Based in Michigan’s Copper Country, Copper Thread Genealogy is a genealogy and research company specializing in family tree creation, historical storytelling, and creating one-of-a-kind family history mementos.

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genealogical research

Detailed family history investigations using various records such as census data, birth, marriage, death certificates, and military records. We are committed to finding a family’s history by visiting local Upper Peninsula-based research centers and libraries as well as retrieving mining company and church records.

memoir & testimony creation

We can create a one-of-a-kind memoir for you or a family member that can be passed down as a memento for generations, keeping your stories alive. Can be as short and simple, or long and detailed as you decide

family tree construction

Creation of comprehensive family trees and lineage charts. Can be anything from a basic family tree with links to citations to thoughtfully created display pieces for gifts or home decoration.

unique gifts

Large, well-constructed display that can framed as a gift or displayed at a wedding reception that shows a couples family trees, including photos. Great for anniversaries, new additions to the family, and more!

“Copper Craft” Storytelling

A unique offering by Copper Thread, our Copper Craft narrative places your ancestor’s in their specific time and place, giving you a distinctive impression of their life story. We will write the story of your family, beginning with a person of your choosing and creating a biography with photos, census data, and context in history.

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Grave locations and mapping. Can create a digital map that shows where many of the client’s ancestors are buried. Will include adding discovered graves to Findagrave.com and online management of those gravesites.

Personalized local or otherwise research for a history project, book, or other work.

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Read an example of our “Copper Craft” Storytelling about August Jarvey, an immigrant from Finland who made South Range his home.
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