- Dates
- 1959-02 – 1959-03
- Kind
- Meeting
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Boat Company
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationeconomygovernancecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1959 Beaver Beacon reports a February 7 Beaver Island Boat Company board meeting on the island. It says the agenda included replacing Captain Joseph Howard at the Charlevoix City Dock as he retired. The March issue reports James W. Gallagher’s appointment as the successor and Dock Manager.
Evidence limits
This is an agenda report, not board minutes or a completed personnel record.
Sources
- Reports that the Beaver Island Boat Company held a board meeting on the island on February 7 and that the agenda included hiring a replacement for Captain Joseph Howard, who was retiring from the City Dock in Charlevoix. It does not provide minutes, the replacement’s name, or a completed personnel decision. 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 · 1959-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the meeting and agenda report; it does not establish the board’s final action.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-02_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the Beaver Island Boat Club met to find a successor for Captain Howard and appointed James W. Gallagher as Dock Manager at the City Dock in Charlevoix. It says James and his family were leaving the island. It does not provide minutes, an employment agreement, or a complete personnel record. 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 · 1959-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the reported appointment; it does not expand the company or employment record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-03_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Boat Company board considers a replacement for Captain Joseph Howard, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-boat-company-captain-howard-replacement-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1959, “N.B. IMPORTANT.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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