The Carnegie Museum in downtown Houghton has a pair of Finnish-connected exhibits on display. A photographic exhibit titled “The Last Days of Italian Hall” by local photographer Eric Munch will be open to the public, as well as “Family Ties: Memorials to Those Lost in the 1913 Italian Hall Tragedy” by the Houghton-Keweenaw Genealogical Society.
Munch’s photographs were taken in the early and mid 1980s, shortly after he moved to the Copper Country, and consist of both interior and exterior shots of the Hall, including some taken at the time of its demolition. The “Family Ties” exhibit is the result of a project through which HKGS members researched the genealogy of every Italian Hall tragedy victim.
Also on exhibit is From the Old School: Memories from the Old Houghton High School 1923-1989 . Exhibit includes oral histories by former students and faculty recorded as a community project by students from the Class of 2013.
Winning projects from the Western UP Science Fair (grades 4-8) are also being displayed.
Carnegie Museum exhibit information can be obtained by calling (906) 482-7140
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