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Beaver Island emergency first-aid course, 1974

Also 1974 Beaver Island emergency first-aid training

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TypeEvent
Date1974-03-23
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1974-03-23
Kind
Education
Where
Beaver Island
Participants
Sue Powers (instructor) · Barb LaMarche (instructor) · Janet Vander Molen (instructor) · Joseph W. Christie (participant)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcareeducationcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

On March 23, 1974, Sue Powers, Barb LaMarche, and Janet Vander Molen of Ferris State College’s Department of Nursing presented a day-long emergency first-aid course in the Beaver Island School multipurpose room. The program used films and demonstrations while the island prepared for its emergency aircraft.

Evidence and limits

The report does not identify the island nurses, give a curriculum or attendance count, or establish certification or later emergency use of the training.

See also

Sources

  1. Reports a day-long emergency-first-aid program in the Beaver Island School multipurpose room on March 23, presented by Sue Powers, Barb LaMarche, and Janet Vander Molen of Ferris State College’s Department of Nursing. Movies and demonstrations simulated emergency situations; Dr. Christie, all island nurses, and other interested people attended. It does not identify the nurses, curriculum, certification, or attendance count.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-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 · 1974-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island emergency first-aid course, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-emergency-first-aid-course-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1974, “Crash Course.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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