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Beaver Island summer returners are listed, May 1967

Also May 1967 summer returners

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1967-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1967-05
Kind
Migration
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
migrationseasonal-lifecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1967 Beaver Beacon listed people who had returned to their Beaver Island homes for the summer, including members of the Gallagher, Roy, Palmer, Neer, McDonough, Wittenburg, Gatliff, Egbert, Donnell, and Martin families.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper seasonal-return list, not a census, passenger manifest, or complete account of all summer residents.

Sources

  1. Lists named seasonal returners including the Gallagher, Roy, Palmer, Neer, McDonough, Wittenburg, Gatliff, Egbert, Donnell, Martin, and Gallagher families; it is a newspaper list, not a census or passenger manifest.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1967-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published seasonal-return list; it does not establish a complete population or travel record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1967-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island summer returners are listed, May 1967”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-summer-returners-may-1967/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1967, “Returned for the Summer.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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