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Research Tips and Strategies

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[edit | edit source]

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

Michigan Research Tips[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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  ===
-*[http://seekingmichigan.org/about/guides/getting-started-in-genealogy Archives of Michigan Getting Started in Genealogy]
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 *'''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]].
-=== [STATE] Record Finder  ===
+=== 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 [[[STATE] 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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-*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Michigan Birth Records|Birth records]]
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[How to Find Michigan Death Records|Death records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Michigan Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Michigan Church Records|Church records]]
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-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Michigan Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Michigan Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Michigan Bible Records|Bible records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[Michigan Military Records|Military records]]
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 | style="padding:10px"|Marriage information
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-*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
+*[[How to Find Michigan Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Michigan Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible records]]
+*[[Michigan Bible Records|Bible records]]
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-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Michigan Church Records|Church records]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Michigan Probate Records|Probate records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[Michigan Military Records|Military records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Death information
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-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death Records]]
+*[[How to Find Michigan Death Records|Death Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Michigan Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Michigan Obituaries|Obituaries]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
+*[[Michigan Probate Records|Probate Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Michigan Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
+*[[Michigan Bible Records|Bible Records]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|Parents
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-*[[How to Find [STATE] Birth Records|Birth records]]
+*[[How to Find Michigan Birth Records|Birth records]]
-*[[How to Find [STATE] Death Records|Death records]]
+*[[How to Find Michigan Death Records|Death records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Michigan Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Michigan Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church records]]
+*[[Michigan Church Records|Church records]]
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-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Michigan Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE], United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
+*[[Michigan, United States Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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 Maiden name
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-*[[How to Find [STATE] Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
+*[[How to Find Michigan Marriage Records|Marriage Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Michigan Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate records]]
+*[[Michigan Probate Records|Probate records]]
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Michigan Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Michigan Military Records|Military Records]]
 |-
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 Immigration date
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Michigan Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Michigan Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Michigan Census|Census]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
+*[[Michigan Obituaries|Obituaries]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Michigan Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] History|History]]
+*[[Michigan History|History]]
 |-
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 Naturalization
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
+*[[Michigan Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
-*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
+*[[Michigan Census|Census]]
-*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
+*[[Michigan Court Records|Court Records]]
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Voting Records|Voting Records]]
+*[[Michigan Voting Records|Voting Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Michigan Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
+*[[Michigan Periodicals|Periodicals]]
 |-
 | style="padding:10px"|
 Physical description
 | style="padding:10px"|
-*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
+*[[Michigan Military Records|Military Records]]
-*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]] (after 1906)
+*[[Michigan Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906) (after 1906)
 | style="padding:10px; vertical-align:top"|
-*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
+*[[Michigan Biography|Biography]]
-*[[[STATE] History|History]]
+*[[Michigan History|History]]
 |}
-=== Further [STATE] Research  ===
+=== Further Michigan Research  ===
-*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[[STATE] Record Finder]].'''
+*'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Michigan Record Finder]].'''
-*For online record collections, go to [[[STATE] Online Genealogy Records|'''[STATE] Online Genealogy Records.''']]
+*For online record collections, go to [[Michigan Online Genealogy Records|'''Michigan Online Genealogy Records.''']]
-*For more research on [STATE], including research at the county level, visit the [[[STATE], United States Genealogy|'''[STATE]''']] page on the Research Wiki.
+*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://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/17?region=United%20States%20of%20America Michigan record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
+*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]]
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