Beaver Island records winter departures, 1966

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Event

Date: circa 1966-10
Kind: Migration
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: migrationdemographycommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The October 1966 Beaver Beacon listed seven residents who had left Beaver Island for the winter months, including James Carpenter, Elsie O’Donnell, Maria Gallagher, and Mary “Duffy” Gallagher.

Evidence and limits

This is a seasonal community notice, not a census, passenger manifest, or complete record of winter movement.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, October 1966, “Winter Is Coming.”
Lists James Carpenter, Elsie O'Donnell, Mable Cull, Maria Gallagher, Matt Melville, Florence Burke, and Mary Duffy Gallagher as leaving for the winter; it is not a ferry passenger manifest, census, or complete seasonal-residence history.
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Beaver Beacon, October 1966, held issue PDF, source scan.
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.
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Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island records winter departures, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-departures-october-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1966, “Winter Is Coming.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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