Mr. Marketty’s grandfather, Philip Marketty, was originally from Corsica, and settled in Negaunee, MI in 1864. He discusses the Marketty-Barasa family and their lives in the mining community.
Permission to publish Philip Marketty Interview (Part of the Italian American Oral History Project), must be obtained from the University Archivist. The University Archivist may be reached by phone at 906-227-1225, or e-mail, mrobyns@nmu.edu. The University Archivist may also be reached in Room 126 of the Learning Resource Center, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI.