies of Holy Cross Parish and Beaver Island Christian Church offered handmade and homemade objects; a children’s Fish Pond and Junior Class clock-radio drawing were held, with Howard Sprenaoc of Almont named as the winner; a 6:00 p.m. ham dinner and other refreshments drew a good turnout. The OCR spelling of Sprenaoc is preserved and no accounting, attendance list, or Junior Class record is held.
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  2. The held nine-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 · 1974-12_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Christmas Bazaar, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-christmas-bazaar-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1974, “’Tis The Season To Be Jolly.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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