- Dates
- 1984-04-19 – 1984-04-29
- Kind
- Death
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- deathfamilyhealthcarecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 1984 Beaver Beacon published the full obituary of Elaine Miner Smith, and the June issue carried notices for Harry F. Vail, Joseph P. Minogue, and Elaine Smith. The July issue then published the complete Elaine Smith obituary promised in June, describing her more than thirty years of Beaver Island association, historical work, writing, photography, and service to the Historical Society.
Evidence limits
These are newspaper obituary notices, not civil, medical, church, military, or genealogical records.
Sources
- Publishes the full obituary of Elaine Miner Smith, who died April 19, including her more than thirty years of Beaver Island association, Historical Society membership, writing and photography about the island, and the requested memorial slide-projector fund. It is a newspaper obituary, not a civil death certificate or complete biographical archive. 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 · 1984-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held fifteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the full Elaine Smith obituary.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1984-05_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports Harry F. Vail's April 29 death and his 1953-56 Beaver Island medical practice and later medical career; Joseph P. Minogue's April 23 death, Beaver Island Gallagher family connection, island schooling, Coast Guard and Navy service; and Elaine Smith's April 19 death, with a promise that a complete obituary would appear in a later issue. These are newspaper notices, not civil, medical, church, military, or genealogical records. 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 · 1984-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eighteen-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the obituary notices.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1984-06_Beaver-Beacon
- Publishes the complete obituary promised in June, describing Smith's more than thirty years of Beaver Island association, Historical Society work, writing, photography, and the memorial slide-projector fund. It is a newspaper obituary, not a civil death certificate or complete biographical archive. 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 · 1984-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twelve-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the full Elaine Smith obituary.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1984-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon publishes 1984 obituaries with Beaver Island connections”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-obituary-notices-june-1984/, accessed [date], citing Elaine Miner Smith obituary, Beaver Beacon, May 1984. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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