- Dates
- circa 1965-04 – circa 1965-05
- Kind
- Migration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- migrationdemographycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April through June 1965 Beaver Beacon issues report successive waves of spring returners as birds began arriving from the south. The May list adds James and Mrs. Carpenter, Nonie Gallagher, Sybil Larsen, Mary “Duffy” Gallagher, Judy Palmer, Johnny “Andy” Gallagher and family, Mrs. Arthur Brown, Stanley Floyd, Mary Green, Willie Belfy, Mary and Perry Gatliff, Edna McCann, Sophia McDonough, Theresa Neer, Jeanne LaFreniere, Mary “Vesty” McDonough, and Liz LaFreniere to the April names. The June issue repeats a final list of Florence Burke, Raymond Lewis, George Ricksgers and wife, Paul Heflin and wife, Ben O’Donnell, and Elizabeth Gallagher.
Evidence and limits
This is a seasonal movement notice, not a census, passenger manifest, or complete residence record.
Sources
- Lists Kate Connaghan, Bert and Mary McDonough, Art Brown, Nellie and Frank O’Donnell, and Matt Melville among those returning home. It is a seasonal community notice, not a census, passenger manifest, or complete residence record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1965-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Adds James and Mrs. Carpenter, Nonie Gallagher, Sybil Larsen, Mary “Duffy” Gallagher, Judy Palmer, Johnny “Andy” Gallagher and family, Mrs. Arthur Brown, Stanley Floyd, Mary Green, Willie Belfy, Mary and Perry Gatliff, Edna McCann, Sophia McDonough, Theresa Neer, Jeanne LaFreniere, Mary “Vesty” McDonough, and Liz LaFreniere. It remains a seasonal notice, not a census or complete residence record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-05_Beaver-Beacon
- 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
- Repeats the final spring-return list of Florence Burke, Raymond Lewis, George Ricksgers and wife, Paul Heflin and wife, Ben O’Donnell, and Elizabeth Gallagher. It remains a seasonal notice, not a census, passenger manifest, or complete residence record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-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 · 1965-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island residents return from winter, 1965”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-spring-returners-april-1965/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1965, “Islanders’ Return.” (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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