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

  • John Piipponen

    Date of Birth: 1876-07-12
    Birthplace: Oulu Oulu Finland

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  • John Niemi

    Date of Birth: 1894-03-31
    Birthplace: Boston Michigan

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  • Matthew Schvaeget

    Date of Birth: 1896-08-28
    Birthplace: Calumet

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  • Louis Jensen

    Date of Birth: 1884-04-24
    Birthplace: Waila Denmark

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  • John B. Cantello

    Date of Birth: 1861-06-24
    Birthplace: St. Georgia Italy

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  • Cecil Pender Nankervis

    Date of Birth: 5/6/1900
    Birthplace: Ishpeming Michigan

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  • Michael Mihelich

    Date of Birth: 1866-06-01
    Birthplace: Severine Croatia Austria

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  • Fritz Eikmeier

    Date of Birth: 1880-07-18
    Birthplace: Germany

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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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