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Holy Cross Altar Society officers, 1972

Also 1972 Altar Society officers

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TypeEvent
Date1972-01-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1972-01-01
Kind
Election
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Holy Cross Altar Society
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Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The January 1972 Beaver Beacon listed Madonna McCafferty, Rose Connaghan, Skip McDonough, and Betty Welke as the new Holy Cross Altar Society president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer, respectively.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper supplies the slate but no election date, vote totals, or minutes.

Sources

  1. Lists Madonna McCafferty president, Rose Connaghan vice-president, Skip McDonough secretary, and Betty Welke treasurer.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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 · 1972-01_Beaver-Beacon

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

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Beaver Island Archive, “Holy Cross Altar Society officers, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/holy-cross-altar-society-election-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1972, “New Officers.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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