Name: Beaver Island celebrates Father Herbert Graf's silver ordination anniversary, 1984
Start: 1984-05-27
End: 1984-05-27
Location: Holy Cross Parish Hall

Event

Date: 1984-05-27
Kind: Celebration
Where: Holy Cross Parish Hall
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: religioncelebrationcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Father Herbert Graf thanked Beaver Island friends for a May 27, 1984 celebration of the silver anniversary of his ordination. He specifically thanked Father Gabriel, the organizers, musicians, and those who prepared the Parish Hall celebration.

Evidence limits

The September letter is a retrospective personal thank-you. It does not provide a complete attendance list, financial account, or independent parish record.

Sources

Father Herbert Graf, "To My Friends on Beaver Island," Beaver Beacon, September 1984.
Publishes Graf's thank-you for a May 27 silver anniversary of his ordination, naming Father Gabriel, Madonna McCafferty, Rita Gillespie, Marie Reigle, musicians, and those who prepared the celebration. It is a personal letter, not an independent guest list, parish register, or diocesan record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, September 1984, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held fifteen-page September issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms Graf's letter.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island celebrates Father Herbert Graf's silver ordination anniversary, 1984”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-father-herbert-graf-ordination-anniversary-1984/, accessed [date], citing Father Herbert Graf, "To My Friends on Beaver Island," Beaver Beacon, September 1984. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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