- Date
- 2002-09
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- religioncommunityfamilypublication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 2002 Beaver Beacon profiled Reverend Ralph Witmer as he entered his 91st year after roughly seven decades of ministry. The article describes his service across Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, his connection to Beaver Island beginning in 1997, and a summer visit that brought four generations of Witmer family and friends together.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper profile and birthday tribute, not a complete ministerial record or independent biography.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, October 2002, “Reverend Ralph Witmer 90 and Going Strong.”Profiles Ralph Witmer’s 70 years of ministry, his service in Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, his 1997 connection to Beaver Island, and a summer 2002 visit with four generations of family and friends. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the profile.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Reverend Ralph Witmer celebrates his 90th birthday and seven decades of ministry in 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-reverend-ralph-witmer-90th-birthday-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2002, “Reverend Ralph Witmer 90 and Going Strong.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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