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 Koski

    Date of Birth: 1892-09-14
    Birthplace: Kestila Olulaann Finland

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  • William Halverson

    Date of Birth: 1899-11-15
    Birthplace: Saint Hilaire Minnesota

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  • Henry Petit

    Date of Birth: 1894-05-05
    Birthplace: Manistique Michigan

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  • Edward Leinonen

    Date of Birth: 1888-07-31
    Birthplace: Hancock, Franklin Location Michigan

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  • Nestor Lake

    Date of Birth: 1876-11-17
    Birthplace: Bori Finland

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  • Gust Adolph Soronen

    Date of Birth: 9/13/1917
    Birthplace: Calumet

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  • Lincoln B. Gillies

    Date of Birth: 3/28/1904
    Birthplace: Laurium Michigan

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  • Joseph Platicha

    Date of Birth: 1883-09-15
    Birthplace: Brinje Austria

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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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