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Beaver Island home sale and resident moves reported, 1962

Also 1962 Beaver Island property and resident changes

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

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TypeEvent
Date1962-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1962-06
Kind
Property transfer
Where
Saint James
Along road
Main Street
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
economydemographytourismcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1962 Beaver Beacon reports two changes in island residence. Gus and Mrs. Sendenburgh sold their Main Street home to Olin and Mrs. Wanty of Ypsilanti and moved to St. Ignace; the Wantys were identified as owners of the King Strang Hotel. Dora and Don Welke moved to Wixom after Don accepted a position.

Evidence and limits

These are community newspaper notices, not deeds, title records, employment files, or complete residence histories. The paper’s hope that the Welkes would return is retained as sentiment, not as a record of a later move.

Open questions

  • Can deeds identify the property, buyers, and transaction date?
  • What records document the Welkes’ later residence and return, if any?

Sources

  1. Reports Gus and Mrs. Sendenburgh selling their Main Street home to Olin and Mrs. Wanty of Ypsilanti and moving to St. Ignace; it says the Wantys owned the King Strang Hotel. The notice is not a deed or complete residence register.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-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 · 1962-06_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports Dora and Don Welke moving to Wixom, Michigan, where Don accepted a position, while expressing hope of their return. It does not establish the exact departure date or later residence.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-06_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held four-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 · 1962-06_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island home sale and resident moves reported, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-home-sale-and-resident-moves-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1962, “Purchase Island Home.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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