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- fl. 1970
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Summary
Major Daniel J. Egbert is named in September 1970 as the purchaser of the Don Burke Farm on Beaver Island. The report says he was assigned to Beale Air Force Base near Sacramento, visited his parents’ Sand Bay cottage annually, and planned to maintain and preserve the farm’s old barn.
Evidence and limits
This is an episode-qualified person record. The source does not give Egbert’s birth or death dates, full military biography, parents’ names, or the legal details of the purchase. The preservation plan is not treated as a completed restoration.
Open questions
- Which military and land records identify Major Egbert and the transaction?
- What was the eventual disposition of the farm and barn?
See also
Sources
- Identifies Major Daniel J. Egbert as assigned to Beale Air Force Base near Sacramento, a purchaser of the Don Burke Farm, an annual visitor to his parents’ Sand Bay cottage, and a person interested in preserving the old barn; it provides no fuller biography or military record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1970-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Major Daniel J. Egbert”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/daniel-j-egbert/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1970, “Newsy-Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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