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Gerald and Nancy Martin family moves to Beaver Island, 1966

Also Gerald and Nancy Martin move to Beaver Island

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1966
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1966
Kind
Migration
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
migrationfamilycommunitytourism
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1966 Beaver Beacon welcomed Gerald (Gerry) and Nancy Martin and their four daughters—Dawn, Chris, Cathy, and Tammy—as new Beaver Island residents after their move from Flint. It reported that Gerald, Jack Martin’s son, and Nancy would work with Eileen and Jack at Circle M Lodge.

Evidence and limits

This is a source-bounded community welcome, not a complete family or residence record. It does not give a precise move date, full civil identities, or later residence history.

Open questions

  • Can directories, census records, or later Beacon notices establish the family’s residence and work history?
  • What are the daughters’ full names and later records?

Sources

  1. Welcomes Gerald (Gerry) and Nancy Martin and daughters Dawn, Chris, Cathy, and Tammy from Flint. It says Gerry is Jack Martin’s son and that the couple would work with Eileen and Jack at Circle M Lodge; it does not provide full civil identities, an exact move date, or later residence evidence.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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 · 1966-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Gerald and Nancy Martin family moves to Beaver Island, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-new-residents-martin-family-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1966, “New Residents.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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