Event
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- economydemographytourismcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June 1962 Beaver Beacon reports two changes in island residence. Gus and Mrs. Sendenburgh sold their Main Street home to Olin and Mrs. Wanty of Ypsilanti and moved to St. Ignace; the Wantys were identified as owners of the King Strang Hotel. Dora and Don Welke moved to Wixom after Don accepted a position.
Evidence and limits
These are community newspaper notices, not deeds, title records, employment files, or complete residence histories. The paper’s hope that the Welkes would return is retained as sentiment rather than modeled as a later move.
Open questions
- Can deeds identify the property, buyers, and transaction date?
- What records document the Welkes’ later residence and return, if any?
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, June 1962, “Purchase Island Home.”Reports Gus and Mrs. Sendenburgh selling their Main Street home to Olin and Mrs. Wanty of Ypsilanti and moving to St. Ignace; it says the Wantys owned the King Strang Hotel. The notice is not a deed or complete residence register.
- Beaver Beacon, June 1962, “Purchase Island Home.”Reports Dora and Don Welke moving to Wixom, Michigan, where Don accepted a position, while expressing hope of their return. It does not establish the exact departure date or later residence.