- Dates
- 1901-06 – 1901-10
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island archipelago
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- heritagehistoryhealthcaremaritimecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island archipelago
Summary
The March 1991 Beaver Beacon reprinted Clementine McCauley’s retrospective account of a 1901 whooping-cough illness at Squaw Island Light Station and the family’s trip to Beaver Island for medical help.
Evidence limits
This is a 1991 reprint of a 1976 retrospective, not a contemporaneous medical, light-station, or complete epidemic record.
Sources
- Reprints Clementine McCauley’s account of a 1901 whooping-cough epidemic, her infant illness at Squaw Island Light Station, a doctor’s trip from Beaver Island, her grandmother’s fall, and the family’s eventual return. The Beacon identifies the text as reprinted from the March 1976 Beaver Beacon. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1991-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eighteen-page issue scan confirms the historical reprint and its 1976 attribution.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1991-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon reprints Clementine McCauley’s 1901 illness account, 1991”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/clementine-mccauley-1901-squaw-island-epidemic-retrospective-1991/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1991, “BEAVER ISLAND, 1901.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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