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Roland McCann

Also Roland McCann

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TypePerson
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Active
fl. 1923–1973
Spouse
Ethel Mielke McCann
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimefishingheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Roland McCann is named in the November 1968 Beaver Beacon account as the owner or skipper associated with a tug returning to Saint James Harbor before the November 11, 1940 storm. A January 1974 anniversary notice identifies a Roland J. McCann formerly of Beaver Island who married Ethel Mielke at Holy Cross Church in 1923; the shared name and island context are retained as a source-bounded continuity, not a complete civil biography.

Evidence and limits

The 1968 source does not name the tug or provide a full civil biography. The 1974 retrospective adds marriage and anniversary context but no civil record, complete family history, or proof that every name form refers to the same legal identity.

See also

Kin

This articleRoland McCannEthel MielkeMcCannb. c. 1905
Only relations stated in the sources are drawn; absence means unrecorded, not childless or unmarried.

The dated record

3 dated events · 1923–1973These years on the timeline →

Sources

  1. Names Roland McCann’s tug among the island boats returning to harbor before the storm; it does not supply the vessel’s name or a full civil identity.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. 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 · 1968-11_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Identifies Roland J. McCann and Ethel Mielke as formerly of Beaver Island, gives their December 11, 1923 Holy Cross marriage date, and reports their December 1, 1973 50th-anniversary Mass and open house; it does not provide a civil marriage or complete biography.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-01_Beaver-Beacon
  4. 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

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Roland McCann”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/roland-mccann/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1968, “Beaver Tales.” (and 3 further sources 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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