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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This blog explores the Polish community of Calumet, Houghton Co., Michigan.They were not the largest ethnic group- but many Midwestern families trace their ancestry back to a miner in Calumet. The first settlers were from German Poland. The 1910 US Census enumerated miners hailing from Russian Poland and Austrian Poland, as well.