- Date
- circa 1966-05
- Kind
- Migration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- demographymigrationeconomycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 1966 Beaver Beacon welcomed George Egbert and wife as near-year-round residents after his retirement from Oldsmobile, and Travis Hughes as a resident living on the Hughes farm while working for Walter Wogan.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper community notice, not a deed, employment record, or complete residence history.
Sources
- Reports George Egbert and wife moving from Lansing after his Oldsmobile retirement to spend about ten months per year at their island cottage, and Travis Hughes moving from Pontiac to the Hughes farm to work for Walter Wogan. It does not establish deeds, employment records, or a complete residence history.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1966-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “George Egbert and Travis Hughes are welcomed as new Beaver Island residents, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-new-residents-george-egbert-travis-hughes-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1966, “New Residents.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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