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 == Birth Records  ==
-County registration of births in [[Michigan, United States Genealogy|Michigan]] began in 1867 and was generally complied with by 1915. You can obtain copies of a county record by writing to the county clerk. You can also obtain records of delayed registrations of births for many counties.
+County registration of births in [[Michigan, United States Genealogy|Michigan]] began in 1867 and was generally complied with by 1915.
 '''TIP:''' It is easy to determine the county where the event occurred, '''as according to Michigan law, no town or city crosses county lines.''' Towns or cities can cross township boundaries, however, the individual will be found to be living in either a town or a township, never both, although some may have the same name.
-The Family History Library has microfilm copies of these records for most counties. The library's holdings often date to 1913 or later, with indexes to the 1970s. The library has unindexed birth records from Wayne County from 1867 to 1917. They do not include records from the city of Detroit.
+'''Finding Records at the County Level:'''
+* The Michigan Department of Community Health provided the following [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/County_BX_Years_kathy_48580_7.htm table that lists all Michigan counties] and the year of initial registration for births on file in the state repository for that particular county.
+* '''Detroit''' records for births since 1893 may be obtained from the [http://www.waynecounty.com/clerk/248.htm Wayne County Clerks Office].
+* You can obtain copies of a county record by writing to the county clerk.
+* You can also obtain records of delayed registrations of births for many counties.
+* The Family History Library has microfilm copies of these records for most counties.
+** The library's holdings often date to 1913 or later, with indexes to the 1970s.
+** The library has unindexed birth records from Wayne County from 1867 to 1917. They do not include records from the city of Detroit.
-Detroit records for births since 1893 may be obtained from the [http://www.waynecounty.com/clerk/248.htm Wayne County Clerks Office].
-The Michigan Department of Community Health provided the following [http://www.michigan.gov/documents/County_BX_Years_kathy_48580_7.htm table that lists all Michigan counties] and the year of initial registration for births on file in the state repository for that particular county.
 === State Records of Births  ===
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 '''[http://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-71551_4645---,00.html Office of the State Registrar &amp; Center for Health]'''<br>Michigan Department of Public Health<br>3423 North Logan Street<br>P.O. Box 30035<br>Lansing, MI 48909<br>Telephone: 517-335-8000; 517-335-8666; 517-335-8655
-'''Wiki articles desctibing online collections are found at:'''<br>
+'''Michigan Marriage Wiki articles desctibing online collections:'''<br>
 *[[Michigan Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|Michigan Birth Records - FamilySearch Historical Records]]<br>
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 *''Sourcebook of Michigan Census, County Histories, and Vital Records'' <ref>Callard, Carole, ed. ''Sourcebook of Michigan Census, County Histories, and Vital Records''. Lansing, Michigan: Library of Michigan, 1986. (Family History Library {{FHL|616453|title-id|disp=book 977.4 A3sm; fiche 6101261}}.)</ref><br>
-=== Adoptions  ===
+=== ADOPTIONS ===
 *[http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,4562,7-124-60126_7116_7125_7656-287404--,00.html Central Adoption Registry]