- Date
- 1977-02-19
- Kind
- Birth
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- birthfamilycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The combined February–March 1977 Beaver Beacon announced the February 19 birth of Michael Joseph Gallagher, weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces, to Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Gallagher. It identified Vernon H. “Dick” LaFreniere as the child’s grandparent.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper birth notice, not a civil birth certificate, hospital record, or complete family record. The notice does not state the birth location.
Sources
- Announces that Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Gallagher’s son Michael Joseph was born February 19 at 8 pounds 2 ounces and identifies Vernon H. “Dick” LaFreniere as the child’s grandparent. It is a newspaper family notice, not a civil birth record or hospital file. 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 · 1977-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held combined-issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published birth notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1977-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Birth of Michael Joseph Gallagher, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/birth-of-michael-joseph-gallagher-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February and March 1977, “Births.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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