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Beaver Island-connected birth notices, September 1981

Also September 1981 Beaver Island birth announcements

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TypeEvent
Dates1981-09-04 – 1981-09-18
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Dates
1981-09-04 – 1981-09-18
Kind
Birth
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
birthdemographyfamilycommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The issue announced Melissa Ann Elder’s September 4 birth and Braann Teresa Milligan’s September 18 birth. A later editor’s correction identifies Katie Connaghan, rather than Roxer, as Melissa’s third great-great-grandparent in the printed family connection.

Evidence limits

These are community newspaper notices, not civil or hospital records; the island connections and kinship details are limited to what the issues print, including the later correction.

Sources

  1. Reports Melissa Ann Elder, daughter of Glen and Lori Elder of Colorado Springs, born September 4, with Beaver Island connections through her great-great-grandmother Mrs. Hugh Connaghan; and Braann Teresa Milligan, daughter of Loren and Valerie Milligan, born September 18, with grandparents Phil and Carol Skinner of Beaver Island. 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 · 1981-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held fourteen-page PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the birth notices.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-09_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Corrects the September notice: Melissa Ann Elder is Katie Connaghan's, not Roxer's, third great-great grandchild. The correction is preserved alongside the original printed notice rather than silently rewriting it. 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 · 1981-11_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held eighteen-page PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the correction.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island-connected birth notices, September 1981”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-september-october-1981-birth-notices/, accessed [date], citing Birth Announcements, Beaver Beacon, September–October 1981 combined issue. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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