- Date
- 1965-05-02
- Kind
- Religious service
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Holy Cross Catholic Church
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religioncatholicismcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Five children received First Communion at Holy Cross Church on May 2, 1965, according to the Beaver Beacon: James Cole, Steven Kenwabakissee, Patricia Wogan, Michael Green, and Timothy McDonough. The notice also prints their parents’ names.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper sacramental notice, not a parish register or complete civil identity record.
Sources
- Reports James Cole, Steven Kenwabakissee, Patricia Wogan, Michael Green, and Timothy McDonough receiving First Communion at Holy Cross Church on May 2, with printed parent names. It does not provide a parish register or full civil identities.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1965-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Five Beaver Island children receive First Communion, 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-first-holy-communion-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1965, “First Holy Communion.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.
BibTeX for “Five Beaver Island children receive First Communion, 1965”RIS for “Five Beaver Island children receive First Communion, 1965”