- Dates
- 1961-12-22 – 1961-12-31
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Holy Cross Catholic Church building · The Shamrock
- Participants
- Loretta Loyola "Loy" Malloy (leader) · Edna G. "Skip" McDonough (participant) · Lillian Isabel Gregg (participant) · Burdene Stromberg (participant) · Archie Lafreniere (host) · Pat LaFreniere (participant)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityreligionheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January 1962 Beaver Beacon describes several completed December holiday activities: a school play and carol program, a December 22 community caroling night involving 29 children, Midnight Mass at Holy Cross Church, a New Year’s Eve party at the Shamrock, and Pat LaFreniere’s visits to island children in a Santa Claus costume.
Evidence and limits
The article is a retrospective community report. It does not provide a full list of children, a parish service register, or attendance and financial records.
Sources
- Recounts a school program with three plays and carols, a December 22 night when 29 island youngsters sang throughout the community and ended at the Shamrock, Midnight Mass at Holy Cross Church, a New Year’s Eve party hosted by Archie and Frances LaFreniere, and Pat LaFreniere’s holiday Santa visits to island children. It does not provide a complete child roster, parish register, or attendance record for the parties or Mass.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-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 · 1962-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island holiday celebrations and caroling, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-holiday-celebrations-december-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1962, “Holiday Celebrations” and “Here Comes Santa Claus.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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