- Date
- 1989-12
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- housinghealthcarefamilycommunityconstructioncommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Eight months after an April 1989 fire destroyed the McGinnity house, the family had moved into a new four-bedroom home on the same site. The December report also welcomes foster siblings Crystal and Chuck to the family and credits community assistance.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper reconstruction and household report, not a building permit, fire investigation, foster-care file, or deed.
Sources
- Reports the April McGinnity house fire, completion of a new four-bedroom house, foster children joining the family, and community help. 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 · 1989-12_Beaver-Beacon
- Paired held eighteen-page December issue PDF.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1989-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “The McGinnity family moves into a new Beaver Island house after the 1989 fire”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mcginnity-house-rebuilt-1989/, accessed [date], citing “A New House for Christmas,” Beaver Beacon, December 22, 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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