- Date
- 1959-01-15
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Holy Cross Catholic Church
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religioncommunityeducationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1959 Beaver Beacon reports that a January 15 Parish Hall dinner welcomed Father Alexis and said farewell to Father Joseph. The program included an Altar Society meal, speeches, a student musical performance, a purse for Father Joseph, and a ceremonial key to the island for Father Alexis. Bad weather delayed Father Joseph’s departure by a day.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper account, not a guest list, parish minute book, financial record, school program, or aviation log.
Sources
- Reports a January 15 Parish Hall dinner with an Altar Society meal, speeches, a purse for Father Joseph, a welcome to Father Alexis, a student musical program, and Father Joseph presenting a key to the island. It says bad weather delayed Father Joseph’s flight until Saturday. It does not provide a guest list, minutes, financial record, or travel log. 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 · 1959-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the dinner and delayed departure report; it does not expand the parish, school, or travel record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island parishioners hold a farewell and welcome dinner for Fathers Joseph and Alexis, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-father-joseph-alexis-farewell-dinner-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1959, “HELLO AND FAREWELL.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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