- Date
- 1968-05-30
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- constructioncatholicismcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May–June 1968 Beaver Beacon reported that Walter Wojan was low bidder for the new convent and that groundbreaking services were held on May 30 near Holy Cross Church. Father Louis Wren officiated, and members of the Convent Building Committee and Sister Rita each turned a first shovel of earth.
Evidence and limits
The notice records the ceremony and reported low bid but does not provide the contract, cost, plans, or construction completion record.
Sources
- Reports General Contractor Walter Wojan as low bidder, May 30 groundbreaking services toward the harbor from Holy Cross Church, Father Louis Wren officiating, and committee and Sister Rita representatives turning the first shovelfuls; it does not provide the contract, cost, plans, or construction completion record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published groundbreaking report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island convent groundbreaking ceremony begins construction, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-convent-groundbreaking-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May-June 1968, “Convent Ground Breaking.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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