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Judy Paul was born in Detroit. She got a degree in pharmacy at Wayne State University and has made a career as a travel pharmacist for hospitals in many places in the United States and around the world. While working at Dickinson County Hospital in Iron Mountain, Michigan in 2002, Paul purchased land in Daggett, Michigan. She finally moved to the property in 2012 and opened an alpaca farm. Paul discusses her life, her career as a pharmacist, and what it was like to work at Helen Newberry Joy Hospital in Newberry, Michigan during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Richard Leinonen was born in Hancock, Michigan in March 1953. He grew up in Tapiola, Michigan. After receiving a degree in civil engineering from Michigan Technological University, he served in the Air Force for several years. Leinonen describes how his family came to the Upper Peninsula, what it was like to grow up on a dairy farm, and his experiences while stationed in Europe and at K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base in Marquette County, Michigan. He also discusses his interest in languages, his experiences taking language classes at Northern Michigan University, and his experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A photograph of Geraldine and Michael DeFant. Geri was an organizer for the Interational Ladies' Garment Workers union who led the 1949 Gossard strike. She also served on the Michigan Women's Commission and as the Democratic chairwoman of the 11th Congressional District, was a Marquette County Commissioner from 1982 to 1991, and was one of the founders of the Marquette Women's Center. Michael DeFant was an attorney and Marquette County probate judge.
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Erin Anderson has also donated an oral history interview to UPLINK. <a href="https://uplink.nmu.edu/islandora/object/nmu%3A59196">Listen to it here.</a>
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A genealogy binder documenting the history of the Gagne family of Menominee and Dickinson County, Michigan. Portions of the binder have been redacted to protect the privacy of living members of the family.