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Holy Cross Cemetery announces winter burial policy, 1978

Also 1978 Holy Cross Cemetery winter policy

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TypeEvent
Dates1978-12-01 – 1979-05-15
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Dates
1978-12-01 – 1979-05-15
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Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Holy Cross Cemetery announced that no burials would be permitted from December 1 through May 15, with winter vault storage available.

Evidence and limits

This is a published policy notice, not a cemetery regulation file, vault register, or funeral record.

Sources

  1. Announces no burials between December 1 and May 15 and says winter storage is available in the Holy Cross Cemetery Vault, with other arrangements to be made through a funeral director. It is a published policy notice, not a cemetery regulation file, vault register, or funeral record. 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 · 1978-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twelve-page combined November–December issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the cemetery policy notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1978-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Holy Cross Cemetery announces winter burial policy, 1978”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-holy-cross-cemetery-winter-policy-1978/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November–December 1978, cemetery winter-policy notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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