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Barnes-Hecker Remembrance 90th Anniversary Committee receives award

Members of the Barnes-Hecker Remembrance 90th Anniversary Committee gathered recently at the Michigan Iron Industry Museum for a photo with the 2018 award from the Historical Society of Michigan in the category of Special Projects/Events, for the Barnes-Hecker Remembrance 90th Anniversary in 2016. Pictured in front row, from left: Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum board member and archivist Suzie Saari; descendant and committee chair Mary Tippett; co-chair, historian and past president of the Marquette Regional History Center Jim Paquette; Michigan Iron Industry Museum historian Troy Henderson. Pictured in back row, from left: Michigan Iron Industry Museum historian Barry James; descendant and past president of the Ishpeming Area Historical Society Sue Boback; Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum board member and archivist Irene Ilmonen; past supervisor of Ely Township Carl Hosang; United Steel Workers Locals 4950 and 4974 representative Greg Montgomery; Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum board member Gary Vidlund. Not pictured are Negaunee Historical Society president Virginia Paulson, Michigan Iron Industry Museum board member Justin Carlson, and representation from the public affairs department of Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company. The award from the Historical Society of Michigan is presented for exceptional achievement in preserving and advancing Michigan History.

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