1901-1902 Houghton County Polk Directory Calumet and Laurium

1901-1902 Houghton County Directory

More and more I have heard from researchers who cannot locate their Polish families in the Calumet area in the 1900 U.S. Census. Indeed, I am missing a few. So I decided to extract the Polish names from the 1901-1902 Houghton County Directory for Calumet and Laurium. This would be a supplement to the census information and might help some people locate their missing ancestors.

Here are a few comments on this extraction.
(1) I copied the names exactly as they appeared in the directory. For the most part the spelling was quite accurate, but some are clearly incorrect.

(2) Some people are listed twice. A careful reading will show that one entry was for the place of employment and the second was for the home. For example, my great grandfather Nicholas Kaptur was listed as a miner residing at “17 Oak Tam loc” and also as Nicholas (sic) Kuptar as a miner at Tamarack Mining Company.

(3) Check carefully for other people living at the same address. Some of these people were living with friends, neighbors or other family members. I found Peter Pavlovic, a drill boy, boarding at 17 Oak with my Kaptur family. I have no idea who he was, but from the 1900 census I found that he was 27 years old, had just immigrated in 1900, and was living at a different location for the census. He probably needed a place to live for a time. Another surprise came when I saw Slavka Severinski as a domestic at “17 Oak Tam loc.” The family story is that my great grandmother Marcyanna Kaptur was frequently ill. They already had five children at the time, so if she was ill, she needed the help.

(4) I slightly altered the addresses of some of the people who lived in Laurium. For example, Ignatz Flens was listed as a miner “res n s Fulton 1 e of Ahmeek,” which tells where the house was located. I recorded his address as “res Fulton and Ahmeek.” Those who want the exact location can check the directory.

(5) Some of the names (Calumet, Laurium, Hecla) were also street names. The directory clarified that by using “Calumet Mich.” in the listings.

(6) I believe that I located one of my missing persons. My Peter Wojkiewicz does not appear in the 1900 census, but he is apparently the Peter Zwitkovich who was also living in Tamarack and worked as a trammer. Happy hunting.

Joseph Martin
Romeoville, Illinois

St. Anthony Catholic Church

This poster tells the early history of St. Anthony's Catholic Church (1882-c. 1928?) and will be part of the first exhibition organized by the Keweenaw Heritage Center at St. Anne's in Calumet, Michigan. The exhibit is entitled: FROM FOREIGN TO FAMILIAR - Congregational histories. The exhibit opens the week of June 23, 2008.

The poster displays photos of the Petlewski Boys and cemetery stones for Stanislaw Petlewski (1852-1916) from the collection of Jeff Antaya. The 1883 marriage portrait of Steven Baranowski and Aplonia Szatkowska and the marriage record is from the collection of Kathy Atwood. Dave Montgomery shared the 1900 marriage portrait and certificate of Casimir Malczewski and Helen Flens. The family portrait of Nicholas and Marcianna Kaptur and their children (1893) is courtesy of Joseph Martin who also contributed the history of the parish for the poster.

The poster was created and donated by Ceil Wendt Jensen of Michigan Polonia as part of her participation in the MTU Research Travel Grants Program.
http://www.lib.mtu.edu/mtuarchives/grants/program.aspx

The mission of the Keweenaw Heritage Center at St Anne's is to preserve and interpret the culture and heritage of the Copper Country through the preservation of buildings, development of exhibits and other educational activities. Located at the head of downtown Calumet's commercial district, The Keweenaw Heritage Center, formerly St Anne's Church, is a pivotal structure of the Calumet Downtown National Historic Landmark District. The building is being adapted for service as a museum and educational facility. The Center is a cooperating site of the Keweenaw National Historic Park. The Heritage Center is unique in its plan to highlight the social aspect of mining community life. http://www.pasty.com/heritage/

Casimir Malczewski and Helen Flens (1900)

Flens

The marriage of Casimir Malczewski and Helen Flens took place at

St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church, 3 October, 1900.

Rev. Francis Maciarcz officiated. The witnesses were Stanisław
and Hedwiga Zwierzchowski.Their wedding photo was taken at
the studio of Steckbauer in Calumet, Michigan.

Polish Catholic Stanislaus Kostki Benevolent Society of Calumet

Articles of Association of the Polish Catholic Stanislaus Kostki Benevolent Society of Calumet

Document research by Ceil Wendt Jensen
Repository: MTU Mining Archives
Transcribed by Joseph Martin

The following articles of association have been agreed to and accepted at Calumet Houghton County Michigan on the tenth day of February A.D. 1875.

Article 1

The following persons residing in the Township of Calumet Houghton County Michigan to wit: John Zwierzchowski, Anton Ozinski, Martin Flens, Maci Mytkorsky, and Valentine Nawistky have with the object of forming a corporation for benevolent purposes in conformity with an Act of the Legislature of the State of Michigan entitled “An Act for the Incorporation of Charitable Societies” approved Feb. Sixth 1855 accepted the following Articles of Association.

Article 2

The corporation formed in conformity with the above mentioned act and in consequence of these articles of association shall be named the Calumet Polish Roman Catholic Stanislaus Kostki Benevolent Society and shall have its office for the transaction of its business located in the township of Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan and shall be incorporated for the period of thirty years.

Article 3

The Society is incorporated for the purpose of affording aid and relief to its members when in need.

Article 4

The business of the Corporation shall be managed by five trustees. The regular officers of the Society shall be elected by the members thereof and shall consist of a President, a Vice President, a Treasurer, a Secretary, a Director of the band, and a Messenger. These officers shall be elected at the annual meeting to be held on the first Sunday of January at the office of the Society in the township of Calumet and shall hold their office for one year.

Article 5

No person can become a member of the Society who is under the age of twenty-one or above the age of forty years or who belongs to any society which is forbidden by the Roman Catholic Church or is not free from all bodily diseases. He must be a member of a Calumet Roman Catholic Congregation and have a good moral character and fulfill his duties generally as a Catholic Christian.
Article 6

Candidates for admission shall be proposed by a member of the Society and shall be examined by a committee appointed by the society which committee shall make a report at the next quarterly meeting of the Society. Should this report be favorable and the questions of the President be satisfactorily answered by the candidate, the members of the society shall ballot for his admission and should he not receive more than twenty black balls he shall be legally admitted and declared a member and shall sign the Constitution of the Society.

Article 7

All changes of the Constitution, Articles of Association or By-Laws of the Society proposed by any of the officers or members of the Society shall be submitted to its members at the quarterly meeting and must be approved by the vote of two thirds of the members present to become valid. It is also required that all proposed changes of the Constitution and all extraordinary undertakings shall be made known to the Priest of the Catholic Church of Calumet and his approval shall be necessary in all Spiritual Matters.

John Zwierzchowski
Anton Osinski
Martin Flens
Maci Mytkowski
Walenty Nowicki

Sworn to and subscribed before me on the 10th day of March A.D. 1875.
D. T. Macdonald
Notary Public, Houghton County, Mich.

State of Michigan
Houghton County

On this 10th day of March A.D. One Thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-Five before me a Notary Public for said county personally came the above named John Zwierschowski, Anton Ozinski, Martin Flens, Maci Mydkowsky and Valentine Nowicki citizens of Calumet Township, County and State aforesaid known to me to be the persons who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be their free act and deed.

D.T. Macdonald
Notary Public,
Houghton County, Mich.

Rec’d for record the 19th day of March A.D. 1875 at 10:00 o’clock A.M.
R.H. Brelsford, Registrar