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Holy Cross schoolchildren participate in the Crowning of the Blessed Mother, 1962

Also May 6 · 1962 Crowning of the Blessed Mother

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TypeEvent
Date1962-05-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1962-05-06
Kind
Religious service
Where
Holy Cross Catholic Church building
Carried out by
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
religioncatholicismcommunityheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Beacon reported a May 6, 1962 Crowning of the Blessed Mother at Holy Cross Church, with all schoolchildren participating and Coleen Nackerman receiving the crowning honor.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not provide the full liturgical program, a participant list, or an independent parish record.

Sources

  1. Reports the Crowning of the Blessed Mother at Holy Cross Church on Sunday, May 6, with all schoolchildren participating and Coleen Nackerman receiving the crowning honor. It does not provide a liturgical program or participant list.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-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 · 1962-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Holy Cross schoolchildren participate in the Crowning of the Blessed Mother, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/crowning-of-blessed-mother-holy-cross-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1962, “Church News.” (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.

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