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ANSWER the Library of Michigan online catalog by keyword, author, title, subject, or call number. Also available in WorldCat.
Michigan Cemetery Sources database of transcripts from 3,700 cemeteries in Michigan.
MeL Michigana has photographs, diaries, oral histories, local records and historical Michigan data.

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

The Library of Michigan has a well-rounded and comprehensive genealogy collection with periodicals, county histories, and family histories for Michigan. It also includes good collections for states contributing to the Michigan population, such as Ohio, New York, and New England states.^[2]

Tips[edit | edit source]

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Guides[edit | edit source]

{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. }

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

Overlapping Collections

Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}
such as: NARA I
NARA II
National Archives at _____
State Archives
State Library

Similar Collections

National Personnel Records Center
LC
FHL

Neighboring Collections

County Vital Records Office
City Vital Records Office
County Archives
County Orphan's Court
County Probate Court
County Recorder
County Coroner
U.S. District Court
County and local historical societies
County and local genealogical societies
Public Libraries
Museums and heritage societies
Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
State Vital Records Office
State Historical Society
State Genealogical Society
University Libraries
Church archives
Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]

Sources[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Contact and Visit Us in Library of Michigan (accessed 29 May 2015).
↑ William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 61. At various repositories (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 J54d.

[Contact-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Contact and Visit Us in Library of Michigan (accessed 29 May 2015).

[DB61-2] William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 61. At various repositories (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 J54d.

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