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Perry Norton and Company M

MARQUETTE — The United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, entering World War I three years after it had begun in 1914. Within a month, Company M of the 33rd Michigan Militia arrived in Marquette to guard the Lake Superior and Ishpeming and the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic ...

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QUESTION: What is the distance from the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula to the southernmost point in the Upper Peninsula?

Mysteries, histories and family sagas

Many genealogists consider themselves to be family history detectives, drawn by the need to solve the puzzle of who their ancestors were. Sometimes relatives appear or disappear like magic. Other times there are vague rumors of a tragedy or scandal that no one wants to discuss. Answers can be ...