Copper Country Cemetery Collection

Collection — Box: 1-5

Identifier: MS-027

Staff Only

Collection Scope and Content Summary

Collection, contains printed listings, microfilm and other information about cemeteries in Houghton, Keweenaw, Ontonagon and Baraga counties as well as microfilm of records from the Forest Hill cemetery in the city of Houghton. Included are notes, cemetery listings, and other material from the Copper Country Historical Resource Partnership, a group of volunteers from area archives, libraries, and historical groups that that attempted to develop a comprehensive listing of all burials in cemeteries in the Copper Country.

Dates

undated

Access

Available for use in the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from Michigan Technological University Archives & Copper Country Historical Collections.

Extent

1.74 cubic feet (5 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into three series: SERIES I: Cemetery listings and information; SERIES II: Forest Hill Cemetery records and plot sales; and SERIES III: Copper Country Historical Resource Partnership cemetery project records.

Series I includes cemetery listings, copies of maps, and other information about cemeteries in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, Marquette, and Ontonagon Counties. Files are arranged alphabetically by county and cemetery name thereunder.

Series II contains burial records and plot sales for Forest Hill Cemetery (Houghton) on microfilm. The first six reels contain burial records and are arranged alphabetically by surname of the deceased. Reels seven through ten contain plot sales and burial record books and arranged numerically in ascending order by cemetery section and block number.

Series III contains notes, cemetery listings, correspondence and other information about Copper Country cemeteries that was amassed by volunteers of the Copper Country Historical Resource Partnership.