June and Richard Ross Collection, 1860-1964.

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June and Richard Ross Collection, 1860-1964.

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Collection, 1860-1964, compiled by June and Richard Ross of Redlands, California. Many of the records provide genealogical information concerning individuals of Cornish descent residing in Michigan's Copper Country while other items are of more historical value. Includes an index to Cornish persons in 1860 in Ontonagon County and declaration of intention records for Keweenaw County from 1904-1914 as well as a 1915 diary excerpt, cemetery listings for the Cliff Mine Cemetery and the St. Joseph's Hospital graveyard, abstracts from The Daily Mining Gazette and an index to the Keweenaw Historical Society obituaries.

6.35 cubic feet; 6 paige boxes, 1 manuscript box (letter size)

Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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SNAC Resource ID: 8078274

Michigan Technological University, J.R. Van Pelt & Opie Library; Michigan Tech

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Keweenaw Historical Society

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The Keweenaw Historical Society held its first meeting on May 16, 1912. The attendeeâ‚‚s appointed L. L. Hubbard, Dr. A. F. Fischer, J. T. Reeder, L. A. Chase and J. A. Doelle to form a constitution and on June 11, 1912 the Society met and accepted this constitution. Their object was to "collect & preserve material bearing on the history of Keweenaw Peninsula, and to promote local historical study and research." This society covered Houghton, Keweenaw, Ontonagon and Baraga counties. The first ...

St. Joseph Cemetery (Hancock, Mich.)

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Daily Mining Gazette

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Ross, Richard A. (Richard Albert) 1920-2005

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Cliff Catholic Cemetery (Keweenaw County, Mich.)

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Hocking, W. J. (William John)

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Ross, June (June Jennings)

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Richard Albert Ross was born on August 30, 1920, in Racine, Wisconsin. He graduated from Hyde Park High School in Chicago, Illinois, in 1938. Richard, who was known as "Dick" to his friends, served as a Warrant Officer in the US Army during World War II. June Jennings Ross grew up in Houghton, Michigan, and graduated from Houghton High School in 1938. Richard and June met in California, where Richard started working for the California State Department of Employment in 1941. They were married in ...