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Summary
Father McLaughlin was named in the September 1932 report as the person with whom a soils map was left after the Beaver Island field work. The map plotted the island’s farms against different soil types and was intended for farmers to consult.1
Evidence and limits
The source gives only a clerical title and surname. It does not identify the priest’s first name, parish, denomination in this report, residence, or the map’s later custody.
Open questions
- Which Father McLaughlin served Beaver Island in 1932?
- Does a parish, diocesan, college, or county archive preserve the soils map?
See also
Footnotes
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Charlevoix County Herald, September 2, 1932, “FIVE FERTILIZER EXPERIMENTS STARTED ON BEAVER ISLAND.” ↩
Sources
- Charlevoix County Herald, September 2, 1932, “FIVE FERTILIZER EXPERIMENTS STARTED ON BEAVER ISLAND.”Names Father McLaughlin as the person left with a soils map plotting island farms and soil types; the report does not identify his first name, parish, or the map’s later location. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 2 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Father McLaughlin”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/father-mclaughlin-soil-map-1932/, accessed [date], citing Charlevoix County Herald, September 2, 1932, “FIVE FERTILIZER EXPERIMENTS STARTED ON BEAVER ISLAND.”.
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