Name: Don Welke and family move to Beaver Island, 1961
Start: 1961-06
End: 1961-06
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 1961-06
Kind: Migration
Participants: Don Welke (participant)
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: demographyagriculturecommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Welke family moved to Beaver Island in 1961, with Don Welke planning agricultural and cattle work.

Evidence and limits

The article does not provide the family’s full names, farm location, or evidence that the planned operation began.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices.
The June 1961 issue reports that Don Welke, his wife, and son Donny moved from Walled Lake to Beaver Island. Welke planned to farm and raise beef cattle. The article does not provide the family’s full names, farm location, or evidence that the planned operation began.
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Beaver Beacon, June 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.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Don Welke and family move to Beaver Island, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/don-welke-family-moves-to-beaver-island-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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