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Francis Ricksgers recuperates from severe burns, 1967

Also Francis Ricksgers severe burn injury

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1967-02
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1967-02
Kind
Medical
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcarecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The February 1967 Beaver Beacon reported that Francis Ricksgers was recuperating at home after hospitalization for severe burns to his back and hands, with further skin-graft treatment expected.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper hospital note. It does not provide an incident date, medical record, treatment details, or outcome.

Sources

  1. Reports Francis Ricksgers recuperating at home after severe burns to his back and hands and expecting to return for skin grafts; it does not provide an incident date, medical record, or treatment outcome.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1967-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published hospital note; it does not expand the source-specific injury or treatment claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1967-02_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Francis Ricksgers recuperates from severe burns, 1967”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-francis-ricksgers-burn-injury-1967/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1967, “Hospital Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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