- Dates
- circa 1960-12 – circa 1961-01
- Kind
- Transportation
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communitydemography
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The January 1961 community column records many former Islanders and friends returning to Beaver Island during the holiday season, along with Billy Pischner and Robert Palmer home from military service on leave.
Evidence and limits
This is a roster-level community notice. It does not establish a complete visitor list, travel itinerary, military assignment, or durable residence for any named person.
Sources
- Lists the Joe Grossell family, Jack and Roland Cull, Betty Lockton and family, the Dave Pike family, the Buster Elms family, Jim Freeman, Margaret and Rosemary McDonough, Francis, Ronnie, and Margaret O’Donnell, Beverly and Alex Walgus, the John Adams family, Bob Smith, and servicemen Billy Pischner and Robert Palmer as holiday visitors or people home on leave. It does not provide a complete visitor register, travel dates, or full identities for the roster.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-01_Beaver-Beacon
- 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 · 1961-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island holiday visitors and servicemen home on leave, 1960–1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-holiday-visitors-and-servicemen-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1961, “Holiday Parties.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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BibTeX for “Beaver Island holiday visitors and servicemen home on leave, 1960–1961”RIS for “Beaver Island holiday visitors and servicemen home on leave, 1960–1961”