- Date
- 1959-08
- Kind
- Migration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- migrationmaritimecommunitytourismeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 1959 Beaver Beacon reports that Captain Forrest Pratt returned to Beaver Island to live after retiring from 43 years with the Pittsburgh Line and introduces Virgil D. Frevert as a new summer resident.
Evidence limits
These are newspaper residence notices, not residence deeds, employment files, or complete biographical records.
Sources
- Reports Captain Forrest Pratt’s return to Beaver Island after retirement from 43 years with the Pittsburgh Line and identifies Virgil D. Frevert, vice-president of Crippen Manufacturing Company, as another new summer resident. It does not provide residence deeds, employment files, or a complete biographical record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the resident notices; it does not expand the residence or employment records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Forrest Pratt returns to live on Beaver Island and Virgil Frevert arrives as a summer resident, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-new-summer-residents-forrest-pratt-virgil-frevert-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1959, "NEW RESIDENTS." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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