Resending... > > HI, > None of the photos have names or places on them.I think the buggy photo may > have been taken near Phoenix. Have to have my Dad look at it since he was > born there. > I am back from Swissconsin..:O) > I bought an old Norwegian Fremad Society Ledger from Calumet, it has > records from > 1890-1915,with 363 members listed. As soon as it comes in I will database > it. Svein Strom > is helping me with the translation of where they came from and their > sponsors. > I was so happy to get this back "home". > Have a safe Memorial Day. > Alicia > This was the description from ebay: > > > > This is a Norwegian Fremad Society record book from Calumet, Michigan (Upper > Peninsula, Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton County, Copper Country, geology, > mining, miner, mine, history) dating from 1890 thru 1915. It is a > spreadsheet / ledger style , 8" by 10 3/4", 3/4 leather book containing the > handwritten names, birthplaces, occupations, city of residence, age, etc. > (my best guess based on my very limited knowledge of the Norwegian Language) > of 363 members. The entries occupy 18 pages, which is approximately > one-fifth of the book's capacity. Most of the members were copper miners and > were born in Norway / Norge > > > Hi Alice, > > While looking through those pictures did you run across any one named > Corbeil, Corbeille, Harry, Wahtola or Moilenon ? > > By the way great good my dear, I owe you two cups of coffee now the next > time I am up. Thanks Ric > > > > > > > Thanks for sharing those great photos of the > > miners, Alicia. I didn't recognize anybody, but I > > enjoyed looking at them just the same. You are a > > wonderful asset to this list. > > Di - Wash State > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > > http://search.yahoo.com > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > ==== MIHOUGHT Mailing List ==== > > MIGenWeb Houghton Co. Webpages at: > > http://www.mfhn.com/houghton/ > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > >

I am glad you bought it, because I was going to then forgot about the auction. I guess its a family thing, haha. clint ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alicia Koski-Marshall" <alicia@chartermi.net> To: <MIHOUGHT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2003 10:11 AM Subject: Fw: [MIHOUGHT] Old Miners Photos > Resending... > > > > > HI, > > None of the photos have names or places on them.I think the buggy photo > may > > have been taken near Phoenix. Have to have my Dad look at it since he was > > born there. > > I am back from Swissconsin..:O) > > I bought an old Norwegian Fremad Society Ledger from Calumet, it has > > records from > > 1890-1915,with 363 members listed. As soon as it comes in I will database > > it. Svein Strom > > is helping me with the translation of where they came from and their > > sponsors. > > I was so happy to get this back "home". > > Have a safe Memorial Day. > > Alicia > > This was the description from ebay: > > > > > > > > This is a Norwegian Fremad Society record book from Calumet, Michigan > (Upper > > Peninsula, Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton County, Copper Country, geology, > > mining, miner, mine, history) dating from 1890 thru 1915. It is a > > spreadsheet / ledger style , 8" by 10 3/4", 3/4 leather book containing > the > > handwritten names, birthplaces, occupations, city of residence, age, etc. > > (my best guess based on my very limited knowledge of the Norwegian > Language) > > of 363 members. The entries occupy 18 pages, which is approximately > > one-fifth of the book's capacity. Most of the members were copper miners > and > > were born in Norway / Norge > > > > > Hi Alice, > > > While looking through those pictures did you run across any one named > > Corbeil, Corbeille, Harry, Wahtola or Moilenon ? > > > By the way great good my dear, I owe you two cups of coffee now the next > > time I am up. Thanks Ric > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for sharing those great photos of the > > > miners, Alicia. I didn't recognize anybody, but I > > > enjoyed looking at them just the same. You are a > > > wonderful asset to this list. > > > Di - Wash State > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > > > http://search.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > > > > ==== MIHOUGHT Mailing List ==== > > > MIGenWeb Houghton Co. Webpages at: > > > http://www.mfhn.com/houghton/ > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 >