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Nancy Sawtelle (1967 shipwreck-furniture business)

Also Nancy Sawtelle

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypePerson
ErasModern era

Summary

Nancy Sawtelle is named in July 1967 as Jim Sawtelle’s wife and collaborator in making furniture and jewelry from salvaged vessel wood for sale in their Charlevoix shop.

Evidence and limits

The source provides no given-name expansion, dates, independent business role, or civil biography beyond this episode-qualified record.

Open questions

  • What was Nancy Sawtelle’s full name and role in the shop?
  • What records document the shop and its salvaged-material inventory?

See also

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, July 1967, “Shipwreck Salvage.”
    Names Nancy Sawtelle as Jim Sawtelle's wife and says they used salvaged vessel wood to make furniture and jewelry for sale in their Charlevoix shop.