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

  • Alexander McAuley

    Date of Birth: 1853-05-09
    Birthplace: York Ontario Canada

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  • John Wright

    Date of Birth: 1862-05-04
    Birthplace: Detroit

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  • Nels Peterson

    Date of Birth: 1884-11-06
    Birthplace: Nestville Denmark

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  • John Makela

    Date of Birth: 1889-12-24
    Birthplace: Calumet Michigan

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  • Arthur Laukusa

    Date of Birth: 1885-12-24
    Birthplace: Oleaborg Olulaann Finland

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  • John B. Bir

    Date of Birth: 1894-03-31
    Birthplace: Calumet

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  • Samuel James

    Date of Birth: 1879-03-01
    Birthplace: Ishpeming Michigan

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  • Harry Zuk

    Date of Birth: 1881-01-30
    Birthplace: Minska Stalin Russia

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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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