Marquette Regional History Center will host Digitization Days

The Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster occurred on November 3, 1926. Fifty-one men lost their lives; forty-one of them are still buried at the site of the cave in.
To commemorate the 100th anniversary, the Marquette Regional History Center will host Digitization Days, where community members can receive free digital scans of their documents and photographs pertaining to the mine, employees, family members, and friends. These scans will be added to the Longyear Research Library’s digital collections for future generations to learn from--

Digitization Days will be held:
>At the Marquette Regional History Center on Saturday, March 7 from 10-3pm, and Wednesday, March 25 from 10-8pm.
>At the Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library on Friday, March 13 from 11-3pm.
Appointments are required. To schedule, call (906) 226-3571 or email bXJoYyB8IG1hcnF1ZXR0ZWhpc3RvcnkgISBvcmc=.

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