Name: Beaver Island celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with parish meal and dancing, 1969
Start: 1969-03-17
End: 1969-03-17
Location: Beaver Island

Beaver Island celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with parish meal and dancing, 1969

Also 1969 Beaver Island St. Patrick’s Day celebration

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TypeEvent

Date1969-03-17

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1969-03-17
Kind: Celebration
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Holy Cross Catholic Church
Followed by: Beaver Island celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with parish dinner and school entertainment, 1970
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: irish-arranmorereligioncommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Beaver Island marked St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, 1969, with a Holy Cross Church meal at the hall, Irish dancing by school children, and later song and refreshments.

Evidence and limits

The report identifies the parish sponsorship and the two adults credited with teaching the children. It does not provide attendance or a complete program.

Open questions

Was the celebration held at the same hall in earlier and later years?

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 1969, “St. Pat’s Day.”
Reports a Holy Cross meal at the hall, school children’s Irish dancing taught by Rhea Christie and Jean LaFreniere, and further song and refreshments.
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Beaver Beacon, March 1969, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eight-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.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with parish meal and dancing, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-patricks-day-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1969, “St. Pat’s Day.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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