Name: Beaver Island Telephone Company reports new switchboard installed, 1961
Start: 1961-01
End: 1961-01
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1961-01
Kind: Opening
Participants: Joe Dillingham (participant)
Carried out by: Beaver Island Telephone Company
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: economycommunitygovernancecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The January 1961 issue reports that Beaver Island’s new telephone switchboard was installed and that new directories with changed subscriber numbers would be issued. It also publishes the company’s monthly and seasonal rates and a $5 installation charge.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper report of installation and directory preparation, not a technical acceptance record or subscriber directory. It does not establish direct-distance dialing, equipment specifications, or a complete rate history.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 1961, “Beaver Island Telephone Company News.”
Reports Joe Dillingham saying the new switchboard was installed and new directories would be issued that week with changed phone numbers; it also publishes monthly and nine-month seasonal rates and a $5 installation charge. It does not provide technical specifications, a directory copy, subscriber list, or direct-distance dialing completion.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
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 · 1961-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1961, “Telephone Company News.”
Reprints Joe Dillingham’s January 12 commendation of the Beaver Island Board and telephone staff, describing the St. James exchange cutover to all-number calling and a recorded intercept for changed numbers. It is a commendation and contemporary account, not a technical acceptance record.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1961, held issue PDF, source scan.
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 · 1961-04_Beaver-Beacon

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

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Telephone Company reports new switchboard installed, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-telephone-switchboard-enters-service-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1961, “Beaver Island Telephone Company News.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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