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Eva McDonough announces thanksgiving High Mass, 1964

Also May 31 · 1964 Eva McDonough thanksgiving Mass

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TypeEvent
Date1964-05-31
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1964-05-31
Kind
Religious service
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Eva McDonough announced a High Mass at Holy Cross Church for May 31, 1964, in thanksgiving for her recovery. Her notice thanked relatives, friends, and Father Jerome McCann, O.P.

Evidence and limits

This is a planned religious service and personal thanksgiving notice. It does not confirm completion or provide a parish register, medical record, or full account of the recovery.

Sources

  1. Announces a May 31 High Mass at Holy Cross Church in thanksgiving for Eva McDonough’s recovery and thanks relatives, friends, and Father Jerome McCann; it does not confirm that the Mass occurred or provide a parish record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-05_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 · 1964-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Eva McDonough announces thanksgiving High Mass, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/eva-mcdonough-thanksgiving-high-mass-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1964, “High Mass.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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