- Date
- 1961-07
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Theodore S. Charney (reporter) · John Manus Bonner (property_owner)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- historiographymaritimeshippinglumberingheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In July 1961, the Beaver Beacon reported that Chicago writer Theodore S. Charney was researching a book about the schooner Rouse Simmons, the Schuenemann Christmas-tree trade, and the vessel’s Beaver Island connection. The editor asked readers with firsthand knowledge to contact him.
Evidence and limits
The issue is a retrospective research appeal. It summarizes historical claims, including John Manus Bonner’s reported ownership and the ship’s 1912 loss, but does not itself supply a ship registry, government file, wreck survey, or the completed book.
Sources
- Reports that Theodore S. Charney of Chicago was writing a book about the Rouse Simmons, the Christmas Tree Ship, and asks readers to send firsthand information. The article summarizes the vessel’s reported ownership, Beaver Island connection, 1912 loss, and later search, but these details are preserved here as a 1961 retrospective account rather than independently corroborated facts.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-07_Beaver-Beacon
- 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 · 1961-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Theodore S. Charney researches the Rouse Simmons Christmas Tree Ship, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/rouse-simmons-christmas-tree-ship-retrospective-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1961, “Rouse Simmons Story.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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