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| '''[[National Archives at Chicago]]'''[[Image:NARA Chicago.jpg|right|280px|NARA Chicago.jpg]]<br>7358 S. Pulaski Rd.<br>Chicago, IL 60629-5898<br>Telephone: (773)948-9001<br>Fax: (773)948-9050<br>E-mail: [mailto:chicago.archives@nara.gov chicago.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/ http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/]<br><br>  

:Includes federal censuses 1790–1930; selected military service indexes, pension indexes, passenger lists, and naturalizations. Free computers for Ancestry, Heritage Quest, or Fold3. Federal agency, civil, and criminal court records of '''Michigan'''.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/chicago/archives/genealogy.html Genealogy] in ''National Archives at Chicago'' (accessed 27 February 2014).</ref> <br><br>

[[Image:State of Michigan Library and Historical Center, snow (1).jpg|right|280px]]'''[[Michigan Historical Center Archives]]'''<br>702 W. Kalamazoo Street<br>Lansing, Michigan 48913<br>Telephone: 517-373-1408<br>Email: archives@michigan.gov<br>Hours: Monday - Friday 1 - 5 pm<br>Internet: [http://www.michigan.gov/mhc/0,4726,7-282-61083---,00.html Michigan Historical Center - Archives]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/MichiganHistoricalMuseum Michigan Historical Center Facebook]<br><br>

:*The [http://mimgc.org/index.html Michigan Genealogical Council] has published ''Guide to the Michigan Genealogical and Historical Collections at the Library of Michigan and the State Archives of Michigan.'' This book is organized by county and then by towns within the county. It lists county and church histories, atlases, censuses, newspapers, vital records, indexes to transcribed cemetery records, land records, probate records, naturalization records, church records, genealogical and historical society newsletters, and various other genealogical materials located at the two facilities. The book is also available at the {{FHL|764051|item|disp=FHL film 2055576 item 9; book 977.4 A3g}} both in book and microfilm. (See the "[[Michigan Societies|Societies]]" section for the address of the Michigan Genealogical Council.)<br><br>

'''[[Detroit Public Main Library]]'''[[Image:DetroitPublicMainLibrary2010.jpg|right|400px|DetroitPublicMainLibrary2010.jpg]]<br>5201 Woodward Avenue<br>Detroit, MI 48202<br>Telephone: 313-481-1401<br><br>  

:This is home to the '''[http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/featuredcollection/burton-historical-collection Burton Historical Collection]''' and to the [http://dsgr.org '''Detroit Society for Genealogical Research''']. They also have many unpublished family histories, research aids like indexes and cemetery guides, and an obituary collection. Their family folder collection is large, as is their very good newspaper collection.<ref name="DB61" />

:The Burton Historical Collection contains records pertaining to Detroit’s history from her days as a 17th century settlement to present day, with information about the Great Lakes Region including the role of Canada, the French and English influence. There are atlases, maps, photographs, pamphlets, bound newspapers, personal papers and much more. Some Vital records such as marriage, birth and death records are available. Federal population schedules along with family histories, personal papers, immigration records, some Detroit high school yearbooks, probate indexes and records plus city directories for most years and other supporting resources are also available. An inventory guide to this collection is:

:This small library can boast some good genealogical indexes. Many of their references are to early settlers coming through Saginaw Bay into Michigan.<ref name="DB61" /><br><br>

:A large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records '''some from Michigan''', the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and the British Isles.<ref>[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> They have over 17,000 printed genealogies. The collection is noteworthy for its colonial America, especially New England holdings. They have church, town, and county histories from all parts of the United States, Canada, and the British Isles. This includes a comprehensive set of New England town records and a strong collection of county histories from the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states. Their Civil War unit histories collection is one of the best.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref> This library has research guides on various subjects related to genealogy and library holdings cataloged from 1978. &nbsp;See

E-mail: [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/assistance-request-form/Pages/assistance-request-form.aspx?requesttype=1 Genealogy and Family History inquiry form]<br>Internet: [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/ LAC Internet Site] the collection, genealogy and family history, censuses, military records, research by topics, copies and visiting, services and programs, forum, news, photo gallery.  

*University of Michigan Library, [http://guides.lib.umich.edu/c.php?g=283072&p=1885995 "Finding Archives and Manuscripts: Identifying Collections"]