Cemeteries of the Keweenaw

"A CEMETERY IS A HISTORY OF A PEOPLE - A PERPETUAL RECORD OF YESTERDAY AND A
SANCTUARY OF PEACE AND QUIET TODAY. A CEMETERY EXISTS BECAUSE EVERY LIFE IS
WORTH LOVING AND REMEMBERING - ALWAYS."
( Author unknown. The Lutheran All Faiths Cemetery brochure, Middle Village, New York)

Houghton Keweenaw County Genealogical Society has started a multifacited cemetery project. We are trying to gleen as much information as possible concerning the existing cemeteries, with a emphasis on abandoned and long forgotten ones.

In 2002 we worked on the abandon Jewish Cemetery located northwest of Calumet (our results are shown on our website under research/projects) and we are currently working on the Hecla Cemetery in Laurium, Michigan, Houghton County.

Below are picture of the various cemeteries visited and of some stones. Click on a picture to see a larger image.

AKSEL.JPG	Askel2.JPG	BALL PARK.png	CENTENITALSCHOOLCRAFT.jpg	CENTENITALSCHOOLCRAFT2.JPG
Chassell2.JPG	CHASSELLCEMETERY.JPG	cliff Catholic_cemetery.JPG	cliff_prot_cemetery1.JPG	ELO.JPG
ELO2.JPG	Elo3.JPG	Evergreen1.JPG	Forest Hill.JPG	headstone at cliff cathcemetery.JPG
Jewish Cemetery Grounds.JPG	Jewish_Cemetery.JPG	LakeSide Cemetery.JPG	Lakeside Grounds.JPG	Lakeside Rock Piles.JPG
LAKESIDE.JPG	LAKESIDENUNS.JPG	LAKEVIEW.JPG	Lakeview_Veterans.JPG	MERCER.jpg
MOUNTAINVIEW.jpg	OSCAR.jpg	OSCAR2.JPG	MountainView.JPG	MountainView.JPG
P1010003.JPG	P1010008.JPG	P1010011.JPG	Pine Grove Sexton.JPG	Pine_Grove_Cemetery1.JPG
Pine_Grove_iron_cross.JPG	Pine_Grove_iron_marker_inscription.JPG	Pine_Grove_plot.JPG	QUINCY STONE.jpg	QUINCY.jpg
Schoolcraft_Entrance.JPG	Schoolcraft_Gated_Plot.JPG	Schoolcraft_Gated_Plot1.JPG	Schoolcraft_Gated_Plot2.JPG	Schoolcraft_Grounds.JPG
Schoolcraft_Grounds1.JPG	SHELDENPRIVATE.JPG	Shelden_Ransom.JPG	StHenrys1.JPG	STHENRYSCHURCH.JPG
Toivola.JPG	Toivola1.JPG	TOIVOLACEMETERY.JPG	Woodland_Winona.JPG	Hancock Catholic Protestant Cemeteries.JPG