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Jeff McGlocklin

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TypePerson
WithinBeaver Island
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fl. 1973
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Summary

Jeff McGlocklin was named as a Beaver Island School graduate in May 1973 and was reported in August as having enlisted in the Air Force, with departure expected around October; he was reported in January 1974 as home for Christmas with his family. His parents, Bob and Lillian McGlocklin, had taken over the Circle M Lodge in 1970.1234

Evidence and limits

This is an episode-qualified education and service record. The January 1974 address notice does not establish the length of the visit, later assignment, or full military history. The 1970 Circle M Lodge report names Bob and Lillian McGlocklin’s arrival with “a family of 5 children” but does not name Jeff among them; the connection rests on shared surname, the same island family name used for the Circle M through the 1970s and 1980s, and no source held here states his relationship to Bob and Lillian directly. No identity bridge to other McGlocklin records is inferred beyond that.

Open questions

  • Is Jeff McGlocklin a son of Bob and Lillian McGlocklin of the Circle M Lodge?
  • What was his Air Force assignment, and did he return to live on Beaver Island?

See also

Footnotes

  1. Beaver Beacon, May 1973, “School News.” ↩

  2. Beaver Beacon, August 1973, “Local News.” ↩

  3. Beaver Beacon, January 1974, “Servicemen’s News.” ↩

  4. Beaver Beacon, May 1970, “Circle M Changes Hands.” ↩

The dated record

3 dated events · 1973–1974These years on the timeline →

Sources

  1. Names Jeff McGlocklin among the eight students announced for Beaver Island School graduation; it supplies no further biography or school record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-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 · 1973-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports that Jeff McGlocklin enlisted in the Air Force and expected to leave around October.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-08_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the published source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-08_Beaver-Beacon
  5. Reports Jeff McGlocklin returning home for Christmas with his family and publishes a new mailing address for correspondence; it does not add a service assignment or complete military record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-01_Beaver-Beacon
  6. The held six-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 · 1974-01_Beaver-Beacon
  7. Reports Bob and Lillian McGlocklin, with their family of five children, taking over the Circle M Lodge from Jack and Eileen Martin in May 1970. Establishes the McGlocklin family's arrival on the island but does not name Jeff among the five children.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Jeff McGlocklin”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/jeff-mcglocklin/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1973, “School News.” (and 6 further sources listed on the page).

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