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Wayland Osgood

Also Wayland Osgood

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TypePerson
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Secretary, Conservation Commission
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Modern era
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conservationgovernanceenvironmentheritage

Summary

Wayland Osgood is named as secretary in the signature block of the July 14, 1941 Beaver Island sharp-tailed grouse and prairie-chicken closure order.1

Evidence and limits

The record is limited to the printed signature and office. The source does not provide a full biography, institutional appointment history, or civil identity beyond the name and role printed in the order.

Open questions

  • What records identify Osgood and document his commission service?
  • Was the printed surname ever rendered differently in the original order?

See also

Footnotes

  1. Charlevoix County Herald, October 9, 1942, reprinting the State of Michigan order signed July 14, 1941.

Sources

  1. State of Michigan, Order of the Conservation Commission — Sharp-Tailed Grouse and Prairie Chicken — Beaver Island, July 14, 1941; reprinted in Charlevoix County Herald, October 9, 1942.
    Names Wayland Osgood as secretary in the order signature block; it does not provide birth or death dates. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 2 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Wayland Osgood”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/wayland-osgood/, accessed [date], citing State of Michigan, Order of the Conservation Commission — Sharp-Tailed Grouse and Prairie Chicken — Beaver Island, July 14, 1941; reprinted in Charlevoix County Herald, October 9, 1942..

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