I am aware of the loss of records for those buried at Hecla Cemetery in Laurium, and I know that the cemetery has deteriorated over time, and many grave stones have been lost. I have also found that a few lists of burials exist online. With the publication of the Michigan Death Records 1897-1920 by the Library of Michigan, I have found that some of my folks were buried at Hecla Cemetery. I suppose that others are finding the same burial information on their death records for those who died in the Calumet area. I wonder if there is a place online where we could post the new burials we find for our families. If many people submit their information, we might obtain a fuller listing of those who were buried at Hecla Cemetery. That would be helpful to all of us. Anyone have any suggestions? Joseph Martin Romeoville, Illinois

Joseph- I have been working on Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com/ ) and have found it to be a pretty good site for both posting and finding graves. They seem to have an entry for the Hecla Cemetery, currently with 17 graves listed. If you register as a contributor, you can add a record, and include all kinds of stuff in your entry. This includes photos, bios, notes and transcriptions of the headstone. You can also make links to parents or spouses who are also in Find a Grave. Besides grave photos, you can also add a photo of the person with captions. You can actually put together a pretty nice memorial to the person. They claim to have 34 million grave records and growing. I have added a number of original records of my own, and also contacted the original contributors of records of my kin, and asked them to transfer ownership of the entry, so that I can add the information I have. It's really pretty cool. Rick Waggener Walnut Creek, California ________________________________ From: "Martin, Joseph" <MartinJo@lewisu.edu> To: mihought@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 7:31:09 AM Subject: [MIHOUGHT] Burials at Hecla Cemetery I am aware of the loss of records for those buried at Hecla Cemetery in Laurium, and I know that the cemetery has deteriorated over time, and many grave stones have been lost. I have also found that a few lists of burials exist online. With the publication of the Michigan Death Records 1897-1920 by the Library of Michigan, I have found that some of my folks were buried at Hecla Cemetery. I suppose that others are finding the same burial information on their death records for those who died in the Calumet area. I wonder if there is a place online where we could post the new burials we find for our families. If many people submit their information, we might obtain a fuller listing of those who were buried at Hecla Cemetery. That would be helpful to all of us. Anyone have any suggestions? Joseph Martin Romeoville, Illinois *************************************** This is a themed mail list for discussion of genealogical research and the history of Houghton Co. Michigan. Please respect other list members by staying within this theme. Houghton Co. MIGenWeb http://www.mfhn.com/houghton ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIHOUGHT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message