- Date
- 1972-01-29
- Kind
- Migration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationmigrationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Karen Bechtol returned to Beaver Island on January 29, 1972, after spending five months in France through a study program sponsored by Alma College. The Beacon says she traveled through several European countries during the period.
Evidence and limits
The notice documents the return and broad study context, not the program record, academic credit, itinerary, or travel dates beyond the return date.
Sources
- Reports Karen Bechtol’s return from a five-month Alma College-sponsored study program in France and travel through several European countries; it does not provide the program’s formal name or itinerary.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-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 · 1972-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Karen Bechtol returns from a study program in France, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/karen-bechtol-returns-from-france-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1972, “Home Again.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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