The Upper Peninsula Digital Network

05/14/2026

Many members of the Eastern UP History Consortium have summer events planned. They recently added these events to their UPLINK page. Check them out here! https://uplink.nmu.edu/node/129215

05/12/2026

The Saint Ignace News from 1887 to 1897 is now available on UPLINK! Check it out here: https://uplink.nmu.edu/node/160885

05/07/2026

This November is the centennial of the Barnes-Hecker mine disaster in Ishpeming. With 51 fatalities, it was the worst ferrous mining disaster in American history. In anticipation of the centennial, the Marquette Regional History Center and the Barnes-Hecker Centennial Committee recently collaborated on some community digitization events for materials related to the Barnes-Hecker disaster, including this image of some of the widows and children of the victims. The committee will announce the fall events for the commemoration soon, but you can already explore the community collection on UPLINK: https://uplink.nmu.edu/node/160837

05/05/2026

The Newton Township Historical Society has added inventories of their collections to UPLINK! Explore them on the Newton Township Historical Society Publications page: https://uplink.nmu.edu/node/129351

04/27/2026

UPLINK's Winter 2026 newsletter is now live! Learn about our new collections and the work done by our students here: https://uplink.nmu.edu/node/68

04/24/2026

UPLINK has just added a new batch of Escanaba Daily Press newspapers from January 1965 to June 1977. Explore them here! https://uplink.nmu.edu/node/3696

08/28/2025

One of our members, the Newton Township Historical Society, will hold their annual “Tea and History” event on Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 1 p.m. at the Newton Township Hall in Gould City. Many newspapers have been collected and will now be available for anyone that wants one for $10.00 an issue. Papers that will be present are: Escanaba Daily Press; Republican News, St. Ignace 1911-1930 ; some Detroit News; The Grit and other papers as well.

Please RSVP if you are planning on attending to [email protected] If you have any questions please call Lucille Kenyon at 906-586-3382 or John Blanchard at 906-430-4321.

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09/27/2024

UPLINK is dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich history of the Upper Peninsula. Meet Glenn Bjork, a miner whose remarkable story was captured during a 1992 interview for the book “The Last Generation Underground.” Glenn, along with other miners, shares firsthand accounts of life working for the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company on the rugged Marquette Iron Range in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. These stories provide a vivid glimpse into the grit, camaraderie, and challenges faced by those who worked deep underground, preserving a chapter of history that remains both fascinating and vital.

To explore the rest of this collection visit our website-https://uplink.nmu.edu/islandora/object/nmu%3Aminers

09/13/2024

Get ready for this week’s archival highlight featuring one of our fascinating UPLINK collections! Dive into Clover Land Magazine, a publication that ran from early 1916 to 1927, when it concluded after a brief rebranding. This magazine was dedicated to showcasing Michigan's Upper Peninsula, painting it as a welcoming region with abundant land opportunities for settlers. Discover the captivating history behind this publication and explore more collections by visiting our website(s):
NMU Archives- https://nmu.edu/archives/home?q=home
UPLINK Clover Land Collection- https://uplink.nmu.edu/islandora/object/nmu%3A5864

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04/30/2024

Want to know what we've been up to the last few months? Check out our April 2024 newsletter here!https://nmu.edu/archives/sites/archives/files/2024-04/UPLINK_Newsletter_Winter_2024.pdf

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04/12/2024

Embrace the weekend spirit with our Friday roundup! Our latest blog post is out now.

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