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Darrell Butler family welcomed as new Beaver Island residents, 1978

Also 1978 Butler family arrival

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TypeEvent
Date1978-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1978-11
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The November–December 1978 issue welcomed Darrell and Chris Butler and their two sons after their move from Wisconsin to Beaver Island.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper welcome notice, not a census, deed, lease, or employment record.

Sources

  1. Welcomes Darrell and Chris Butler and their sons Darrell and Doug, who moved to Beaver Island from Wisconsin; Darrell was working with Wojan Construction. It is a newspaper welcome notice, not a census, deed, lease, or employment 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 · 1978-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twelve-page combined November–December issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the new-family notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1978-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Darrell Butler family welcomed as new Beaver Island residents, 1978”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-darrell-butler-family-arrival-1978/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November–December 1978, “New Family.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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