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Beaver Island welcomes David Broder’s five grandchildren during the 1995 summer

Also Beaver Island greets a new generation 1995

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TypeEvent
Date1995-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1995-08
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Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

David Broder described all five grandchildren and their parents visiting the family’s Beaver Island cabin in the summer of 1995, connecting the visit to Euriah Hoffman’s cabin and Helen Hoffman Collar’s long island history.

Evidence limits

This is a first-person family feature and reflection, not a complete account of the family’s island property or all summer visitors.

Sources

  1. Describes five Broder grandchildren and three sets of parents visiting a family cabin built by Euriah Hoffman, and reflects on changing island culture and long family continuity. 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 · 1995-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the family feature.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island welcomes David Broder’s five grandchildren during the 1995 summer”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-broder-grandchildren-summer-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1995, “Beaver Island Greets a New Generation.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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