Houghton Keweenaw County Genealogical Society

Houghton Keweenaw County Genealogical Society Our goal is to foster interest in local genealogy, provide instruction in research techniques, & preserve information for use by future generations.

If you have an interest in a family that had ties to Houghton or Keweenaw Counties, the Houghton-Keweenaw Genealogical Society can help guide you in learning more about them. We exist to educate and support our members in their research and the preservation of family histories. Our goal is to foster interest in local area history and genealogy, provide instruction in research techniques, and prese

rve information for use by future generations. We hope you feel that this is a worthwhile endeavor and will support it by becoming a member.

12/20/2021

The Houghton Keweenaw County Genealogical Society no longer exists. We have merged with the Houghton County Historical Society.

02/25/2020

Seeking genealogy assistance? Have a family history or research story to tell? Join us at the March meeting of the Houghton-Keweenaw County Genealogical Society on March 10 in the Community Room of the Calumet Public Library, from 6:30-7:30 PM. The meeting is free and open to the public. For information, email [email protected] or call 369-4083. Note the changes in the time and the location.

02/06/2020

HKCGS Meeting

Seeking genealogy assistance? Have a family history or research story to tell? Join us at the February meeting of the Houghton-Keweenaw County Genealogical Society meeting at the Portage Lake District Library, in Houghton, on Feb. 11 at 6:00 PM. It is free and open to the public. For information, email [email protected] or call 369-4083.

01/09/2020

Seeking genealogy assistance? Have a family history or research story to tell? Join us at the January meeting of the Houghton-Keweenaw County Genealogical Society meeting at the Portage Lake District Library, in Houghton, on Jan. 14 at 6:00 PM. It is free and open to the public. For information, email [email protected] or call 369-4083.

11/04/2019

Let’s Celebrate—HKCGS is 20!

Woo Hoo! It’s Houghton Keweenaw County Genealogical Society’s 20th anniversary!

For it’s November meeting, the Houghton Keweenaw County Genealogical Society will be meeting for dinner—Dutch treat—at The Hut, in Kearsarge, to commemorate the occasion. Cake will be provided. Spouses, friends, and anyone interested genealogy or in becoming a member are all welcome. The dinner meeting will be Tues., November 12 at 6:00pm. Please RSVP by Nov. 9th by emailing [email protected] (preferred) or by calling 906-369-4083.

09/27/2019

“The Houghton-Keweenaw County Genealogical Society will host "I'll See You in Court: Houghton County Circuit Court Files at the Michigan Tech Archives." Please join archivist Emily Riippa as she discusses some of the interesting (and occasionally surprising) things you may discover in these documents, which cover roughly the period 1850-1980. Tuesday, October 8th, 6:00PM, at the Portage Lake District Library.”

09/13/2019

Second Saturday at the Michigan Tech Archives
From noon to 5 p.m. tomorrow (Sept. 14) the reading room of the Michigan Tech Archives will be open to the public for Second Saturday. The Archives will offer the full range of its research support services and genealogy assistance during these hours.
This is the first Second Saturday of the 2019-2020 academic year. The next Second Saturday will be Oct. 12.

For more information about Saturday research at the archives, email the Michigan Tech Archives or call 487-2505.

06/05/2019

“The Houghton-Keweenaw Genealogical Society will hold it’s annual picnic on Tuesday, June 11th, 6:00 PM, at Sandy Bottom Park, Lower Point Mills Road, Dollar Bay. The society will furnish hamburgers and hot dogs, buns, and condiments. Please bring a side dish and drinks.”

05/08/2019

The topic of May’s meeting of the Houghton-Keweenaw County Genealogical Society will be "IS THIS REALLY MY GREAT GRANDFATHER? THE BEST PRACTICES TO BE SURE." The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held Tuesday, May 14, at 6:00pm, at the Portage Lake District Library, in Houghton. For information email [email protected].

04/05/2019

Representatives from the Copper Range Historical Society and the Painesdale Mine & Shaft will be giving an overview of their respective organizations at the Houghton Keweenaw Genealogical Society's April meeting. The CRHS will focus on its displays, which help to create a sense of what life was like during the copper mining boom in southern Houghton County. The PM&S' main focus is on maintaining Champion #4 in Painesdale, Michigan, and its importance during that era, giving visitors a firsthand look at what all it has to offer. The Copper Range Mining Company was one of the largest, longest-lived, and most profitable mining companies in the Keweenaw region. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held Tuesday, April 9, at 6:00pm, at the Portage Lake District Library, in Houghton. For information email [email protected].

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Houghton, MI
49931

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