- Dates
- 1959-02 – 1959-04
- Kind
- Migration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- migrationeconomyfamilycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1959 Beaver Beacon says John and Lorene Conley were vacationing in Guadalajara after John’s January retirement and planned to return in April to make Beaver Island their permanent home.
Evidence limits
This is a planned-return notice, not a property, employment, travel, or later residence record.
Sources
- Reports that John and Lorene Conley were vacationing in Guadalajara, that John retired from his business in January, and that they planned to return to Beaver Island in April to make it their permanent home. It identifies Archie LaFreniere as a neighbor and does not provide property, employment, travel, or later-residence records. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the planned return notice; it does not establish the later move or residence.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “John and Lorene Conley announce their planned permanent return to Beaver Island, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-john-lorene-conley-permanent-return-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1959, “WELCOME AS THE FLOWERS IN MAY.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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