Name: James and Elsie O’Donnell celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary, 1962
Start: 1962-08-11
End: 1962-08-11
Location: Holy Cross Catholic Church

Event

Date: 1962-08-11
Kind: Celebration
Where: Holy Cross Catholic Church
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communitydemographyreligion
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

James and Elsie O’Donnell celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary on August 11, 1962. The celebration included a Mass at Holy Cross Catholic Church, renewal of their vows, an open house, and an evening dance.

Evidence and limits

The July notice is an invitation and the September notice is a retrospective community report. No marriage certificate or complete guest list is supplied.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 1962, “Wedding Anniversary.”
Invites friends and neighbors to James and Elsie O’Donnell’s August 11 fiftieth-anniversary celebration, including Mass at Holy Cross and an afternoon gathering at their home.
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Beaver Beacon, July 1962, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held five-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 · 1962-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, September 1962, “Golden Wedding Celebration.”
Reports the August 11 Mass at Holy Cross, renewal of marriage vows, afternoon open house, and evening dance.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-09_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, September 1962, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held five-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 · 1962-09_Beaver-Beacon

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

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Beaver Island Archive, “James and Elsie O’Donnell celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-o-donnell-golden-anniversary-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1962, “Wedding Anniversary.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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