- Date
- 1961-04
- Kind
- Property transfer
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- economycommunitytourism
- Within
- Beaver Island · Sand Bay
Summary
The April 1961 Beaver Beacon reported two property purchases: Linn T. and Mrs. Rountree bought “The Junipers,” the former R. F. Hoffman home in St. James, and Clyde and Mrs. Johnson bought two lots in Sand Bay from Margaret Hanley.
Evidence and limits
These are newspaper property notices, not deeds, title records, or complete ownership histories.
Sources
- Reports Linn T. and Mrs. Rountree purchasing the R. F. Hoffman home, “The Junipers,” in St. James, and Clyde and Mrs. Johnson purchasing two lots in Sand Bay from Margaret Hanley. The notice does not supply deeds, parcel boundaries, or independent ownership records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published property notice; it does not expand the ownership or parcel claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1961-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “New Beaver Island property owners are reported in St. James and Sand Bay, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-new-property-owners-april-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1961, “New Property Owners.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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