Saturday, July 26, 2008

Der Michigan Wegweiser


ADVERTISEMENT for Der Michigan Wegweiser (Michigan Guidebook) told those considering immigration from Germany, East and West Prussia, and Posen, to contact Maximilian Heinrich Allardt,who was appointed by Governor Henry Baldwin as Michigan's Immigration Commissioner. The office was first opened in Frankfurt and later moved to Hamburg. He held the post from 1869-74. Allardt and his assistant John Reisig filed monthly reports to Gov. Baldwin and the reports are held at the Archives of Michigan.

Polish School Closes, 1921

The Mining Gazette , Friday, January 7, 1921,
p. 10
POLISH SCHOOL CLOSES
Decrease in Attendance is Announced
as Reason
The low record of attendance at the
Polish parochial school in Seventh
Street resulted in the closing of its
doors Monday. The departure of many
Polish residents in the Calumet district
caused a decrease in enrollment of over
50 per cent, the attendance at the last
sessions totaling 43.
Rev. Fr. Woolny announced yester-
day provisions had been made for the
pupils in the parochial and public
Schools of the district.

Friday, July 18, 2008

Early births in Calumet, Michigan 1872-74

Data extracted by Joseph Martin of Romeoville, Illinois, from the FHL films
Suggested surname spellings: Adamski, Godzinski, Gorski, Haremza, Kruger, Nowak, Swiderski

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Early births in Calumet, Michigan 1875-76

Data extracted by Joseph Martin of Romeoville, Illinois, from the FHL films
Adamski, Cegielski, Dlubala, Gorski, Hurzza, Jozwiak, Kujawa,
Kruger , Malinski, Mytkowski, Nowicki, Sikowski,
Wesoleski, Zwierzchowski The complete spreadsheet can be accessed here by clicking this sentence.

Early births in Calumet, Michigan 1877-78

Data extracted by Joseph Martin of Romeoville, Illinois, from the FHL films
Adamski,Bartkowiak,Bonscosky,Ciemniak,Danielski,
Dlubala,Grzadzielewski, Kujawa,Krawisz, Latowski,
Marczynski,Mytkowski,Nowicki, Rozmiarek, Shotcosky,
Sikowski, Smigaj, Szatkowski, Tobianski,
Wesoleski,Wodarczak, Zienta, Zwierzchowski



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Early births in Calumet, Michigan 1879

Data extracted by Joseph Martin of Romeoville, Illinois, from the FHL films
Bartkowiak, Bomblinski, Ciemniak, Danielski, Dlubala,
Grzadzielewski, Nowak, Ratajczak Rutkoskyki,
Safranski, Sikowski, Smigaj,
Wesoleski, Wodarczak, Zienta, Zwierzchowski The complete spreadsheet can be accessed here by clicking this sentence.