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 ''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Michigan Genealogy|Michigan]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Archives and Libraries'''
 {{TOC right}}These repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Michigan.
-=== Statewide  ===
+=== Statewide ===
 '''[[Library of Michigan]]'''[[Image:State of Michigan Library and Historical Center, snow (1).jpg|right|175px|State of Michigan Library and Historical Center, snow (1).jpg]]<br>702 W. Kalamazoo St.<br>P.O. Box 30007<br>Lansing, MI 48909-7507<br>Telephone: 517-373-1300 <br>Email: librarian@michigan.gov<br>Internet: [http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-54574_18635---,00.html Library of Michigan]<br>Hours: Monday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm <br><br>
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 :This society has some county records which can be found nowhere else. They also have genealogies, Bibles, cemetery transcripts, newspapers, and obituaries.<ref name="DB61" />
-=== Regional  ===
+=== Regional ===
 '''Central Michigan University Park Library'''
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 '''[[Detroit Public Main Library]]'''[[Image:DetroitPublicMainLibrary2010.jpg|right|175px|DetroitPublicMainLibrary2010.jpg]]<br>5201 Woodward Avenue<br>Detroit, MI 48202<br>Telephone: 313-481-1401<br><br>
-:This 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 They also have many unpublished family histories, research aids like indexes and cemetery guides, and an obituary collection.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" />
+:This is home to the '''[http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/featuredcollection/burton-historical-collection Burton Historical Collection]''' and to the [http://dsgr.org '''Detroit Society for Genealogical Research''']. They also have many unpublished family histories, research aids like indexes and cemetery <g class="gr_ gr_133 gr-alert gr_gramm Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep" id="133" data-gr-id="133">guides,</g> and an obituary collection. Their family folder collection is large, as is their very good newspaper collection.<ref name="DB61" />
-: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. An inventory guide to this collection is:
+:The Burton Historical Collection contains records pertaining to Detroit’s history from her days as a <g class="gr_ gr_131 gr-alert gr_spell ContextualSpelling multiReplace" id="131" data-gr-id="131">17th century</g> 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. An inventory guide to this collection <g class="gr_ gr_129 gr-alert gr_gramm Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep" id="129" data-gr-id="129">is:</g>
 :*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}}.
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 '''Grace Dow Memorial Library'''
-:This small library can boast some good genealogical indexes. Many of their references are to early settlers coming through Saginaw Bay into Michigan.<ref name="DB61" /><br><br>
+:This small library can boast some good genealogical indexes. Many of their references <g class="gr_ gr_127 gr-alert gr_spell ContextualSpelling" id="127" data-gr-id="127">are to</g> early settlers coming through Saginaw Bay into Michigan.<ref name="DB61" /><br><br>
 '''Michigan State University Library'''
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 :This is a huge manuscript library with many unpublished histories, biographies, travel guides, and newspapers.<ref name="DB61" />
-=== Outside Michigan  ===
+=== Outside Michigan ===
-'''[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]]'''[[Image:Allen County Public Library.jpg|right|145px|Allen County Public Library.jpg]] <br> 900 Library Plaza <br> Fort Wayne, IN 46802 <br> Telephone: 260-421-1225 <br> E-mail: [mailto:genealogy@acpl.info genealogy@acpl.info] <br><br>
+'''[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]]'''[[Image:Allen County Public Library.jpg|right|145px|Allen County Public Library.jpg]] <br>900 Library Plaza <br>Fort Wayne, IN 46802 <br>Telephone: 260-421-1225 <br>E-mail: [mailto:genealogy@acpl.info genealogy@acpl.info] <br><br>
 :This is the second-largest genealogy collection in the United States<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_County_Public_Library Allen County Public Library] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> and the largest genealogy collection in a public library. Its holdings include more than 350,000 printed volumes and 513,000 items on microfilm and microfiche.<ref name="ACPLGC">[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/ Genealogy Center] in ''Allen County Public Library'' (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> It has a premier genealogical periodical collection, local histories, genealogies, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic sources, and Canadians. They have a great '''Michigan''' collection.<ref>[http://www.genealogycenter.org/docs/default-source/resources/aboutusbrochure.pdf?sfvrsn=2 Genealogy Center Collections] in ''Genealogy Center'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> <br><br>
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 '''[[National Archives at Chicago]]'''[[Image:NARA Chicago.jpg|right|175px|NARA Chicago.jpg]]<br>7358 S. Pulaski Rd.<br>Chicago, IL 60629-5898<br>Telephone: (773)948-9001<br>Fax: (773)948-9050<br>E-mail: [mailto:chicago.archives@nara.gov chicago.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/ http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/]<br><br>
-:Includes federal censuses 1790–1930; selected military service indexes, pension indexes, passenger lists, and naturalizations. Free computers for Ancestry, Heritage Quest, or Fold3. Federal agency, civil, and criminal court records of '''Michigan'''.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/chicago/archives/genealogy.html Genealogy] in ''National Archives at Chicago'' (accessed 27 February 2014).</ref> <br><br>
+:Includes federal censuses 1790–1930; selected military service indexes, pension indexes, passenger lists, and naturalizations. Free computers for Ancestry, Heritage Quest, or Fold3. <g class="gr_ gr_144 gr-alert gr_gramm Grammar multiReplace" id="144" data-gr-id="144">Federal</g> agency, civil, and criminal court records of '''Michigan'''.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/chicago/archives/genealogy.html Genealogy] in ''National Archives at Chicago'' (accessed 27 February 2014).</ref> <br><br>
-'''[[Newberry Library]]''' [[Image:Newberry Library.jpg|right|175px|Newberry Library.jpg]] <br> 60 West Waltron Street<br> Chicago, IL 60610<br> Telephone: 312-255-3512<br>Email: [mailto:genealogy@newberry.org reference@newberry.org.]<br>Internet: [http://www.newberry.org/ Newberry Library] <br><br>
+'''[[Newberry Library]]''' [[Image:Newberry Library.jpg|right|175px|Newberry Library.jpg]] <br>60 West Waltron Street<br>Chicago, IL 60610<br>Telephone: 312-255-3512<br>Email: [mailto:genealogy@newberry.org reference@newberry.org.]<br>Internet: [http://www.newberry.org/ Newberry Library] <br><br>
-:A large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records '''some from Michigan''', the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and the British Isles.<ref>[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> They have over 17,000 printed genealogies. The collection is noteworthy for its colonial America, especially New England holdings. They have church, town, and county histories from all parts of the United States, Canada, and the British Isles. This includes a comprehensive set of New England town histories, and strong collection of county histories from the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states. Their Civil War unit histories collection is one of the best.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref> This library has research guides on various subjects related to genealogy and library holdings cataloged from 1978. &nbsp;See
+:A large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records '''some from Michigan''', the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and the British Isles.<ref>[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> They have over 17,000 printed genealogies. The collection is noteworthy for its colonial America, especially New England holdings. They have <g class="gr_ gr_149 gr-alert gr_gramm Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="149" data-gr-id="149">church</g>, town, and county histories from all parts of the United States, Canada, and the British Isles. This includes a comprehensive set of New England town <g class="gr_ gr_148 gr-alert gr_gramm Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep" id="148" data-gr-id="148">histories,</g> and <g class="gr_ gr_147 gr-alert gr_gramm Grammar only-ins doubleReplace replaceWithoutSep" id="147" data-gr-id="147">strong</g> collection of county histories from the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states. Their Civil War unit histories collection is one of the best.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref> This library has research guides on various subjects related to genealogy and library holdings cataloged from 1978. &nbsp;See
 :*[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-collection-guides-and-research-tools Genealogy Collection Guides and Research Tools] for more information about the collections.&nbsp;''<br>''
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 *Fax: 613-995-6274<br>
-E-mail: [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/assistance-request-form/Pages/assistance-request-form.aspx?requesttype=1 Genealogy and Family History inquiry form]<br>Internet: [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/ LAC Internet Site] discover the collection, genealogy and family history, censuses, military records, research by topics, copies and visiting, services and programs, forum, news, photo gallery.
+E-mail: [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/assistance-request-form/Pages/assistance-request-form.aspx?requesttype=1 Genealogy and Family History inquiry form]<br>Internet: [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/ LAC Internet Site] <g class="gr_ gr_126 gr-alert gr_gramm Grammar multiReplace" id="126" data-gr-id="126">discover</g> the collection, genealogy and family history, censuses, military records, research by topics, copies and visiting, services and programs, forum, news, photo gallery.
 :Many '''Michigan''' settlers had their origins in Canada. Significant records from this collection may be about immigrants to Michigan including land, military, estates, tax lists, and church records. They are open 24/7.<ref name="DB61" /><br><br>
-=== Online Records  ===
+=== Online Records ===
 {{Click|Image:MI_ORP.png|Michigan Online Genealogy Records|left}}{{DCfollowup}}<br><br>
-=== Guides  ===
+=== Guides ===
 *Wystan Stevens, ''Directory of Historical Collections and Societies in Michigan'' (Ann Arbor, Michigan: Historical Society of Michigan, 1973). {{WorldCat|2178949|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|144506|item|disp=FHL Film 924606 item 13; Book 977.4 H24s}}.
-*University of Michigan Library, [http://guides.lib.umich.edu/c.php?g=283072&p=1885995 "Finding Archives and Manuscripts: Identifying Collections"]
+*<g class="gr_ gr_157 gr-alert gr_gramm Grammar multiReplace" id="157" data-gr-id="157">University</g> of Michigan Library, [http://guides.lib.umich.edu/c.php?g=283072&p=1885995 "Finding Archives and Manuscripts: Identifying Collections"]
-=== References  ===
+=== References ===
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-[[Category:Michigan Archives and Libraries|Archives]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories]]
+[[Category:Michigan_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories]]