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Holy Cross winter recreation program holds a 1958 pizza party, 1959

Also January 1959 Beaver Island teen pizza party · Holy Cross winter recreation December 1958

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TypeEvent
Date1958-12-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1958-12-12
Kind
Celebration
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

As part of the Holy Cross winter recreation program, a pizza party was held at Holy Cross Hall on December 12, 1958, for approximately 20 teenagers. Grace Nackerman, Loy Malloy, and Teresa Gallagher prepared it.

Evidence limits

The report does not provide a complete participant list, program calendar, expense record, or parish minutes.

Sources

  1. Reports a pizza party held at Holy Cross Hall on December 12 as part of the winter recreation program, prepared by Grace Nackerman, Loy Malloy, and Teresa Gallagher, with approximately 20 teenagers attending. It does not provide a complete participant list, program calendar, expense record, or parish minutes. 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 · 1959-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the pizza-party report; it does not expand the youth, parish, or financial record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Holy Cross winter recreation program holds a 1958 pizza party, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-teen-pizza-party-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1959, “WINTER REC PROGRAM.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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