- Date
- 1961-03
- Kind
- Accident
- Where
- Petoskey
- Participants
- Lillian Bridget “Lil” Gallagher (patient)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarecommunity
- Within
- Petoskey
Summary
The April 1961 issue reports that John Gallagher, Lillian Gallagher, and their daughter Mary Elizabeth were injured in a head-on automobile accident near Petoskey. The family was reported improving or released after examination.
Evidence and limits
The notice does not give the accident date, roadway, other driver, hospital record, or police report.
Sources
- Reports a head-on collision near Petoskey involving John and Lillian Gallagher and their daughter Mary Elizabeth. It says both cars were demolished, John was released after examination, Lillian had three cracked ribs and cuts and bruises, and Mary Elizabeth had severe cuts and bruises; all were improving or released. It is a newspaper notice, not a medical or police record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-04_Beaver-Beacon
- 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
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Automobile accident near Petoskey injures the John Gallagher family, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/petoskey-automobile-accident-injures-gallagher-family-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1961, “Around the Island.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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