 |
Truckey Receives Dwight B. Waldo Award
The NMU history department has recognized the work of Dan Truckey, director of the Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center, with the Dwight B. Waldo Award. Truckey and history department head, Chet Defonso, are pictured above. Truckey is being recognized for his work in helping establish the Beaumier Heritage Center as a valued community site for learning about history through a rich variety of programs and exhibits. The Beaumier Heritage Center also connects the past with the present by sponsoring cultural events that celebrate the unique and cherished heritage of the Upper Peninsula. See previous winners
|
 |
Uncovering the 1910 census
A project that has been worked on by two dozen NMU students over the course of 26 years has finally come to fruition. Immigrants and their Occupations as Seen in the 1910 Census of Michigan's Upper Peninsula has been released released on CD. The searchable format includes data listed by county, political subdivision, ethnic group and occupation. It can be an invaluable resource for researchers in many fields. Professor Magnaghi thanks the perseverance and dedication of the student editors.
|
 |
Mining History Digitized
The Central Upper Peninsula and NMU Archives has completed the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company records digitization project, featuring a series of reports from the lumber, land and mining departments, historic maps and mining photographs. Project website (http://archives.nmu.edu/cci/)
|
|
The 2013 Sonderegger Symposium will begin at 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13 in the Mead Auditorium. The theme is "water." Those interested in presenting a paper can send a 200-word abstract to Russell Magnaghi, director for the Center of U.P. Studies. Learn more about the symposium
Chet DeFonso is the department head of the history department. His academic focus is on British history from the middle of the nineteenth century to WWII. Learn more about the 
History Department Associate Professor Rebecca Mead has published Swedes in Michigan, an investigation of the contributions of these Scandinavian immigrants to the history and culture of our state. 
