Name: Holy Cross Altar Society hosts a pantry shower for the Dominican Sisters, 1967
Start: 1967-10-13
End: 1967-10-13
Location: Beaver Island

Holy Cross Altar Society hosts a pantry shower for the Dominican Sisters, 1967

Also 1967 Holy Cross Altar Society pantry shower

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TypeEvent

Date1967-10-13

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1967-10-13
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Holy Cross Altar Society
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: religioncommunityfundraising
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Holy Cross Altar Society hosted a pantry shower for the Dominican Sisters at the convent on October 13, 1967. Games and a buffet luncheon were held for 35 women, and the Sisters received gifts including a canister set with a bread box and cutting board.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper community report. It does not provide a complete attendee list or gift inventory.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, October 1967, “Pantry Shower.”
Reports the October 13 convent gathering, games, a buffet luncheon for 35 women, and gifts including a canister set with bread box and cutting board; it does not provide a complete attendee list or gift inventory.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1967-10_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, October 1967, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published pantry-shower report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1967-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Holy Cross Altar Society hosts a pantry shower for the Dominican Sisters, 1967”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-dominican-sisters-pantry-shower-1967/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1967, “Pantry Shower.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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