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Beaver Island seasonal movements are reported, December 1960

Also December 1960 winter departures and new Islanders

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TypeEvent
Date1960-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1960-12
Kind
Transportation
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The December 1960 community column reported Ralph Rutt moving into town from a summer home at Lake Geneserath, several residents leaving for the mainland for winter, and Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Gregg and family arriving as new Islanders.

Evidence and limits

These are community and seasonal-movement notices, not passenger, property, or census records. The issue supplies no itineraries, addresses, dates of travel, or complete identity records; private contact details are not reproduced.

Open questions

  • Which property, census, family, and transport records document these moves and seasonal residences?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports Ralph Rutt moving to town from his summer home at Lake Geneserath; Mary V. McDonough, Mr. and Mrs. James O'Donnell, and Noni Gallagher going to the mainland for winter; and Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Gregg and family, formerly of East Lansing, welcomed as new Islanders. It does not provide travel dates, itineraries, addresses, or complete identity records.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-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 · 1960-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island seasonal movements are reported, December 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-seasonal-movements-december-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1960, community and seasonal-movement notices. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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