- Date
- 1965-05-10
- Kind
- Celebration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarecommunitymigration
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In May 1965 Beaver Islanders honored Marion Rice as her county-nurse service ended. The Beaver Beacon credits her with eighteen years of work, including island emergency care and a 1953 measles response, and reports a School Board surprise party at the Beaver Lodge on May 10 attended by approximately 60 people. The issue also prints Rice’s personal thank-you letter for the dinner, gifts, and community support.
Evidence and limits
The article is a retrospective community tribute, not a personnel or medical record. Its account of the earlier emergencies should not be treated as a complete patient, transport, or epidemic register.
Open questions
- What county records establish Rice’s exact appointment and retirement dates?
- Are the 1947 transfer and 1953 measles response documented in public-health records?
Sources
- Reports that Marion Rice had served as Charlevoix County Nurse since 1947, including emergency transfers and an island measles epidemic, and that the Beaver Island School Board held a surprise party for about 60 Islanders at the Beaver Lodge on May 10. It does not provide county employment records, clinical files, or a complete guest list.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-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 · 1965-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island community honors county nurse Marion Rice, 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-marion-rice-farewell-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1965, “Beaver Tales.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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