- Dates
- 1969-04-16 – 1969-04-21
- Kind
- Closure
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcareeducationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 1969 Beaver Beacon reported that a flu illness had visited almost every Beaver Island home. Health Officer Dr. Joseph Christie closed the school from April 16 through April 21, after which the issue said Islanders were ready for the coming season.
Evidence and limits
The report does not provide case counts, clinical records, or a formal public-health order.
Sources
- Reports a flu illness affecting almost every Island home and says Health Officer Dr. Joseph Christie closed the school from April 16 through April 21; it does not provide case counts, clinical records, or a formal public-health order.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published illness and school-closure report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Flu outbreak temporarily closes Beaver Island school, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-flu-school-closure-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1969, “Flu Floors Islanders.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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