- Date
- circa 1966-11
- Kind
- Migration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- migrationdemographycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The November 1966 Beaver Beacon listed residents who had left Beaver Island for the mainland until spring, including Nonie Gallagher, Kate Connaghan, Ralph Rutt, George Ricksgers, George Egbert, and Bill Wittenberg with their families.
Evidence and limits
This is a seasonal community notice, not a census, passenger manifest, or complete record of winter movement.
Sources
- Lists Nonie Gallagher, Kate Connaghan, Ralph Rutt, George and Mrs. Ricksgers, George Egbert and his wife, and Bill and Mrs. Wittenberg as leaving for the mainland until spring; it is not a ferry passenger manifest, census, or complete seasonal-residence history. 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 · 1966-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published seasonal-departure notice; it does not expand the source-specific identity or movement claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1966-11_Beaver-Beacon
Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island residents depart for the winter, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-departures-november-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1966, “Away - Away - Away.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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