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Mrs. Johnston announces a seasonal return from Alaska, 1960

Also Johnston Alaska return notice

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
Dates1960-07-01 – 1960-09-15
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
1960-07-01 – 1960-09-15
Kind
Transportation
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communitytourism
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1960 issue reported that an unnamed Mrs. Johnston planned to return from Alaska on July 1 and leave again before September 15.

Evidence and limits

The notice supplies no first name or completed travel record. It is kept separate from the April 1960 Evelyn Johnson record because the names differ.

Open questions

  • Which community or travel records identify Mrs. Johnston and confirm the trip?

See also

Sources

  1. Says Mrs. Johnston would return from Alaska July 1 and would leave again before September 15. The notice gives no first name, residence, travel record, or basis for equating her with the April 1960 Evelyn Johnson letter.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-06_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 · 1960-06_Beaver-Beacon

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Mrs. Johnston announces a seasonal return from Alaska, 1960”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/return-of-mrs-johnston-from-alaska-1960/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1960, community notices. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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