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Holy Cross Cemetery fund drive, 1973

Also 1973 Holy Cross Cemetery fundraiser

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
Dates1973-10-17 – 1973-10-21
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1973-10-17 – 1973-10-21
Kind
Business
Where
Holy Cross Cemetery
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communicationcommunityheritagereligion
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Holy Cross Cemetery Fund Drive’s final date was moved from Labor Day to October 17, 1973. A later October 21 drawing awarded its $100 prize to Fred Floyd of Muskegon.

Evidence and limits

The reports establish the scheduled date change and a prize-drawing result, not the amount raised or a complete financial account.

Sources

  1. Reports that the final date of the Holy Cross Cemetery Fund Drive had been changed from Labor Day to October 17.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the published source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-08_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports the October 21 drawing for the $100 bill given away by the Holy Cross Cemetery Fund and identifies Fred Floyd of Muskegon as winner; it does not provide a full drive ledger.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-09_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held eleven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the combined September–October publication; it does not expand the published source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-09_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Holy Cross Cemetery fund drive, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/holy-cross-cemetery-fund-drive-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1973, “Cemetery Fund Drive.” (and 3 further sources 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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