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Dr. Joseph W. Christie Day held on Beaver Island, 1975

Also 1975 Dr. Christie testimonial · Joseph Christie Special Day

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TypeEvent
Date1975-10-18
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1975-10-18
Kind
Celebration
Where
Holy Cross Catholic Church · Beaver Island
Participants
Joseph W. Christie (honoree)
Carried out by
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcarereligioncommunityheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Dr. Joseph W. Christie Day was held on October 18, 1975, with a Mass at Holy Cross Church and a pot-luck dinner attended by approximately 250 people. The doctor received a plaque and gifts from the community, including a tribute from schoolchildren.

Evidence and limits

This post-event account resolves the earlier planned recognition notice. It does not provide a complete attendance roster, medical biography, or independent record of the gifts.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Reports the October 18 special Mass, pot-luck dinner attended by approximately 250 people, plaque and gifts presented to Dr. Christie, schoolchildren’s tribute, and visits from his daughter Mary Beth Enderson and son James Christie. It names service participants and altar boys in the source but does not provide a complete attendance roster or independent medical biography. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1975-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue confirms the completed testimonial and attendance estimate.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-10_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Retells an undated community “Dr. Christie Day,” including the radio announcement, signs and business closures, a special Mass, banquet, and public praise for the island doctor. It also gives a personal account of his medical service and later retirement. Because the article does not print a date, it is treated as a retrospective complement to the dated October 1975 report, not as an independently dated second event. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1983-05_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held fourteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the retrospective account.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1983-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026 · revised 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Dr. Joseph W. Christie Day held on Beaver Island, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-dr-christie-day-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1975, “Dr. Christie Testimonial.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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