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Holy Cross parish centennial and “Home for Christmas” planning, 1960

Also Holy Cross parish centennial · Home for Christmas in '60

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TypeEvent
Dates1960-02 – 1960-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1960-02 – 1960-08
Kind
Announcement
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
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Beaver Island

Summary

The February 1960 parish notice marked the year as Holy Cross’s centennial and announced a celebration planned for August. It also reported that a “Home for Christmas in ’60” project was still only in discussion.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not give the parish’s founding day, a centennial program, or evidence that either planned activity was completed. The centennial date is kept as the newspaper’s assertion rather than independently recalculated.

Open questions

  • Is there a parish history or August 1960 issue documenting the centennial celebration?
  • What did “Home for Christmas in ’60” mean, and was it realized?

See also

Sources

  1. Says 1960 marked the 100th year since the parish was established and that a centennial celebration would be held during August. It separately says plans for “Home for Christmas in ’60” were still in the talking stage. It does not provide the parish founding record or a completed celebration account.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held seven-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 · 1960-02_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Holy Cross parish centennial and “Home for Christmas” planning, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/holy-cross-parish-centennial-planning-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1960, “Holy Cross Parish News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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