Beaver Island ArchiveA primary-source archive & encyclopedia45°40′N 85°33′W · Lake Michigan
Colour scheme
Search

Event

The October 1962 Beacon reports hospital notes

Also Beaver Island October 1962 hospital notes

Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Beaver IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Dateto 1962-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Beaver IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Date
to 1962-10
Kind
Medical
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
healthcarecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The October 1962 Beaver Beacon reports several Island-linked hospital and recovery notices, including Rita Elms, Helen Pike, Elizabeth Gallagher, Mary Green, and Patty Wojan.

Evidence and limits

These are brief newspaper notices. They do not establish diagnoses, treatment, or complete medical histories.

Sources

  1. Reports Rita Elms recuperating after a Ludington hospitalization, Helen Pike hospitalized in Muskegon, Elizabeth Gallagher recuperating in Charlevoix after discharge, Mary Green at Little Traverse Hospital, and Patty Wojan as a surgical patient there.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notices; it does not provide diagnoses or medical records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “The October 1962 Beacon reports hospital notes”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-hospital-notes-october-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1962, “Hospital Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-08. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

BibTeX for “The October 1962 Beacon reports hospital notes”RIS for “The October 1962 Beacon reports hospital notes”