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

  • Peter Karna

    Date of Birth: 1878-08-11
    Birthplace: Kuopion Finland

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  • Fred Krellwitz

    Date of Birth: 1886-09-22
    Birthplace: Houghton Michigan

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  • Charles Stockley

    Date of Birth: 10/5/1900
    Birthplace: Calumet Michigan

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  • Matt Benchich

    Date of Birth: 1898-02-10
    Birthplace: Calumet Michigan

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  • James Lee Shimandle

    Date of Birth: 3/2/1928
    Birthplace: Calumet

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  • Joseph Sestan

    Date of Birth: 1887-03-15
    Birthplace: Setrea Boglognis Croatia Austria

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  • Peter Kavaleski

    Date of Birth: 1/27/1905
    Birthplace: Baltimore Maryland

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  • Harmidas Etu

    Date of Birth: 1893-11-02
    Birthplace: Calumet 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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