I was just looking at the Cornish Letters site and read where in 1850 there was a riot in Camborne and they called in the malitia and they were called Red Jackets. Could it be that this is where the original name for Calumet (Red Jacket) came from? Ernie

I am seeking Jan/John SIMOWSKI who came to the U.S. from Poland in December 1894. He appeared in the Houghton County Directories in 1895-1896 and in 1897-1898 boarding with his son Michael in Calumet. He does not appear, however, with his son's family in the 1900 U.S. Census. John's surname has been misspelled as SHONALSKY, SIMOLSKY, SIENNOWSKI, SIMOSKI, SIEMOWSKI, SIEMONSKI, and ZEMOSKI. If anyone on the list has access to records that might help me locate him in 1900 in Calumet, I would be grateful. That might help me find him in the 1900 U.S. Census. Joseph Martin Romeoville, IL

We need your help and in turn hope to help you. A new section has been added to the Houghton MIGenWeb site. Surname and Veterans of Houghton Co. http://www.mfhn.com/houghton/submissions/Default.asp We can all exchange and find others researching the same surnames by using it and also our county military veterans can be listed here. I want to thank Betty (our dedicated volunteer who submits the obits for Houghton Co. listed in the vitals) for the idea of making a place like this and to those who helped with the testing of the programming, and catching the things I didn't. Enjoy, Pat Hamp --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.426 / Virus Database: 239 - Release Date: 02 December 2002

Could be either through Canada or a US port. If they came in for the mining most came through a US Port but not all. From what I have seen more came through US ports from Cornwall. My Cornish families (Auger & Amy) came through Canada, but settled in Ontario first and parts of the family came to Michigan later but mainly to areas downstate as they farmed etc. We have not found passenger lists as of yet for the families coming in about 1850. The records for people coming through Canada to the US don't start until the 1895 on period. The government didn't think it important before then to keep track of comings and goings between the countries. After those dates the records are in the St. Albans Border Crossings group of films put out by the NARA. Before that you will probably only find a passenger lists to Canada from the archives there if coming via Canada. I have a site that I have been putting the St. Albans manifests as I get them done at: http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/glpassengers/trans.asp What I am seeing so far in the records is that many of the Finnish, Poles, Russians and Germans, etc. came through Canadian ports and not too many from England. There are some listings of people who's destination was the UP of Michigan BTW. There is a page of links to get you started at some of the sites that offer passenger lists online and also some informational links to border crossings. http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/glpassengers/links.asp Pat Hamp ----- Original Message ----- From: <Picky01@aol.com> To: <MIHOUGHT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 9:10 AM Subject: [MIHOUGHT] re: Passenger Lists > Does anyone know where the Cornish embarked? I am looking for relatives that > were in the Ontonagon, Keweenaw, and Houghton areas. Would they have come > through Canada first? > > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks > > > ==== MIHOUGHT Mailing List ==== > French-Canadian Genealogical Research in Houghton County, Michigan > by John DuLong > http://habitant.org/houghton/fcgenealogy.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.426 / Virus Database: 239 - Release Date: 02 December 2002

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2FB.2ACI/1831.1.1 Message Board Post: Scott Thank you for your reply. I have been reseaching for the last two years and my mother's family is still a mystery. Please let me know when you post the pictures. Am very interested. My father's family is also from Red Jacket/Calumet area. They later lived in Dodgeville. My mother's family ended up in Dodgeville, too. ANN

My great-great grandmother was Sophia Richards (born 2/14/1828) from Bedford County, PA.(which was split in 1850 to create Fulton County). The Ri9chards family has a long history there. Bob Peck

My Cornish family (Richards) had lived in Bedford, PA before moving to Houghton County, MI. Mary Ystad Curran Researching; RICHARDS, TIPPETT, ELLINGER, YSTAD, KROGH/CROG, ABRAHAMSON, JOHNSON, SIMONSON ----- Original Message ----- From: <Picky01@aol.com> To: <MIHOUGHT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 6:10 AM Subject: [MIHOUGHT] re: Passenger Lists > Does anyone know where the Cornish embarked? I am looking for relatives that > were in the Ontonagon, Keweenaw, and Houghton areas. Would they have come > through Canada first? > > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks > > > ==== MIHOUGHT Mailing List ==== > French-Canadian Genealogical Research in Houghton County, Michigan > by John DuLong > http://habitant.org/houghton/fcgenealogy.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

You should consider Grosse Isle where many immigrants landed. In 1847, there was a horrible epidemic and hundreds died. There is a memorial on the island in remembrance of so many who perished there. Joni Leffler

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2FB.2ACI/1580.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Kathy, You are correct. Sarah Ann Pennington was born in 1844 in Cardiff, Wales and died Dec. 2, 1928 in Tucumcari, N.M. She is buried in Houghton, Michigan. John Fallon Mildon was born 1830 in Plymouth, Devonshire, England. He died Dec. 12, 1905 in Houghton, Michigan. His marriage to Sarah Ann Pennington produced eight children; 5 girls and 3 boys. Bronson Hill was the 3rd child and first son. Regards, Brent

I agree, if she wanted to be helpful she would pass the information along for free like everyone else does around here. ----- Original Message ----- From: RWPECK@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 11:51 AM To: MIHOUGHT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MIHOUGHT] FOIA Research Help that works Once again, if this person is actually interested in "helping" why doesn't she just post her information for all to see or send it out electronically to save herself the expesne and others the cost? This sounds like a commercial exploitation of the List-Serve. ==== MIHOUGHT Mailing List ==== The Ross Collection Copper Country Obituaries and Newspaper Transcripts http://www.mfhn.com/rosscoll/rosscoll.html ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Just put FOIA into your search engine and you will find all you would ever want to know about FOIA matters. You will even find sample forms for different jurisdictions. Pádraig ----- Original Message ----- From: <RWPECK@aol.com> To: <MIHOUGHT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 11:50 AM Subject: Re: [MIHOUGHT] FOIA Research Help that works > Once again, if this person is actually interested in "helping" why doesn't > she just post her information for all to see or send it out electronically to > save herself the expesne and others the cost? > > This sounds like a commercial exploitation of the List-Serve. > > > ==== MIHOUGHT Mailing List ==== > The Ross Collection > Copper Country Obituaries and Newspaper Transcripts > http://www.mfhn.com/rosscoll/rosscoll.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Once again, if this person is actually interested in "helping" why doesn't she just post her information for all to see or send it out electronically to save herself the expesne and others the cost? This sounds like a commercial exploitation of the List-Serve.

My grandfather left from Southhampton and arrived in New York.. This was in 1882. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Picky01@aol.com> To: <MIHOUGHT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 9:10 AM Subject: [MIHOUGHT] re: Passenger Lists > Does anyone know where the Cornish embarked? I am looking for relatives that > were in the Ontonagon, Keweenaw, and Houghton areas. Would they have come > through Canada first? > > Any help would be appreciated. Thanks > > > ==== MIHOUGHT Mailing List ==== > French-Canadian Genealogical Research in Houghton County, Michigan > by John DuLong > http://habitant.org/houghton/fcgenealogy.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Does anyone know where the Cornish embarked? I am looking for relatives that were in the Ontonagon, Keweenaw, and Houghton areas. Would they have come through Canada first? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lawler, Lalor, Mendenhall, Bartlett, Sumner, Hatch, Gilman, Trow, Caldwell, Badger, Charles, Ludiker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2FB.2ACI/1832 Message Board Post: Hi fellow genealogists! I’m a genealogist just like you are. This is kind of long, but well worth reading! I found a way to use FOIA in genealogy to request records that actually results in moving your search along. In my every day professional work I use the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) to acquire records from all areas. The FOIA is a tool that is available to everyone. The request is free but it can be very confusing. You have to know where to send it, you have to have the right request form, a properly worded letter, you have to know what type of information they need to get you what you are looking for. You cannot just send in a generic "find this" request. Using the proper request, the proper form, a properly worded letter you will get the documentation you are seeking. I received 84 pages in the first probate request, two weeks later, an additional 124 pages. All stuff they copied from microfiche. At $ .10 per page. Some of these re! cords went back to 1838. I will send you the forms (both State and Federal), the request letter, what you need to send them in terms of specifics, if you have them, or if not, where and how to find them. I have compiled a list of each State’s statutes and codes that you will need to reformat the request form for your particular State or the State you are sending the request to. I have included some specific searching directions and examples that may help you. For those of us who have been unable to get to an out-of-town location or to afford a researcher it's great. My email is genealogyprincess@hotmail.com or klawler@batorberlin.com. Please only use these for responses. I’ll be happy to answer questions! I will be happy to help anyone with any additional information or reformatting the forms for other states, other data requests, etc. Any other requests for help, I will send a form. I am requesting $6.58 for paper, copying, assembly, large envelope, and postage costs. This package of information is 22+ pages (and growing) -- and I had no idea this would be responded to in such huge numbers (!!). So, if you’re interested, send $6.58, personal check is ok, [Kathy Lawler] to Genealogy Princess, 20757 Camden Square, #210, Lathrup Village, MI 48076 or use my Paypal address [checking] for $7.00 to Genealogyprincess2000@yahoo.com. Either way, don’t forget your address!! I will send you the information the very day I receive your address and funds. Lastly, additional information, new ways I can come up with to use FOIA will be sent to you free of charge and I’ll also be happy to answer any questions you may have. This is strictly to get you! information that will help you gather documents and information to further your search for your ancestors. Thanks! Kathleen Lawler

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2FB.2ACI/1831 Message Board Post: I have been researching my mother's family. I have come across information that shows her mother's maiden name spelt "Mosziniak". I have been looking for information under the spelling of "Mosiniak". Her name was Helen and she married William Stefaniak in 1898. I think she was from the Calumet area. She died in 1924 and is buried in Forest Hill Cemetry in Houghton. William and Helen had twelve children of which my mother (Helen) was the second youngest. If anyone has any information, please contact me. Thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2FB.2ACI/1830 Message Board Post: Does anyone have any information on Reion Eko Born 17 August 1914 Copper City,Houghton County,Mi Lived in Detroit,MI for a time. Place of death Lauruim,Houghton County,MI 3 November 1986 Last residence Calumet,Houghton County,MI Any information please. Sincerely,Pat(Korby)Dickow (patdickow@cox.net)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Schepper,Mildon,Pennington,Fallon Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/2FB.2ACI/1580.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Brent, Thank you so much for replying to my message. I am very interested in ANY information you may have and are willing to share on any of these lines. I descend from Bronson Hill Mildon, and I don't really have much at all on the Schepper's, Mildon's, Pennington's, or Fallon's except for my line forward. Any info would be greatly appreciated. I did find somewhere that Sarah Ann Pennington died in New Mexico. Is that correct? Thank you for anything you can give me. Sincerely, Kathy

Mine came out white. Cheri \ ----- Original Message ----- From: <Meorch@aol.com> To: <MIHOUGHT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 9:08 PM Subject: [MIHOUGHT] Family Tree Maker > I have Family Tree Maker, version 9. > When I print a standard descendant's chart the background comes out blue. It > used to come out white, but I don't know if it was before I got this version. > Does anyone else have this experience? > It takes much longer to print, and isn't so handy for notes. > Thanks, Ernie > > > ==== MIHOUGHT Mailing List ==== > MIGenWeb Houghton Co. Cemeteries > http://www.mfhn.com/houghton/cemeteries.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg//2FB.2ACI/1828 Message Board Post: Ignace SIMOWSKI married Agnes LISIECKI in Calumet on 25 September 1886. Their children included Louis (1887), Peggy (1888), Stephen (1890), Joseph (1894), Mary (1896), Alex (1897), Anna (1899), Jacob (1901) and Casimer (1906). Would be pleased to share with other related researchers.