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H. B. Haynes is appointed Beaver Island resident physician, 1962

Also 1962 Beaver Island resident doctor · H. B. Haynes island physician

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TypeEvent
Date1962-08-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
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Event
Date
1962-08-03
Kind
Appointment
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcarecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Dr. H. B. Haynes took up duties as Beaver Island’s resident physician on August 3, 1962. The Beacon says he had previously worked at Traverse City State Hospital and had owned property on Beaver Island; it also reports that he was called to deliver a baby the day before his official start.

Evidence and limits

The appointment and medical episode are newspaper-reported. No employment, licensing, or clinical record is supplied.

Sources

  1. Reports Dr. H. B. Haynes’s appointment as resident physician, his prior work at Traverse City State Hospital, his August 3 start, and his delivery of the Rudolph baby on August 2. It does not provide employment or licensing records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-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 · 1962-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “H. B. Haynes is appointed Beaver Island resident physician, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-dr-haynes-appointed-island-doctor-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1962, “Island Doctor.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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