Houghton Genealogy (in Houghton County, MI)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Houghton are also found through the Houghton County and Michigan pages.


Houghton Cemetery Records

American Legion Cemetery Billion Graves online

Askel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Forest Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Forest Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Houghton Census Records

Federal Census of 1940, Houghton, Michigan LDS Genealogy online

Houghton Church Records

Grace United Methodist Church Records, 1832-2008, Houghton, Mich. Archive Grid

Portage Lake United Church Records, 1851-1999, Houghton, Mich. Archive Grid

Trinity Episcopal Church Records, 1860-1989, Houghton, Mich. Archive Grid

Houghton City Directories

Calumet (Michigan) city directories FamilySearch Library

Houghton City Directory 1912 MyHeritage online

Houghton County (Michigan) directories FamilySearch Library

Houghton Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, August 1893 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, February 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, June 1888 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, June 1900 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, November 1917 Library of Congress online

Houghton Marriage Records

Trinity Episcopal Church Records, 1860-1989, Houghton, Mich. Archive Grid

Houghton Newspapers and Obituaries

Portage Lake Mining Gazette 10/22/1859 to 01/03/1863 Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Houghton

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Daily Mining Gazette. (Houghton, Mich.) 1899-Current

Daily Minnesota Tribune. (Minneapolis ;) 1882-1884

Lode. (Houghton, Mich.) 1980-1982

M.C.M. Lode. (Houghton, Mich.) 1921-1932

Michigan Tech Lode. (Houghton, Mich.) 1932-1980

Michigan Tech Lode. (Houghton, Mich.) 1982-Current

Mining Gazette. (Houghton, Mich.) 1858-1864

Peninsula News. (Houghton, Mich.) 1994-1999

Portage Lake Mining Gazette. (Houghton, Portage Lake, Mich.) 1864-1899

Upper Peninsula Post. (Houghton, Mi) 1995-1996

Houghton School Records

Directory by Michigan Technological University 1906 Google Books online

Houghton High School - Amygdaloid Yearbook (Houghton, MI), 1923, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954 E Yearbook online

Houghton High School yearbook, 1923, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Houghton High School yearbook, 1923, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1988 Classmates online

Houghton High School yearbooks, 1923, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Michigan College of Mining and Technology yearbooks, 1943, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Michigan Technological University - Keweenawan Yearbook (Houghton, MI), 1943, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1967 E Yearbook online

Michigan Technological University yearbook, 1958, 1971 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Michigan Technological University yearbook, 1958, 1971, 1988 Classmates online

Michigan Technological University yearbooks, 1943, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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