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Minutes, 1875-1885, of the Temperance Society of St. Anne's Church in Hancock, Michigan. Includes constitution and some minutes. Volume was also used for other records and contains a listing by age of children for the Hancock Township school census, algebra calculations, toothpaste recipes, school notes, and other unidentified writing.

Abstract The First Congregation of Israel was formerly organized in 1909 with the objective of building a synagogue on land acquired from the Quincy Mining Company the previous year. Temple Jacob, named after prominent Hancock merchant Jacob Gartner, was built in 1912. The Temple Jacob Collection contains articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes, financial records, research files, correspondence, and printed ephemera. Much of the material was generated by Harley L. Sachs, former President and...

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Collection, 1937-2018, of the Fortnightly Club in Hancock, Michigan, originally a religious study group for young married couples that has evolved into an education and social group.

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Photographs, slides, and other materials, circa 1900-1997, related to the Coon Family of Hancock, Michigan.

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Tribute, undated, to Maude Sincock Roberts, a resident of Hancock, Michigan and a TITANIC survivor. Includes biographical information, Maude's account of her rescue, newspaper clippings and other copies of TITANIC-related ephemera.

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Record books, 1918-1941, of the United States Navy. Two volumes are logs for the Navy Radio Station NUG in Calumet, Michigan. Formerly operated by the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, the station was located at Tamarack Junior location, owned by the Osceola Mining Company. Second volume is a drill attendance book for the Navy Reserve fleet based in Hancock, Michigan.

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Photograph collection, 1957-circa 1965, of the U.P. Fisheries, Inc., a fisherman-owned co-operative in Hancock, Michigan. Includes photographs of the processing building, equipment and workers in the cleaning, filleting and packaging room. U.P. Fisheries, Inc. is probably a subsequent name of Lake Superior Fisheries, a fisherman-owned co-operative active during the 1940s.

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Meeting program, 1901, from the Upper Peninsula Teachers' Association sixth annual meeting in Hancock, Michigan, referred to as the "Copper Country Meeting." Includes lists of officers, the executive committee, and the local committee and provides the schedule of events for the two day meeting. Also includes handwritten notes commenting on the quality of the speakers and changes to the program and available excursions.

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Collection, 1864-1953, of Wilbert Salmi, a resident of Toivola and Hancock, Michigan.

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Records, 1897-1941, of Copper Country women's fraternal societies.