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The '''Detroit Public Library Main Branch''' is home to the '''[http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/featuredcollection/burton-historical-collection Burton Historical Collection]''' and to the '''Detroit Society for Genealogical Research'''. They also have many unpublished family histories, research aids like indexes and cemetery guides, and an obituary collection. Their family folder collection is large, as is their very good newspaper collection.<ref name="DB61">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 61. {{WorldCat|39493985|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>  
The '''Detroit Public Library Main Branch''' is home to the '''[http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/featuredcollection/burton-historical-collection Burton Historical Collection]''' and to the '''Detroit Society for Genealogical Research'''. They also have many unpublished family histories, research aids like indexes and cemetery guides, and an obituary collection. Their family folder collection is large, as is their very good newspaper collection.<ref name="DB61">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 61. {{WorldCat|39493985|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref>  


The '''Burton Historical Collection''' contains records pertaining to Detroit’s history from her days as a 17th century settlement to present day, with information about the Great Lakes Region including the role of Canada, the French and English influence. There are atlases, maps, photographs, pamphlets, bound newspapers, personal papers and much more. Some Vital records such as marriage, birth and death records are available. Federal population schedules along with family histories, personal papers, immigration records, some Detroit high school yearbooks, probate indexes and records plus city directories for most years and other supporting resources are also available.
The '''Burton Historical Collection''' contains records pertaining to Detroit’s history from her days as a 17th century settlement to present day, with information about the Great Lakes Region including the role of Canada, the French and English influence. There are atlases, maps, photographs, pamphlets, bound newspapers, personal papers and much more. Some Vital records such as marriage, birth and death records are available. Federal population schedules along with family histories, personal papers, immigration records, some Detroit high school yearbooks, probate indexes and records plus city directories for most years and other supporting resources are also available.  
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=== Tips  ===
=== Tips  ===
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:*Bernice Cox Sprenger, ''Guide to the Manuscripts in the Burton Historical Collection'' (Detroit, Mich.: Detroit Public Library, 1985). {{WorldCat|12690224|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|476098|item|disp=FHL Book 977.4 A3sb}}.
:*Bernice Cox Sprenger, ''Guide to the Manuscripts in the Burton Historical Collection'' (Detroit, Mich.: Detroit Public Library, 1985). {{WorldCat|12690224|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|476098|item|disp=FHL Book 977.4 A3sb}}.


:*Michigan and Detroit Select Genealogical resources
:*[http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/Michigan%20and%20Detroit%20Selected%20Genealogical%20Resources.pdf Michigan and Detroit Select Genealogical Resources]
:*Roman Catholic Church records from the Archdiocese of Detroit  
:*[http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/Index%20of%20Roman%20Catholic%20Church%20Records%20from%20Archdiocese%20of%20Detroit_4.pdf Roman Catholic Church Records from the Archdiocese of Detroit]
:*Selected resources for Civil War research
:*[http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/BHC%20Sources%20for%20Civil%20War%20Research.pdf Selected Resources for Civil War Research]
:*Selected African American resources
:*[http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/BHC_Gen_Af-Am_Sources_rev.1.pdf Selected African American Resources]
:*War of 1812 resources, and
:*[http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/sites/default/files/War%20of%201812%20Resources.pdf War of 1812 Resources]
:*Wayne County Death Record Indexes
:*[http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/wayne-county-death-record-index Wayne County Death Record Index]


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
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If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.  
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