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Mrs. Bush returns to Beaver Island after decades away, 1958

Also 1958 Frank Bush mother Beaver Island return

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TypeEvent
Date1958-10
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1958-10
Kind
Transportation
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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heritagetourismcommunitydemography
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Mrs. Bush, mother of summer resident Frank Bush, returned to Beaver Island in 1958 for the first time since she had lived there. The Beacon quotes her as saying that she saw many changes, “all good.”

Evidence limits

The notice does not give her full name, residence dates, interview record, or independent visitor history.

Sources

  1. Reports Mrs. Bush, mother of Frank Bush, a summer resident from Roscommon with a cabin across from Carpenters, making her first Beaver Island visit since she lived there; it quotes her saying she saw many changes, all good. It does not provide her first residence dates, full name, oral-history interview, or independent visitor record. 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 · 1958-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the return-visit notice; it does not expand the family, residence, or island-change record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Mrs. Bush returns to Beaver Island after decades away, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mrs-bush-island-return-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1958, “50 YRS. AGO.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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