Name: Beaver Island Homecoming raises record funds for Holy Cross, 1970
Start: 1970-08-09
End: 1970-08-09
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1970-08-09
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Holy Cross Catholic Church
Followed by: Beaver Island Homecoming announcement, 1971
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communityreligionirish-arranmoreeconomy
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island’s August 9, 1970 Homecoming included a turkey dinner, parade, games, and prize drawings. The August Beacon reported more than 450 dinner attendees and $1,632.88 in proceeds for Holy Cross Church and Hall Improvement.

Evidence and limits

The announcement and result are kept together because the later issue reports the realized event. The article does not reproduce the complete parade roster.

Open questions

What were the full dinner expenses and final hall-improvement projects?

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June–July 1970, “Homecoming 1070.”
Announces the August 9 turkey dinner, parade from the Medical Center, evening games, Basket of Joy, and $100 drawing.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 1970, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, August 1970, “Homecoming.”
Reports the largest parade to that date, float prizes for Beaver Lodge, Beaver Gems, and Kay’s Beauty Shop, over 450 dinner attendees, and $1,632.88 in proceeds for Holy Cross Church and Hall Improvement.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-08_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, August 1970, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Homecoming raises record funds for Holy Cross, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-homecoming-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June–July 1970, “Homecoming 1070.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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