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/VNB.2ACE/555.1 Message Board Post: Lots of the Butte Irish came via the Keewenaw pennisula in Michigan where there was extensive copper mining starting in 1850's. That is Keewenaw county and Houghton county both have pretty good Genweb sites. Hope this helps.