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Holy Cross Parish Hall hosts the 2003 Christmas Bazaar

Also Holy Cross Parish Hall schedules the 2003 Christmas Bazaar

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TypeEvent
Date2003-11-23
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2003-11-23
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Summary

A Christmas Bazaar was held on the Sunday before Thanksgiving at Holy Cross Parish Hall in November 2003, combining holiday shopping, raffles, a cake walk, a white-elephant sale, baked goods, crafts, and food. The December Beacon described fifteen participating tables and a cold, rainy day.

Evidence limits

The two notices document the schedule and a brief recap, not a complete attendance, vendor, or proceeds record.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, November 2003, “Christmas Bazaar”.
    Announces the November 23 Holy Cross Parish Hall bazaar with holiday booths, raffles, cake walk, white elephant sale, candy, baked goods, food, and $10 vendor tables. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the November 2003 report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-11_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Beaver Beacon, December 2003, “How Bazaar... How Bazaar...”
    Recaps the cold, rainy Sunday bazaar at Holy Cross Hall, with fifteen tables offering books, baked goods, crafts, and other holiday food and shopping. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-12_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held issue scan confirms the bazaar recap.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Holy Cross Parish Hall hosts the 2003 Christmas Bazaar”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-christmas-bazaar-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2003, “Christmas Bazaar”. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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