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Beaver Island reports late-winter visitors from Jackson, Greenville, and elsewhere, 1959

Also March 1959 Beaver Island visitors · Arthur McCafferty Beaver Island visit

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TypeEvent
Date1959-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1959-03
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Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1959 Beaver Beacon lists several recent visitors from Jackson and Greenville and says Arthur (Lano) McCafferty and family stayed for about ten days. Henry Allen reportedly visited twice.

Evidence limits

This is a community visitor notice, not a travel itinerary, lodging record, or complete visitor register.

Sources

  1. Lists visits by Dr. and Mrs. Ludwig Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Russ Gilbert from Jackson, Dr. and Elmer Sorenson from Greenville, Arthur (Lano) McCafferty and family for about ten days, and Henry Allen twice. It does not provide travel dates, lodging records, or a complete visitor register. 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 · 1959-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the visitor notice; it does not expand the travel or residence record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-03_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island reports late-winter visitors from Jackson, Greenville, and elsewhere, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-march-1959-visitors/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1959, “JUST TO MENTION A FEW.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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