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Beaver Island sailors return to their vessels, 1960

Also 1960 spring sailor departures

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TypeEvent
Date1960-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1960-04
Kind
Transportation
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimeshippingfishingcommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

An April 1960 island notice records sailors returning to duty: Earl Boyle on George F. Rand, Don Burke on Dow Chemical, Patrick LaFreniere on Wifred Sykes as printed, Robert Malloy on the survey boat Williams, and the reported Emerald Isle crew of Lawrence McDonough, John Gallagher, and Russell Green.

Evidence and limits

The list is preserved as a contemporary employment and travel notice. The source’s spelling of “Wifred Sykes” is retained; no attempt is made here to normalize it to another vessel or bridge every name to a civil identity.

Open questions

  • Which enrollment, crew, or employer records identify the vessels and sailors and establish the notice’s date?

See also

Sources

  1. Lists Earl Boyle on George F. Rand, Don Burke on Dow Chemical, Patrick LaFreniere on Wifred Sykes [sic], and Robert Malloy on Williams, described as a government survey boat. It also names the Emerald Isle crew as Captain Lawrence McDonough, John Gallagher, and Russell Green. The notice does not establish complete identities, ranks beyond the named captain, or vessel registries.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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, “Beaver Island sailors return to their vessels, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/return-of-island-sailors-to-vessels-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1960, community notices. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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