- Dates
- 1969-03 – 1969-06
- Kind
- Migration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religionmigrationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Rev. Edward G. Donahoe, a Flint parish pastor retiring because of progressive hearing loss, purchased a stone house on Beaver Island in 1969. The March Beaver Beacon reported plans to convert one room into a chapel and hopes that rest on the Island might improve his condition. The July issue thanked Islanders who helped him move and reported that he was using Holy Cross Church for daily Mass while preparing the home chapel.
Evidence and limits
The report describes a plan and purchase but does not establish the final assignment date, deed, or later residence.
Sources
- Reports Rev. Edward G. Donahoe's planned spring retirement from active pastoral work because of hearing loss, his purchase of a stone house on the Pogenog Road and Kings Highway, and plans for a chapel; it does not establish the final assignment date, deed, or later residence.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published new-resident notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports Father Donahoe settled on Beaver Island, using Holy Cross Church for daily Mass while preparing a chapel at home and receiving help moving his belongings; it does not provide a deed, complete residence record, or later pastoral assignment.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the follow-up residence notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Rev. Edward Donahoe plans retirement residence on Beaver Island, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-edward-donahoe-retirement-residence-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1969, “New Resident for Beaver Island.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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