Name: Holy Cross Convent dedication announced for May 31, 1969
Start: 1969-05-31
End: 1969-05-31
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1969-05-31
Kind: Announcement
Carried out by: Dominican Sisters of Beaver Island schools
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: religionconstructioncommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1969 Beaver Beacon invited Islanders to the planned May 31 dedication of the new Holy Cross Convent. The schedule called for a Mass of Thanksgiving, a procession, blessing of the house, tours, and refreshments at the Community School.

Evidence and limits

This is an advance announcement. It does not independently establish completion or attendance.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1969, “The Dedication of the New Holy Cross Convent.”
Invites readers to a May 31 Mass of Thanksgiving, procession, house blessing, convent tours, and refreshments at the Community School; the printed schedule is an announcement and does not independently establish completion or attendance.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1969, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published dedication announcement.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Holy Cross Convent dedication announced for May 31, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-convent-dedication-announced-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1969, “The Dedication of the New Holy Cross Convent.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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