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A set of individual items and oral history interviews gathered from members of the public at a community digitization event held in Stephenson in August 2022. The event was sponsored by the Menominee County Library and the Michigan Humanities Council.
 

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Amanda Winnicki oral history interview
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Amanda Winnicki oral history interview
Amanda Winnicki lived in Iron Mountain, Michigan from first grade until partway through high school, when her family moved to Traverse City, Michigan. After working as a dairy farmer, she became a librarian. She and her family moved to Rudyard,…
Ann Murray oral history interview
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Ann Murray oral history interview
Ann Murray discusses her family's farm in Menominee County, which was built by her ancestors William and Mary Kleicamp. William also worked at cheese factories in the area. Murray describes her experiences growing up on a farm and her career,…
Gagne Family Tree
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Gagne Family Tree
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.
Gail Gadda oral history interview
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Gail Gadda oral history interview
Gail Gadda describes the life of her grandfather Joseph Wagner (1850-1925) and his wife Susan Dauffenbach Wagner (1860-1941). Joseph immigrated from Vienna and moved to Chicago, Illinois and then Mankato, Minnesota, where he met Susan who was…
Judy Paul oral history interview
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Judy Paul oral history interview
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…
Kay Grinsteiner oral history interview
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Kay Grinsteiner oral history interview
Kay Grinsteiner was raised on a dairy farm ten miles west of Carney in Menominee County, Michigan. She discusses what it was like to grow up on a dairy farm and her job as a rural carrier for the Post Office.
Mary and William Kleicamp at Schaffer Cheese Factory
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Mary and William Kleicamp at Schaffer Cheese Factory
Mary and William Kleicamp stand in the cheese factory in Schaffer, Michigan with several unidentified people. William Kleicamp worked at three cheese factories, including two years at a cheese factory in Schaffer, Michigan and two years at a factory…