- Date
- 1960-04
- Kind
- Disaster
- Participants
- Lawrence Collins (participant) · Patrick J. "Patsy Doney" Gallagher (participant)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communityeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 1960 Beaver Beacon reported Lawrence Collins and Patsy Doney back in business after their house burned. It said they acquired a small cottage from Jewell Gillespie and moved it to the former location.
Evidence and limits
The notice does not name the business, date the fire, or establish a deed, building identity, or reconstruction outcome.
Open questions
- Which property, fire, and business records identify the cottage and the work described?
See also
Sources
- Reports Lawrence Collins and Patsy Doney back in business after their house burned and says they acquired a small cottage from Jewell Gillespie and moved it to the former location. It does not identify the business, fire date, or property records.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-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 · 1960-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Lawrence Collins and Patsy Doney return to business after house fire, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/lawrence-collins-and-patsy-doney-return-to-business-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1960, community notices. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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