Holy Cross Altar Society and Christian Church Women's Circle hold bake sale, 1968

Also November 1968 Beaver Island joint church bake sale

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TypeEvent

Datecirca 1968-11

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: circa 1968-11
Kind: Fundraising
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: fundraisingreligioncommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Before the opening of deer season in 1968, the Holy Cross Altar Society and Beaver Island Christian Church Women’s Circle held a bake sale at LaFreniere Store. The Beaver Beacon reported that each group cleared more than $48.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper fundraising report. It does not provide a complete item list, attendance, or accounting.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, November 1968, “Bake Sale.”
Reports the Holy Cross Altar Society and Christian Church Women's Circle bake sale at LaFreniere Store before deer season, with each group clearing over $48; it does not provide a full item list, attendance, or accounting.
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Beaver Beacon, November 1968, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published fundraising report.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Holy Cross Altar Society and Christian Church Women's Circle hold bake sale, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-holy-cross-christian-church-bake-sale-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1968, “Bake Sale.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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