- Date
- circa 1965-12
- Kind
- Migration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- migrationdemographycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 1965 Beaver Beacon welcomed Ed and Jane Howland and their children, Jan, Jeff, and Westy, after their move from Bartlett, Illinois, to Beaver Island. The notice said they raised several breeds of show dogs and planned to conduct that business from the island.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper welcome notice. It does not provide a deed, passenger manifest, exact move date, or complete household or business record.
Sources
- Reports Ed and Jane Howland moving from Bartlett, Illinois, to Beaver Island with their children and show-dog business; it does not provide a deed, passenger manifest, or complete household record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published welcome notice; it does not expand the source-specific household or business claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1965-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Howland family moves to Beaver Island, 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-howland-family-move-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1965, “New Island Residents.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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