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Beaver Island spring returners are listed, 1966

Also April 1966 Beaver Island returners

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TypeEvent
Datecirca 1966-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
circa 1966-04
Kind
Migration
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
migrationdemographycommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The April 1966 Beaver Beacon reported spring returns to Beaver Island by several residents and seasonal visitors, including the McDonough, Gallagher, Carlisle, and Gatliff families and named island community members.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper seasonal-movement list, not a census, passenger manifest, or complete residence record.

Sources

  1. Lists Bert and Mary McDonough, Sybil Larsen, Stanley Floyd, Pat Bonner and wife, Hattie Ninegaw, Maria Gallagher, Kate Connaghan, Gene Burke, Bill Belfy, Lillian and Johnny Gallagher, Roger and Jo Carlisle, and Mary and Perry Gatliff as returned or returning. It is a seasonal community notice, not a census or passenger manifest.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-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 · 1966-04_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island spring returners are listed, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-spring-returners-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1966, “Robin’s Return” and “Other Robin’s.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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