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

  • Edward Velmer

    Date of Birth: 1893-07-19
    Birthplace: Eagle Harbor

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  • Fred Welch

    Date of Birth: 1884-03-09
    Birthplace: Prescott Washington

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  • John Shanahan

    Date of Birth: 1882-12-14
    Birthplace: Kilburn Wisconsin

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  • Joseph Probstfeld

    Date of Birth: 1887-04-03
    Birthplace: Central Mine Michigan

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  • Joseph H. Neighter

    Date of Birth: 1882-08-07
    Birthplace: Bokum Germany

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  • Matt Ollanketo

    Date of Birth: 2/19/1907
    Birthplace: Hancock Michigan

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  • John Prebeg

    Date of Birth: 1887-10-16
    Birthplace: Stovia Croatia Austria

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  • Anton Bakkon

    Date of Birth: 1894-08-11
    Birthplace: Wandish Norway

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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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