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Holy Cross Church cemetery-fund raffle held, 1981

Also Holy Cross cemetery fund raffle 1981

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TypeEvent
Date1981-09
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1981-09
Kind
Fundraising
Where
Holy Cross Catholic Church building
Carried out by
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
religioncommunityeconomycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Holy Cross Church held a cemetery-fund raffle in 1981; the later correction identifies Jack McCauley as the $50 winner, and reports that he donated the winnings back to the fund.

Evidence limits

The September notice initially printed the winner’s first name incorrectly; the November–December correction supplies “Jack.” Neither notice provides proceeds, ticket sales, or a financial ledger.

Sources

  1. Reports that Holy Cross Church held a raffle for the cemetery fund, that John McCauley won $50, and that he donated the winnings back to the fund. It gives no ticket count, proceeds, or complete financial account. 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 · 1981-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held fourteen-page PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the raffle result.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-09_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Corrects the September notice: Jack McCauley, not John McCauley, won the $50 cemetery-fund raffle prize and donated it back to the fund. 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 · 1981-11_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held eighteen-page PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the winner correction.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Holy Cross Church cemetery-fund raffle held, 1981”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-holy-cross-cemetery-raffle-1981/, accessed [date], citing Holy Cross Church notice, Beaver Beacon, September–October 1981 combined issue. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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