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===Biographies in Local Histories | |||
==Online Resources== | |||
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories2.htm#mi County and Town Histories], includes biographies | |||
*[http://www.michlist.com/ Michigan Biographical Index]. | |||
*[http://www.envisionthepast.com/michigan-biographies-memoirs/ Biographies & Memoirs in Michigan History] | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1007 Massachusetts Pioneers to the West Index], ($), index | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=20041 Michigan, a centennial history of the state and its people], ($), index | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4300 Michigan Memories, 1837-87], ($), index | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4457 Michigan Biographical Sketches, 1870-1900], ($), index | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=21131 Michigan pioneer experiences, 1710-1880 : with genealogical data and anecdotes], ($), index | |||
*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?sid=63fcf1128184d607e6ea1ec89a628ec9;c=micounty;view=image;seq=00000001;idno=BAD6044.0001.001 Portrait and biographical record of northern Michigan, containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States] | |||
*[http://www.michlist.com/ Michigan Biographical Index], use alphabetical links on the right side | |||
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071442019;view=1up;seq=1 But men are more interesting than rivers : Michigan biography], e-book | |||
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082545801;view=1up;seq=13 Men of Michigan], e-book<br><br> | |||
*[http://geneasearch.com/biography/states/michigan.htm Michigan Biographies at Geneasearch] | |||
*[http://bentley.umich.edu/mhchome/ University of Michigan collections] | |||
==Biographies in Local Histories== | |||
*Biographical information is often found in '''state, county, and town histories'''. | *Biographical information is often found in '''state, county, and town histories'''. | ||
*Towards the end of the 19th century, began publishers soliciting short biographical/family histories from local founding families, offering to publish them in an upcoming local history. This then became an incentive for family members to buy a copy of the book. | *Towards the end of the 19th century, began publishers soliciting short biographical/family histories from local founding families, offering to publish them in an upcoming local history. This then became an incentive for family members to buy a copy of the book. | ||
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**[https://archive.org/ '''Internet Archive'''] | **[https://archive.org/ '''Internet Archive'''] | ||
*The FamilySearch library has extensive collections of these local histories. Many are digitized. Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] under your locality for the topics "Biography" and "History". | *The FamilySearch library has extensive collections of these local histories. Many are digitized. Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] under your locality for the topics "Biography" and "History". | ||
The Burton Historical Collection, the Bentley Historical Library, and the Library of Michigan (see the "[[Michigan Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section for addresses) have extensive collections of biographical works. The Family History Library has several statewide and regional biographical encyclopedias. The following emphasize the territorial period, the Detroit area, and the Northern Peninsula: | The Burton Historical Collection, the Bentley Historical Library, and the Library of Michigan (see the "[[Michigan Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" section for addresses) have extensive collections of biographical works. The Family History Library has several statewide and regional biographical encyclopedias. The following emphasize the territorial period, the Detroit area, and the Northern Peninsula: | ||
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*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}}.) County-by-county bibliography of biographies, local histories, and abstracts or indexes to census, church, probate, cemetery, and vital records. | *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}}.) County-by-county bibliography of biographies, local histories, and abstracts or indexes to census, church, probate, cemetery, and vital records. | ||
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