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Pamela Martin and Robert Palmer marry at Holy Cross Church, 1966

Also Pamela Eileen Martin and Robert Clarence Palmer wedding

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TypeEvent
Date1966-01-08
WithinSaint James
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1966-01-08
Kind
Marriage
Where
Saint James
Carried out by
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
catholicismcommunityfamily
Within
Saint James

Summary

Pamela Eileen Martin and Robert Clarence Palmer married during a January 8, 1966 nuptial Mass at Holy Cross Church in St. James. The February Beaver Beacon also reported a breakfast for 22 and an evening reception.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper wedding notice. It does not establish a civil certificate, complete guest list, or parish register entry.

Open questions

  • Where is the parish or civil marriage record?
  • Are the reported reception and breakfast records or photographs preserved?

Sources

  1. Reports the January 8 nuptial Mass at Holy Cross Church, St. James, performed by Rev. Louis Wren, with a breakfast for 22 at Circle M Lodge and an evening reception at Holy Cross Hall. It does not replace a civil or parish marriage record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held seven-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 · 1966-02_Beaver-Beacon

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

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Beaver Island Archive, “Pamela Martin and Robert Palmer marry at Holy Cross Church, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/pamela-martin-robert-palmer-wedding-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1966, “Weddings.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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