- Date
- 1970-11
- Kind
- Religious service
- Where
- Charlevoix
- Participants
- Victor P. Gallagher (participant)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- catholicismreligioncommunityheritage
- Within
- Charlevoix
Summary
In November 1970, Beaver Island native Monsignor Victor P. Gallagher was reported to have celebrated 25 years as a priest at an anniversary Mass at St. Mary’s Church in Charlevoix. The report connected the occasion to his first Mass on October 27, 1945, and to his earlier service at Holy Cross Church on Beaver Island.
Evidence and limits
The source identifies the anniversary and venue but not the day of the Mass, the full attendee list, or an underlying parish record. It is a continuation of the source-bounded 1967 elevation and clergy record, not a complete career chronology.
See also
Sources
- Visually checked page 4 and remote OCR. Reports Beaver Island native Monsignor Victor P. Gallagher celebrating a 25th-anniversary Mass at St. Mary’s Church in Charlevoix, with former Holy Cross pastors, relatives, and island-connected attendees present; it says he celebrated his first Mass on October 27, 1945, had served in Grand Rapids, Muskegon, Reed City, and Grayling, and had been elevated to monsignor in 1967. It does not give the anniversary Mass date, a parish register, or a complete career file. 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 · 1970-11_Beaver-Beacon
- Held scan used to verify the printed anniversary notice and its Charlevoix venue. The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and does not expand source-specific claimsdata1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Victor P. Gallagher celebrates 25 years as a priest at anniversary Mass, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/victor-p-gallagher-25th-priesthood-anniversary-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1970, “Celebrates 25th Year as Priest at Mass.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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