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This is a project for Finnish-born immigrants and for their descendants in Michigan, USA. Brief history of Finns in Michigan Finns first arrived in Michigan ’s Upper Peninsula after the Civil War, when a copper mining company recruited them from mines in Norway because of their reputation as hard workers. The Upper Peninsula was a major destination for Finns during the peak years of migratio...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Marquette County, Michigan.= Official Website =The county is named for Father Marquette, a Jesuit missionary. It was set off in 1843 and organized in 1851. Adjacent Counties * Alger County * Delta County * Menominee County * Dickinson County * Iron County * Houghton County * Baraga County
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Houghton County, Michigan. Official Website Both the county and the city were named for Michigan State geologist and Detroit Mayor Douglass Houghton. It was part of Copper Country during the mining boom of the latter half of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century. Adjacent Counties Baraga County Iron County ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Baraga County, Michigan. Official Website The county is named after Bishop Frederic Baraga , a Roman Catholic Bishop & missionary who ministered to indigenous peoples of the area during the period when Michigan was obtaining statehood. The L'Anse Indian Reservation of the Ojibwa is located within this county. Villages & Communiti...
This subportal is part of the USA Portal . =The Great Lake State, The Wolverine State, The Mitten State, Water, Winter Wonderland are a few nicknames for the State of Michigan . State Motto: If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you .* State Rock: Petoskey* State Bird: Robin* State Mammals: Wolverine and the Whitetail Deer* State Tree: Eastern White PineWhen you ask a Lower Peninsula "Mi...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Iron County, Michigan. Official Website Iron County was organized in 1885 and was named for the valuable iron ore found within its borders. Adjacent Counties Houghton County Baraga County Marquette County Ontonagon County Dickinson County Florence County, Wisconsin Florence County, Wisconsin
The cemetery is located on Jackson Road, Riverdale, Gratiot County, Michigan. Find a Grave USGW Archives
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Ottawa County, Michigan. Official Website The county was set off in 1831 and organized in 1837. It is named for The Ottawa Nation. Adjacent Counties Muskegon County Kent County Allegan County Racine County, Wisconsin Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Cities & Villages Coopersville Ferrysburg Grand Haven (County Seat...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Kent County, Michigan. Official Website The county was set off in 1831, and organized in 1836. It was named for New York jurist and legal scholar James Kent, who represented the Michigan Territory in its dispute with Ohio over the Toledo Strip. Adjacent Counties Ionia County Montcalm County Allegan County Ottawa County B...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Gogebic County, Michigan. Official Website This was historically part of the territory of the Lake Superior Band of Chippewa, which had twelve bands in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation is in this county, in Watersmeet Township; it is the land base of one of the federally recognized tribes. ...
This project is for those who were born, lived, and died in the State of Michigan.
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Wayne County, Michigan. Official Website Wayne County was the sixth county in the Northwest Territory, formed August 15, 1796 from portions of territorial Hamilton County, territorial Knox County and unorganized territory. It was named for the U.S. general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. Adjacent Counties & Provinces Washtenaw County Mo...
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Ionia County, Michigan. Official Website The county is named for Ionia, a historic area of Greece. It was defined by act of the Territorial Legislature in 1831, and was organized in 1837. Adjacent Counties Gratiot County Clinton County Montcalm County Eaton County Barry County Kent County Cities, Villages & Townships
Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Ingham County, Michigan. Official Website Ingham County was established by an act of the Michigan Territorial Legislature on October 29, 1829 and was named for Samuel D. Ingham, the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Andrew Jackson. Adjacent Counties Eaton County Clinton County Shiawassee County Jackson County...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Jackson County, Michigan. Official Website The county was set off in 1829 and organized in 1832. It is named for U.S. President Andrew Jackson and considered to be one of Michigan's "Cabinet counties", named for members of Jackson's Cabinet. Adjacent Counties Ingham County Eaton County Calhoun County Hillsdale County Len...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in the city of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Official Website Kalamazoo is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. Originally known as Bronson (after founder Titus Bronson) in the township of Arcadia, the names of both the city and the township were changed to "Kalamazoo" in 1836 and 1837, respectively. The Kalamazoo name comes from a Potawatomi w...
Please add profiles for people who were born, lived or died in Manistee County, Michigan. Official Website The county was set off in 1840 and organized in 1855. The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word first applied to the principal river of the county. The derivation is not certain, but it may be from ministigweyaa, "river with islands at its mouth". Adjacent Counties Grand Traverse Co...
Goal and Scope of this Project This project is a description of the city of Detroit, its history and people that made it famous. The story of Detroit--and this project--starts from the first recorded mention of the site in 1670, when French missionaries found a stone idol venerated by the Indians there and destroyed it with an axe. Detroit on the map today. Toponymy How to Input Locations ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Ontonagon County, Michigan. The county was set off in 1843, and organized in 1848. The county is named after the Ontonagon River. The name is said to be loosely derived from an Ojibwe language word noojitoon ziibi, meaning "hunting river." A French transliteration, Nantounagon, identified the river on a 1670 French map. Alternatively,...
The Sunset View Cemetery was the third burial site used by the early settlers of Jonesville. The first person was buried there in 1831. The land was later deeded to Fayette Township in 1839. The remains of those buried in the first two burial sites were then re-interred in the new Cemetery. The Cemetery has been expanded over time and now occupies approximately 16 acres. Following incorporatio...
This project is for those buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan. Notable Burials Bvt. Brig. Gen. Charles John Dickerson (1828-1872) - Union William Horace Frankhauser (1863-1921) - US Congress Capt. Charles Vernon Gridley (1844-1898) - US Naval Officer Henry Waldron (1819-1880) - US Congress Links Find a Grave Hillsdale Historical Society ...
This is for profiles created as part of the Lithuanian Heritage Project (LHP), a group on Facebook. The goal of the Lithuanian Heritage Project is to work collaboratively to build the information bridge between countries and generations, to collect information that enables Lithuanians globally to connect with their Lithuanian family members. Those wanting to join this project should be member...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Keweenaw County, Michigan. Official Website The county was set off and organized in 1861. It is believed "Keweenaw" is a Native American word that means "portage or place where portage is made". Adjacent Provinces & Counties Alger County Marquette County Province of Ontario Cook County, Minnesota Ontonagon County Ho...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Luce County, Michigan. Official Website The county was set off and organized in 1887 and named after former Michigan Governor Cyrus G. Luce. Adjacent Counties & Provinces Chippewa County Province of Ontario Mackinac County Alger County Schoolcraft County Villages, Townships & Communities Betty B. Landing Carpente...
Please add profiles for people who were born, lived or died in Mason County, Michigan. Official Website The county is named for Stevens T. Mason, Governor of Michigan from 1835 to 1840. It was created by the Michigan Legislature in 1840 as Notipekago County, then renamed Mason County in 1843. Adjacent Counties Lake County Manistee County Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Sheboygan County,...