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Purchase and preservation plans for the Don Burke Farm, 1970

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TypeEvent
Date1970
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1970
Kind
Announcement
Where
Don Burke Farm
Participants
Major Daniel J. Egbert (property_owner)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
agriculturecommunityheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The September 1970 Beaver Beacon reports that Major Daniel J. Egbert bought the 120-acre Don Burke Farm in Section 14 of Peaine Township. The property had buildings including an original barn; the report says its first recorded real estate transaction was in 1874, while its actual beginnings were believed to be earlier and possibly connected to Strangite work in the early 1850s.

Evidence and limits

Egbert was described as an annual visitor to his parents’ Sand Bay cottage and as interested in maintaining and preserving the old barn as an example of early pioneer farming. The source supports a purchase and preservation plan, not a completed restoration, a specific Strangite-era ownership chain, or a confirmed date of construction for the farm or barn.

Open questions

  • Which deed and survey identify the farm’s boundaries and prior owners?
  • Was the barn preserved, and does it survive?
  • What evidence supports or refutes the proposed early-1850s Strangite use?

See also

Sources

  1. Reports Major Daniel J. Egbert’s purchase of the 120-acre Don Burke Farm in Section 14 of Peaine Township, its 1874 recorded transaction, possible earlier Strangite beginnings, and Egbert’s plan to preserve the original barn; it does not provide a deed or restoration outcome.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held seven-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 · 1970-09_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Purchase and preservation plans for the Don Burke Farm, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/purchase-and-preservation-of-don-burke-farm-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1970, “Newsy-Notes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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