Name: Beaver Island-born publisher and public-housing advocate Margaret B. Smith dies in 1999
Start: 1999-11-02
End: 1999-11-02
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1999-11-02
Kind: Death
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: deathfamilymigrationpublicationpublic-servicecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

Margaret B. Smith, born Margaret Bridget Gallagher on Beaver Island in 1913, died in Charlevoix on November 2, 1999. The obituary records her World War II naval command-center work, Central Michigan University teaching degree, publishing career with the Boyne Citizen and Gregg Publications, and service on the Boyne City Housing Commission, including advocacy for public housing for older residents.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper obituary and family notice, not a civil death certificate, military record, publishing archive, or complete genealogy.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 2000, “Margaret B. Smith, Died November 2, 1999.”
Reports Margaret Bridget Gallagher’s Beaver Island birth, her naval command-center work during World War II, Central Michigan University teaching degree, ownership and operation of Gregg Publications and the Boyne Citizen, Housing Commission service, public-housing advocacy, family, and memorial requests. 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, January 2000, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the obituary.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island-born publisher and public-housing advocate Margaret B. Smith dies in 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/margaret-bridget-gallagher-smith-obituary-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2000, “Margaret B. Smith, Died November 2, 1999.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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