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Six children receive First Communion at Holy Cross Church, 1958

Also 1958 Beaver Island First Communion

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TypeEvent
Date1958-05-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1958-05-10
Kind
Religious service
Where
Holy Cross Catholic Church building
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
religioncommunitydemography
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1958 Beaver Beacon reports six children receiving First Communion at Holy Cross Church on May 10.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not provide a parish register, liturgical program, officiant, or complete family records.

Sources

  1. Reports First Communion at Holy Cross Church on May 10 for Kyr and Donald Pischner, Robert Gillespie, Roberta Palmer, Sara Kenwabikise, and Joseph McDonough. It does not provide a parish register, liturgical program, officiant, or complete family records. 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 · 1958-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the First Communion notice; it does not expand the religious or family record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Six children receive First Communion at Holy Cross Church, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-first-communion-may-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1958, “FIRST COMMUNION.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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