James Evans family moves to Beaver Island as permanent residents, 1964

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Event

Date: circa 1964-06
Kind: Migration
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: migrationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1964 Beaver Beacon welcomed Mr. and Mrs. James Evans of Rockford, Michigan, as permanent Beaver Island residents after they moved into their island home.

Evidence and limits

This is a community migration notice. It does not identify the residence, exact move date, occupations, or a later residency record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 1964, “Notes.”
Reports that Mr. and Mrs. James Evans of Rockford, Michigan, moved into their Beaver Island home as permanent island residents; it does not identify the residence, move date, occupations, or later residency record.
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Beaver Beacon, June 1964, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held five-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.
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Beaver Island Archive, “James Evans family moves to Beaver Island as permanent residents, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-permanent-residents-james-evans-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1964, “Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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