- Date
- 1991-07
- Kind
- Closure
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationreligioncommunityheritagecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Sisters Marie Eugene Charbonneau and Mary Alvesteffer left Beaver Island in mid-July 1991, ending 92 years of Dominican Sisters’ service in island schools and parish life; about 200 people attended a farewell picnic.
Evidence limits
This is a commemorative newspaper account, not a complete religious-order service roster or institutional closure file.
Sources
- Reports the mid-July departure of Dominican Sisters Marie Eugene Charbonneau and Mary Alvesteffer, a community farewell attended by about 200 people, and the transition to an all-lay teaching staff. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1991-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twenty-two-page issue scan confirms the departure report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1991-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Dominican Sisters leave Beaver Island after 92 years of service, 1991”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-dominican-sisters-leave-1991/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1991, “AFTER NINETY-TWO YEARS, SISTERS LEAVE BEAVER ISLAND.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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