John Blom collection
Scope
Collection, 2013-2020, of local histories and indexes created by John Blom. Included in the collection are short histories and indexes for the Old Hancock Protestant Cemetery and St. Joseph Cemetery (Old Hancock Catholic Cemetery), which include the names, death dates, and ages of the individuals buried in those cemeteries. Also included are two copies of Blom's indexes for mine fatalities from 1860-1899 in Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. Each copy includes photographs of miners, a forward discussing Blom's research, and the main index. The fatalities index includes the first and last name of the individual killed, date of accident, their age, job, country of origin, cause of accident, and accident location.
Dates
- 2013-2020
Language of Material
English
Conditions Governing 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
0.01 cubic feet (1 folder)
Abstract
Collection, 2013-2020, of local histories and indexes created by John Blom.
- Title
- John Blom Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lindsay Hiltunen, revised by Allison Neely
- Date
- 4/13/2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections Repository