- Dates
- 1964-04-09 – 1964-04
- Kind
- Appointment
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationgovernancecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
After five years as Beaver Island’s conservation fire officer, Vernon Fitzpatrick transferred to Fort Wilkins State Park in 1964. A farewell gathering was held at Holy Cross Hall on April 9, and the April Beaver Beacon introduced Bernard “Bill” Wagoner as the incoming conservation officer.
Evidence and limits
The notice documents a reported personnel transition and community farewell. It does not provide agency appointment papers, an exact effective date, or a full duty record.
Sources
- Reports Fitzpatrick’s five-year service and transfer to Fort Wilkins State Park, a farewell gathering on April 9, and the introduction of Bill and Marjorie Wagoner and their children as the incoming family. It does not provide agency personnel records or an exact effective date.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Conservation-officer transition from Vernon Fitzpatrick to Bill Wagoner, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fitzpatrick-wagoner-conservation-transition-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1964, “Island Bids Farewell to Fitz” and “New Conservation Man Coming.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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