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Mining History  |  Newspapers  |  Ethnic Groups  | Churches

Mining History

• PHILIP HOLAPPA - A COPPER COUNTRY YOOPER  Phil's family, history of the area and mine payroll records. Interesting site to read through.

• Quincy Steam Hoist Hancock, Michigan

Area History

• Chassell Township History  

• The Copper Range Railroad and & Copper Country Historical Page

• Pasty Central  This Copper Country Website is packed with information about the area. The Snow Thermometer will keep you updated on the amount of the white stuff is on the ground. The Pasty Cam has many photos of the people and area. You can also order your favorite local fare.

• The Political Graveyard  This will take you to the page for Houghton County Politicians buried in Houghton County.

• City of Hancock  This site includes the history of Hancock with a nice photo collection of historical buildings.

• People Living Memory - History article 

Libraries and Archives

• MTU's J. Robert Van Pelt Library  The Archives is committed to making historical materials available to all researchers.

• Portage Lake District Library

• The Finnish-American Heritage

  Local Address:

  The Finnish-American Heritage Center

  601 Quincy

  Hancock, Michigan 49930

  Phone (906) 487-7347

  Fax (906) 487-7366

  Some of their resources: Records mostly Suomi Synod Church Records, Finnish newspapers, Daily Mining Gazette 1915-1950's (thanks for the updates Colleen!)

   

Newspapers

• The Mining Journal Online This paper has been in existence for over 150 years.

• The Daily Mining Gazette Online  The Daily Mining Gazette has been in existence since 1858. This is the online version.

• The Finnish American Reporter  A monthly journal available for subscription ($) by Finlandia University in Hancock.  One of the feature articles is called Tracing Your Roots.

Ethnic Groups

• St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Calumet - Extractions from the 1965 Jubilee book of the parish on the FEEFHS site.

• Italians in the Upper Peninsula  List of names and link to a site and person who has been researching the Italian women of the area and offers more on her website. 

• Slovenians in Michigan - History of Slovenians in Michigan on the FEEFHS site from translated from writing by Rev J. M. Trunk in 1912.

• Roots in Lapland - Check Wayne's site which contains 12 years of research.  

• Institute of Migration (Finnish)  Very enlightening pages on migration from Finland with articles that pertain to Michigan and the Great Lakes regions. 

• Emigration site for Finnmark County, Norway  Emigration page of those who emigrated from Finnmark County, Norway to USA/Canada. Over 2000 names to search through.  If you have ancestors from this area check the lookups page.

• French-Canadian Genealogical Research in Houghton County, Michigan   John Dulong's site is a very thorough guide on Houghton Co. research.  Includes contact information for doing Houghton Co. research, with a history of churches and much more.
• From the Emerald Isle to the Copper Island: Irish Immigrants in Michigan's Copper Country, 1850-1870  
• Ross Collection - Cornish to Michigan

Societies

• HOUGHTON-KEWEENAW GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

• Houghton Co. Historical Society  Membership information, a museum and I wish a list of their books.

• FEEFHS site contains many names from the area.  I used the search on their front page and came up with a lot of links.

• Institute of Migration (Finnish)   Very enlightening pages on migration from Finland with articles that pertain to Michigan and the Great Lakes regions.

Churches

• Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church  Located in the town of Houghton. address updated

• Area Catholic Church History - John Dulong's history of the churches in the area

• Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chassell, Houghton Co.