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<center>''The Michigan Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Michigan. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.''</center><br>
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== Michigan Research Strategies  ==
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Michigan<br>  
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Michigan<br>  
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:[[Michigan Online Genealogy Records|Michigan Online Genealogy Records]]
===Finding Michigan Birth, Marriage or Death Records===
:[[How to Find Michigan Birth Records|How to find Michigan Birth Records]]
*[[GuidedResearch:Michigan|Finding Michigan Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]]
:[[How to Find Michigan Marriage Records|How to find Michigan Marriage Records]]
:[[How to Find Michigan Death Records|How to find Michigan Death Records]]


=== Michigan Research Tips  ===
===Finding Michigan Records===
*[[Michigan Record Finder]]


These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Michigan.
===Michigan Statewide Databases===
*[[Michigan Online Genealogy Records|Michigan Online Genealogy Records]]


*'''Birth information:''' Birth records for each county, with copies also sent to the state, began no later than January 1867, although registration of all vital records was certainly not enforced. A 1905 law required more effective record keeping and was generally complied with by 1915. The best substitute record for locating birth information is [[How to Find United States Death Records|death records]]&nbsp;(the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]].
===Michigan Research Process===
*'''Finding Parents:''' Death records for each county, with copies also sent to the state, began no later than January 1867, although registration of all vital records was certainly not enforced. A 1905 law was much more effective, and was generally complied with by 1915. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Michigan death records]]
*[[Step-by-Step Michigan Research, 1880-Present]]
*'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
*[[Step-by-Step Michigan Research, 1850-1910]]
*[[Michigan Descendancy Research]]
*[[How to Find Michigan Birth Records|How to Find Birth Records]]
*[[How to Find Michigan Marriage Records|How to Find Marriage Records]]
*[[How to Find Michigan Death Records|How to Find Death Records]]


=== Michigan Record Finder ===
== Michigan Research Tips ==
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Michigan:<br>
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This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for they type D
'''Birth and Death information:'''<br>
 
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state required counties to begin registering births and deaths in 1867. A 1905 law required more effective record keeping and was generally complied with by 1915.
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*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Michigan Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Michigan.
| '''1. What you are looking for:'''  
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| '''2. Try these records first:'''  
'''Substitute Records:'''
| '''3. Other useful records'''
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*'''''Secondary source:''''' Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event.
| Birth information
*'''''Accuracy:''''' Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help verify information.
| [[How to Find Michigan Birth Records|Birth records]], [[How to Find Michigan Death Records|Death records]], [[Michigan Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Michigan Church Records|Church records]]
*'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Michigan Substitute Records|Michigan Substitute Records]] for more information.
| [[Michigan Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Michigan Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Michigan Bible Records|Bible records]], [[Michigan Military Records|Military records]] (pension)
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'''Finding Parents:''' 
| Marriage information  
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| [[How to Find Michigan Marriage Records|Marriage records]], [[Michigan Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Michigan Bible Records|Bible records]]  
*'''''Death records:''''' Death records starting in 1867 required information on parents of the deceased. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory.
| [[Michigan Church Records|Church records]], [[Michigan Probate Records|Probate records]], [[Michigan Military Records|Military records]]
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Michigan Newspapers]] and [[Michigan Obituaries]] for more information.
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*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denomination of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Michigan Church Records]] for more information.
| Death information  
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| [[How to Find Michigan Death Records|Death Records]], [[Michigan Cemeteries|Cemeteries]], [[Michigan Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
'''Census Records:'''
| [[Michigan Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Michigan Church Records|Church Records]], [[Michigan Bible Records|Bible Records]]
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*'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Michigan Census|Michigan Census Records]] for more information.
| Parents
*'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records.
| [[How to Find Michigan Birth Records|Birth records]][[How to Find Michigan Death Records|Death records]], [[Michigan Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Michigan Census|Census]], [[Michigan Church Records|Church records]]  
*'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added.
| [[Michigan Biography|Biography]], [[Michigan Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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| Maiden name
| [[How to Find Michigan Marriage Records|Marriage Records]], [[Michigan Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Michigan Probate Records|Probate records]]
| [[Michigan Church Records|Church Records]], [[Michigan Military Records|Military Records]] (pension)
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| Immigration date
| [[Michigan Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]], [[Michigan Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Michigan Census|Census]]
| [[Michigan Obituaries|Obituaries]], [[Michigan Biography|Biography]], [[Michigan History|History]]
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| Naturalization
| [[Michigan Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]], [[Michigan Census|Census]], [[Michigan Court Records|Court Records]]  
| [[Michigan Voting Registers|Voting Registers]], [[Michigan Biography|Biography]], [[Michigan Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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| Physical description
| [[Michigan Military Records|Military Records]], [[Michigan Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
| [[Michigan Biography|Biography]], [[Michigan History|History]]
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To look for more Michigan records, go here
== Further Michigan Research  ==
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Michigan.pdf Michigan Family History Library Research Outline]
*[http://www.migenweb.net/ MIGenWeb] - Michigan GenWeb Project
*[http://genealogytrails.com/mich/ Michigan Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Michigan
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/mi/ Cyndi's List] - Michigan genealogy websites
*[http://www.raogk.org/michigan-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Michigan Records Guide




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