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The September 1962 Beacon reports an Island-linked birth and marriage

Also Beaver Island September 1962 birth and wedding notices

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TypeEvent
Dates1962-08-05 – 1962-08-25
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1962-08-05 – 1962-08-25
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Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
birthmarriagefamilydemography
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The September 1962 Beaver Beacon reports the August 5 birth of Rita Margaret O’Donnell to Jack O’Donnell and his wife of Chicago, and the August 25 marriage of Alice K. Travis and Irwin Martin in Brunswick. The notices identify Island family relationships but provide limited personal detail.

Evidence and limits

This article preserves the newspaper notices. It does not substitute for civil registration or establish a complete family history.

Sources

  1. Reports Alice K. Travis’s August 25 marriage to Irwin Martin in Brunswick and the August 5 birth of Rita Margaret O’Donnell to Jack and Mrs. O’Donnell of Chicago.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published family notices; it does not supply certificates or complete biographies.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-09_Beaver-Beacon

Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “The September 1962 Beacon reports an Island-linked birth and marriage”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-family-notices-september-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1962, “Wedding Bells” and “Births.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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