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Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page
The Michigan Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Michigan. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Michigan Research Strategies

Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Michigan

Michigan Research Tips

These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Michigan.

Birth information: Birth records for each county, with copies also sent to the state, began no later than January 1867, although registration of all vital records was certainly not enforced. A 1905 law required more effective record keeping and was generally complied with by 1915. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other substitute records to improve accuracy.
Finding Parents: Death records for each county, with copies also sent to the state, began no later than January 1867, although registration of all vital records was certainly not enforced. A 1905 law was much more effective, and was generally complied with by 1915. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. Search Michigan death records
Look in all censuses: Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. Search U.S. Censuses.

Michigan Record Finder

This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Michigan Record Finder.

1. What you are looking for:	2. Try these records first:	3. Other useful records
Birth information	Birth records Death records Obituaries Church records	Cemeteries Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Bible records Military records
Marriage information	Marriage records Obituaries Bible records	Church records Probate records Military records
Death information	Death Records Cemeteries Obituaries	Probate Records Church Records Bible Records
Parents	Birth records Death records Obituaries Census Church records	Biography Genealogy
Maiden name	Marriage Records Obituaries Probate records	Church Records Military Records
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census	Obituaries Biography History
Naturalization	Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) Census Court Records	Voting Records Biography Periodicals
Physical description	Military Records Naturalization and Citizenship (after 1906) (after 1906)	Biography History

Further Michigan Research

Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see Michigan Record Finder.
For online record collections, go to Michigan Online Genealogy Records.
For more research on Michigan, including research at the county level, visit the Michigan page on the Research Wiki.
Search all of the Michigan record collections at FamilySearch.

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 === Michigan Research Strategies  ===
 Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Michigan<br>
-:[[Michigan Online Genealogy Records|Michigan Online Genealogy Records]]
+*[[Michigan Online Genealogy Records|Michigan Online Genealogy Records]]
-:[[How to Find Michigan Birth Records|How to find Michigan Birth Records]]
+*[[How to Find Michigan Birth Records|How to find Michigan Birth Records]]
-:[[How to Find Michigan Marriage Records|How to find Michigan Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find Michigan Marriage Records|How to find Michigan Marriage Records]]
-:[[How to Find Michigan Death Records|How to find Michigan Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find Michigan Death Records|How to find Michigan Death Records]]
 === Michigan Research Tips  ===
-These tips will help you as your research your ancestors in Michigan.
+These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Michigan.
-*'''Birth information:''' Birth records in Michigan start on the county level in 1905 - although not all counties complied with the law. The best substitute record for locating birth information is [[How to Find United States Death Records|death records]]&nbsp;(the majority of death records will list the date of birth of the decedent, and since death certificates are considered a primary resource, they can provide you with the same documentation as a birth certificate). Or, try these other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]].
+*'''Birth information:''' Birth records for each county, with copies also sent to the state, began no later than January 1867, although registration of all vital records was certainly not enforced. A 1905 law required more effective record keeping and was generally complied with by 1915. A helpful substitute record to find birth information is a death record. However, date and place of birth on a death record is considered secondary information, as it was not recorded at the time of the birth event. The birth information should be corroborated with other [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|substitute records]] to improve accuracy.
-*'''Finding Parents:''' The State of Michigan began recording deaths in 1905. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Michigan death records]]
+*'''Finding Parents:''' Death records for each county, with copies also sent to the state, began no later than January 1867, although registration of all vital records was certainly not enforced. A 1905 law was much more effective, and was generally complied with by 1915. They often will list the parents of the deceased and their birth information. [[How to Find United States Death Records|Search Michigan death records]]
 *'''Look in all censuses:''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses]].
-[[Category:Michigan]]
+=== Michigan Record Finder  ===
+This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Michigan Record Finder]].'''
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+| style="padding:10px"| '''1. What you are looking for:'''
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+Birth information
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[How to Find Michigan Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Michigan Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Michigan Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Michigan Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Michigan Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Michigan Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Michigan Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Michigan Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Michigan Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[Michigan Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Michigan Bible Records|Bible records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Michigan Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Michigan Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Michigan Military Records|Military records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Death information
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Michigan Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[Michigan Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Michigan Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Michigan Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Michigan Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Michigan Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|Parents
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Michigan Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Michigan Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[Michigan Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Michigan Census|Census]]
+*[[Michigan Church Records|Church records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Michigan Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Michigan, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Maiden name
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[How to Find Michigan Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[Michigan Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Michigan Probate Records|Probate records]]
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Michigan Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Michigan Military Records|Military Records]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Immigration date
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Michigan Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Michigan Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Michigan Census|Census]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Michigan Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Michigan Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Michigan History|History]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Naturalization
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Michigan Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
+*[[Michigan Census|Census]]
+*[[Michigan Court Records|Court Records]]
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Michigan Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Michigan Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Michigan Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+|-
+| style="padding:10px"|
+Physical description
+| style="padding:10px"|
+*[[Michigan Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Michigan Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
+| style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
+*[[Michigan Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Michigan History|History]]
+|}
+=== Further Michigan Research  ===
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Michigan Record Finder]].'''
+*For online record collections, go to [[Michigan Online Genealogy Records|'''Michigan Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For more research on Michigan, including research at the county level, visit the [[Michigan, United States Genealogy|'''Michigan''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/17?region=United%20States%20of%20America Michigan record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
+[[Category:Michigan, United States]][[Category:United States Research Strategies]]
+[[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]]