- Date
- 2012-10
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- publicationfamilycommunitymaritimehistory
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 2012 Beaver Beacon profiles Lawrence McDonough shortly before his 98th birthday, describing his Beaver Island family roots, varied island work, ferry-captain career, return to the island, and value as an oral historian. The November 2013 issue records a community invitation to his 99th-birthday celebration.
Evidence limits
This is a published profile and oral-history account, not a complete biography, genealogy, employment record, or civil register.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, October 2012, "Whoever Wrote \"Only the Good Die Young\" Didn't Mean Lawrence McDonough."Profiles Lawrence McDonough shortly before his 98th birthday, including his Beaver Island family roots, island work, ferry-captain history, return to the island, and recollections as an oral historian. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held October issue scan confirms the profile.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-10_Beaver-Beacon
- Beaver Beacon, November 2013, "Happy 99th Birthday, Lawrence McDonough."Invites the community to Lawrence McDonough's November 15, 2013, 99th-birthday celebration and provides a contemporary photograph. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2013-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held November issue scan confirms the birthday notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-11_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Beacon profiles Lawrence McDonough’s island life and ferry-captain history”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lawrence-mcdonough-profile-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2012, "Whoever Wrote \"Only the Good Die Young\" Didn't Mean Lawrence McDonough." (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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