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== Online Resources ==
*''See [[United States Newspapers|United States Newspapers]] for more databases
*'''1800s-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62116/ U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999] at Ancestry - index ($)
*'''1800-Current''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=50052 Michigan, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1817-1995''' [http://www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/michigan/?kbid=10435&m=13 Michigan Newspaper Archives (1817 - 1995)] at Genealogy Bank ($)
*'''1817-2009''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10628/michigan-newspapers-1817-2009?s=275764761 Michigan Newspapers, 1817-2009] at MyHeritage ($)
*'''1820-2006''' {{RecordSearch|2215693|Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006}} at FamilySearch - [[Michigan Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/united-states-online-historical-newspapers/michigan-online-historical-newspapers Michigan Online Historical Newspapers]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=25&categoryFilterID=38&showPaging=true Michigan Newspapers] at Ancestry - ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3669 Northern Michigan, Newspaper Surname Index] at Ancestry - index/images ($)
*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/pages/results/?state=Michigan&date1=1836&date2=1922&proxtext=&x=16&y=17&dateFilterType=yearRange&rows=20&searchType=basic Chronicling America]
*[https://www.cmich.edu/research/clarke-historical-library/services/digmich-newspaper-preservation/newspaper-digitization-and-microfilming Digital Michigan Newspaper Portal] at Clarke Historical Library
*[http://www.newslink.org/minews.html List of Michigan Newspapers]
*[http://www.50states.com/news/michigan.htm List of Michigan Newspapers]
== Resources ==
A newspaper pool has been organized by the Library of Michigan, Detroit Public Library, and other institutions to gather and microfilm all known Michigan newspapers. These microfilms are available to public and university libraries that participate in interlibrary loan. A description of the state's newspapers is in the Fall-Winter, 1971–72, issue of Family Trails (see the "[[Michigan Periodicals|Periodicals]]" section).  
A newspaper pool has been organized by the Library of Michigan, Detroit Public Library, and other institutions to gather and microfilm all known Michigan newspapers. These microfilms are available to public and university libraries that participate in interlibrary loan. A description of the state's newspapers is in the Fall-Winter, 1971–72, issue of Family Trails (see the "[[Michigan Periodicals|Periodicals]]" section).  
=== Libraries and Archives  ===


Newspapers in the [http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-54504_50206_18643---,00.html Library of Michigan] in Lansing are listed on their web site.  
Newspapers in the [http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-54504_50206_18643---,00.html Library of Michigan] in Lansing are listed on their web site.  


The Family History Library has no Michigan newspapers, but does have:  
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal/lm_AH_Newspapers_277355_7.pdf<br>
 
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=== '''Newspaper Directory'''  ===
 
The [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present] is a national directory from the Library of Congress of over 140,000 newspaper titles. The directory provides a list of libraries from around the country that have the newspapers in their collections.
 
=== Digital Issues Online  ===
 
{{wikipedia|Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}}
 
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/BrowseLocations.aspx?co=7&s=52 Michigan newspapers] online. This database is sometimes free at libraries under the name AccessNewspaperArchive.
 
=== Indexes  ===
 
:Link, Muriel. ''Obituaries Index, 1933–1948''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|434468|title-id|disp=films 1002031–44}}.) This index contains clippings from various Michigan newspapers.
 
:The Historical Records Survey (Michigan). ''Vital Records from the Detroit Free Press 1831–1868''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|293292|title-id|disp=films 927477–79}}.) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14237792/editions?editionsView=true Worldcat])
 
:''Marriage and death newspaper notices, Wayne County, Michigan, 1809-1868: newspaper notices from Michigan newspapers at the Michigan Historical Collections, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan'', by Marguerite Novy Lambert &amp; James Jackson.
:''<br>Death and Marriage Items Abstracted from the Lansing State Republican 1861-1871 and Some Divorces and Name Changes Noted in the Michigan Territorial and State Law''s, by Donald J. deZeeuw, Fern Lawhead deZeeuw and Ruth Whipple Kapphahn, Occasional Paper #9, Jan 1978.
:<br>''Our Sunday Visitor : 100 Years of Religious Growth, 1853-1953 : Official Newspaper of the Diocese of Marquette'', by J. William Gorski
:''<br>Obituaries 2000 to 2009, the Citizen, Hamtramck, Michigan'', compiled by J. William Gorski.
:''<br>Is Your Ancestor Listed in Here? : an Index to Obituaries, Memoriams, and Cards of Thanks, Covering Much of the Northern Tier of Kent County with a Few from other Areas of Michigan'', compiled and indexed by Betty L. Heiss. <br><br> <br>


:Link, Muriel. ''Obituaries Index, 1933–1948''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. (Family History Library {{FHL|434468|title-id|disp=films 1002031–44}}.) This index contains clippings from various Michigan newspapers.


:The Historical Records Survey (Michigan). ''Vital Records from the Detroit Free Press 1831–1868''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. (Family History Library {{FHL|293292|title-id|disp=films 927477–79}}.)


=== External Links  ===
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*http://www.newslink.org/minews.html
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*http://www.usnpl.com/minews.php
*http://www.50states.com/news/michigan.htm


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A newspaper pool has been organized by the Library of Michigan, Detroit Public Library, and other institutions to gather and microfilm all known Michigan newspapers. These microfilms are available to public and university libraries that participate in interlibrary loan. A description of the state's newspapers is in the Fall-Winter, 1971–72, issue of Family Trails (see the "Periodicals" section).

Libraries and Archives

Newspapers in the Library of Michigan in Lansing are listed on their web site.

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal/lm_AH_Newspapers_277355_7.pdf


Newspaper Directory

The U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present is a national directory from the Library of Congress of over 140,000 newspaper titles. The directory provides a list of libraries from around the country that have the newspapers in their collections.

Digital Issues Online

Wikipedia has more about this subject: List of online newspaper archives

NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of Michigan newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries under the name AccessNewspaperArchive.

Indexes

Link, Muriel. Obituaries Index, 1933–1948. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1976. (FamilySearch Library films 1002031–44.) This index contains clippings from various Michigan newspapers.
The Historical Records Survey (Michigan). Vital Records from the Detroit Free Press 1831–1868. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1973. (FamilySearch Library films 927477–79.) (Worldcat)
Marriage and death newspaper notices, Wayne County, Michigan, 1809-1868: newspaper notices from Michigan newspapers at the Michigan Historical Collections, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, by Marguerite Novy Lambert & James Jackson.

Death and Marriage Items Abstracted from the Lansing State Republican 1861-1871 and Some Divorces and Name Changes Noted in the Michigan Territorial and State Law
s, by Donald J. deZeeuw, Fern Lawhead deZeeuw and Ruth Whipple Kapphahn, Occasional Paper #9, Jan 1978.

Our Sunday Visitor : 100 Years of Religious Growth, 1853-1953 : Official Newspaper of the Diocese of Marquette, by J. William Gorski

Obituaries 2000 to 2009, the Citizen, Hamtramck, Michigan
, compiled by J. William Gorski.

Is Your Ancestor Listed in Here? : an Index to Obituaries, Memoriams, and Cards of Thanks, Covering Much of the Northern Tier of Kent County with a Few from other Areas of Michigan
, compiled and indexed by Betty L. Heiss.