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Islanders return home after spending the holidays away, 1964

Also 1964 Beaver Island holiday returns

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1965-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1965-01
Kind
Migration
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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migrationcommunitydemography
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The January 1965 Beaver Beacon reports that several islanders who spent the holidays away had returned home, including the Sendenburgh, Bonner, Martin, and Wagner households and several individuals.

Evidence and limits

This is a community movement notice, not a passenger manifest, itinerary, or complete return register.

Sources

  1. Lists Joseph Sendenburgh and wife, Karl Keubler, Dick LaFreniere, Patrick Bonner and wife, Hattie Nanigaw, Jack Martin and wife with Pam, and Bill Wagner and wife with Dennis and Jody as having spent the holidays away and since returned. It is not a travel log or complete return register.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-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 · 1965-01_Beaver-Beacon

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

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Beaver Island Archive, “Islanders return home after spending the holidays away, 1964”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-holiday-returns-1964/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1965, “Off for the Holiday’s.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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