Name: “Beaver Downs” is reprinted from the Charlevoix Courier, 1945, published 1977
Start: 1945-06-06
End: 1977-05
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Dates: 1945-06-06 – 1977-05
Kind: Publication
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: publicationheritagecommunicationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1977 Beaver Beacon reprints “Beaver Downs” by “Steve” Stephenson, identified as a June 6, 1945 Charlevoix Courier article. The retrospective piece discusses Mary Maloney O’Donnell, earlier Beaver and Garden Island school life, the 1945 graduating class, Coast Guard service, and island anecdotes.

Evidence and limits

This is a 1977 republication of a cited 1945 newspaper article. The original Charlevoix Courier issue and complete source provenance are not held here.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, May 1977, “Beaver Tales: Beaver Downs.”
Reprints “Beaver Downs” by “Steve” Stephenson and identifies the source as the Charlevoix Courier of June 6, 1945. The reprint discusses Mary Maloney O’Donnell’s death and burial, her earlier teaching on Beaver and Garden Islands, the 1945 graduating class, Coast Guard service, and island anecdotes. The 1945 newspaper issue is not held here. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1977, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held twelve-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the retrospective reprint.
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Beaver Island Archive, ““Beaver Downs” is reprinted from the Charlevoix Courier, 1945, published 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-tales-beaver-downs-1945-reprint-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1977, “Beaver Tales: Beaver Downs.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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