Lynette Webber

Lynette Webber's family ties to mining reach across continents and generations. Growing up in Ontonagon, Michigan, her fascination with nearby cemeteries and mine towns started young. The local historical society sometimes publishes photos of her in a coffin taken circa 2000. Following an undergraduate degree in history at Michigan Technological University and decades of preservation-based volunteer- ism, she continues to study dead people. Mine company cemeteries without formal records take up much of her free time. Her research and presentations have been awarded a Michigan Technological University Undergraduate Research Award and the 2016 National Freeman Tilden Award from the National Association for Interpretation & National Park Service.