- Date
- 1963-10
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Historical Society
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagereligioneconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 1963 Beaver Beacon drew attention to a small fenced burial plot behind Elizabeth Gallagher’s home, marked for Henry Clifton, who died in 1877 and had managed the Dormer Store at Whiskey Point. The notice also describes a museum-held 1876–1877 ledger and four nearby unmarked graves.
Evidence and limits
This is a museum and newspaper account, not a cemetery survey or complete burial register. The exact location, the identities of the unmarked graves, and the provenance of every ledger entry remain open.
Open questions
- Can cemetery, church, land, or museum records locate the plot and identify the other graves?
Sources
- Reports a fenced plot and marker for Henry Clifton, who died in 1877 and managed the Dormer Store at Whiskey Point, an 1876–1877 store ledger at the museum, a Protestant service by George Whitney, and four nearby graves without markers or records; it does not identify the plot by survey or establish all grave identities.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1963-10_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Henry Clifton grave and Dormer Store history reported by the museum, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/henry-clifton-grave-and-dormer-store-history-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1963, “Museum Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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