Search Miners Database

The Copper Miners Employee Card database includes records for almost 40,000 people who worked for the Calumet & Hecla Mining Company.

EMPLOYEE CARDS

  • Wilmer Wiitanen

    Date of Birth: 1881-02-28
    Birthplace: Oulu Finland

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  • Edwin B. Laity

    Date of Birth: 1899-07-13
    Birthplace: Calumet Michigan

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  • Louis Merlo

    Date of Birth: 1883-07-21
    Birthplace: Perosa Torino Italy

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  • John Kotka

    Date of Birth: 1892-06-11
    Birthplace: Olinin Olulaann Finland

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  • Thomas Tomsyck

    Date of Birth: 1896-09-17
    Birthplace: Grand Rapids Wisconsin

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  • Eric Koch

    Date of Birth: 6/9/1902
    Birthplace: Stattfurt Sachsen Germany

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  • John J. Barinotti

    Date of Birth: 1891-03-07
    Birthplace: Calumet Michigan

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  • Donald Syrja

    Date of Birth: 2/28/1910
    Birthplace: Wakefield Michigan

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The Keweenaw Time Traveler

The Keweenaw Time Traveler is an online historical atlas created by researchers at Michigan Tech that you can explore from home on your computer or on your mobile device when exploring the landscape. It combines historical maps with archival records — including the C&H employee cards! — about the people who lived and worked in Houghton and Keweenaw counties from 1880-1940. Try it now: KeweenawHistory.com.

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