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Beaver Island-connected hospital notices, December 1968

Also December 1968 Beaver Island hospital notes

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1968-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
circa 1968-12
Kind
Medical
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcarecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The December 1968 Beaver Beacon carried four hospital notices. Jewell Gillespie was reported at Charlevoix Hospital. Tony and Eddie Connaghan were patients at Little Traverse Hospital and were expected home for Christmas. Mrs. Billie (James) Evans was also reported at Little Traverse Hospital.

Evidence and limits

These are brief newspaper health notices, not medical records. They do not establish admission dates, diagnoses beyond the printed notices, treatment, or complete outcomes.

Sources

  1. Reports Jewell Gillespie as a patient at Charlevoix Hospital; Tony and Eddie Connaghan as patients at Little Traverse Hospital and expected home for Christmas; and Mrs. Billie (James) Evans as a Little Traverse Hospital patient. It does not provide admission dates, diagnoses, medical records, or complete outcomes.
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  2. The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published hospital notices.
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Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island-connected hospital notices, December 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-hospital-notes-december-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1968, “Hospital Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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