- Dates
- 1963-12 – 1964-01
- Kind
- Migration
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- migrationcommunitydemography
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 1963 Beaver Beacon listed islanders leaving for winter and several people who were returning or beginning a winter or permanent residence on Beaver Island. The notices distinguish seasonal movement from the Rountrees’ reported permanent move.
Evidence and limits
The list is a community notice, not a census, passenger manifest, or deed record. It does not establish exact departure dates, length of stay, or the legal meaning of “permanently.”
Open questions
- Can passenger, census, property, or tax records confirm the reported seasonal and permanent residence changes?
Sources
- Lists named islanders leaving for the winter and reports Linn and Mrs. Rountree moving permanently from Chicago, Don and Florence Burke returning, Archie Minor returning, Erwin and Alice Martin spending their first winter, and Frank Schnaudigel staying; it does not provide travel dates or residence records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1963-12_Beaver-Beacon
- 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 · 1963-12_Beaver-Beacon
- Adds Mary and Bert McDonough, Mary Green, Stanley Floyd, Edna McCann, and Bill Belfy to the winter-departure list and notes several holiday visitors who returned to the Island; it is not a census or passenger manifest.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1964-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the seasonal-residence notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1964-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island winter departures and new residents, 1963”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-winter-residents-and-departures-1963/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1963, “Flying South” and “We Also Have Some New Winter Residents.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.
BibTeX for “Beaver Island winter departures and new residents, 1963”RIS for “Beaver Island winter departures and new residents, 1963”