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New residents move to St. James in spring 1965

Also May 1965 Beaver Island new residents

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1965-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1965-05
Kind
Migration
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
migrationdemographycommunityeconomy
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1965 Beaver Beacon reported two St. James moves: William H. Adams relocated from Lincoln Park to his cottage on the back beach, and Dwayne Newstead, Caroline Kenwabikissee, and their small son moved from Traverse City. The notice says Newstead worked construction for Walter Wogan.

Evidence and limits

This is a community movement notice, not a census, deed, lease, or employment record.

Sources

  1. Reports William H. Adams, formerly of Lincoln Park, moving to his St. James cottage on the back beach, and Dwayne Newstead, Caroline Kenwabikissee, and their small son moving to St. James, with Dwayne working construction for Walter Wogan. It is a community notice, not a census, deed, lease, or employment record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held eight-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 · 1965-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “New residents move to St. James in spring 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-new-residents-may-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1965, “New Residents.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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