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William E. Schmidt

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TypePerson
Born1906
Died1979
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Born
1906
Died
1979
Work
Farmer
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
agricultureenvironmenteconomycommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

William E. Schmidt (1906–1979) was listed as one of five Beaver Island farmers cooperating in the planned 1932 alfalfa fertilizer experiments. The report gives no farm name or location beyond the island context.1

Evidence and limits

The cemetery index and later Beacon spouse notice corroborate the identity and lifespan. The article does not establish that the planned plots were completed.

Open questions

  • What were the results of the planned experiment?

See also

Footnotes

  1. Charlevoix County Herald, September 2, 1932, “FIVE FERTILIZER EXPERIMENTS STARTED ON BEAVER ISLAND.” ↩

Sources

  1. Charlevoix County Herald, September 2, 1932, “FIVE FERTILIZER EXPERIMENTS STARTED ON BEAVER ISLAND.”
    Lists Wm. Schmidt as one of five Beaver Island farmers cooperating in the planned alfalfa fertilizer experiments. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    charlevoix · Charlevoix_County_Herald_1932-09-02
  2. Identifies William Schmidt and wife Clara as lifelong Beaver Island residents, married in 1927, with five children. Subsequent local notices identify Clara as Clara M. Burke.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-12_Beaver-Beacon
  3. 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 · 1961-12_Beaver-Beacon
  4. Lists William E. Schmidt (1906–1979), married to Clara M. Burke. The Island farmer’s name, the later spouse bridge, and the continuing St. James notices support the identification.

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

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “William E. Schmidt”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/william-e-schmidt/, accessed [date], citing Charlevoix County Herald, September 2, 1932, “FIVE FERTILIZER EXPERIMENTS STARTED ON BEAVER ISLAND.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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