Summary
The January 1960 Beaver Beacon records seasonal winter mobility: James and Michael O’Donnell households went to Chicago, Maria Gallagher went to Chicago and then Florida, and several residents or students spent Christmas at home. The November issue adds the Johnny and Andy Gallagher household’s October 29 departure for Petoskey and Maria Gallagher’s winter departure to Chicago.
Evidence and limits
This is a community travel notice, not a passenger, vessel, or itinerary record. The names are preserved in the source notes without creating unsupported identity bridges.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, January 1960, winter travel and Christmas homecoming notices.Reports Mr. and Mrs. James O’Donnell and Mr. and Mrs. Michael O’Donnell going to Chicago for the winter, Maria Gallagher leaving for Chicago and then Florida, and a separate list of island residents and students spending Christmas at home. It also says Robert Malloy, Patrick LaFreniere Jr., Earl Boyle, and Don Burke returned from sailing for the holidays. No travel dates, vessel, itinerary, or complete identity records are supplied.
- Beaver Beacon, November 1960, seasonal travel notices.Reports the Johnny and Andy Gallagher household leaving for Petoskey on October 29 for the winter and Mrs. Maria Gallagher going to Chicago for the winter. The printed wording and names are preserved without reconstructing identities, addresses, or itineraries.