Name: Beaver Island school and parish programs are reported in May 1963
Start: 1963-04-28
End: 1963-05-11
Location: Beaver Island

Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago — Took place at Beaver IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.

Event

Dates: 1963-04-28 – 1963-05-11
Kind: Education
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationreligioncommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1963 Beaver Beacon reports a school honor roll, six First Communion recipients on April 28, a May 5–11 parish mission, May 3 May Crowning, and a student farewell for departing Sister Ida.

Evidence and limits

These are newspaper reports and notices. They do not provide school registers, sacramental records, complete attendance, or full event programs.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1963, “Honor Roll,” “First Communion,” “Mission,” “May Crowning,” and “This Is Your Life, Sister Ida.”
Reports the named school honor roll, six children receiving First Communion on April 28, May 5–11 Mission Services, May 3 May Crowning, and a student farewell for Sister Ida.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1963, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published school and parish reports; it does not provide school registers, sacramental records, or complete programs.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island school and parish programs are reported in May 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-and-church-programs-may-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1963, “Honor Roll,” “First Communion,” “Mission,” “May Crowning,” and “This Is Your Life, Sister Ida.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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