Name: Beaver Island Telephone Company publishes new island numbers, 1961
Start: 1961-02
End: 1961-02
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1961-02
Kind: Publication
Carried out by: Beaver Island Telephone Company
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communityeconomycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The February issue publishes the new Beaver Island telephone numbers after the switchboard change reported in January 1961.

Evidence and limits

This is a period directory, not a technical or subscriber record. Private numbers are not reproduced here.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, February 1961, “Island news.”
Publishes a directory of new island telephone numbers following the January switchboard report. The directory is preserved as source material without repeating private residential numbers in the KB; it does not provide subscriber contracts, switching records, or a complete historical numbering plan.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-02_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, February 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held nine-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 · 1961-02_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, May 1961, “BITCO News.”
Reports five new telephone installations and names the subscribers, but the private numbers are intentionally not reproduced in the knowledge graph. It does not provide a complete directory or installation ledger.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-05_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, May 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
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 · 1961-05_Beaver-Beacon

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

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Telephone Company publishes new island numbers, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-telephone-directory-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1961, “Island news.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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