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[[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Cemeteries''' | [[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Ohio|Ohio]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Cemeteries''' | ||
Copies of many tombstone inscriptions, especially for the southern part of [[Michigan]], have been acquired by the Family History Library, the Library of Michigan, and the Detroit Public Library's Burton Historical Collection. | <br>Copies of many tombstone inscriptions, especially for the southern part of [[Michigan]], have been acquired by the Family History Library, the Library of Michigan, and the Detroit Public Library's Burton Historical Collection. | ||
===== Veteran Cemetery Records ===== | ===== Veteran Cemetery Records ===== | ||
The Family History Library and the Grand Rapids Public Library, 60 Library Plaza NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3093, have microfilm copies of three card indexes to veterans buried in Michigan: | The Family History Library and the Grand Rapids Public Library, 60 Library Plaza NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3093, have microfilm copies of three card indexes to veterans buried in Michigan: | ||
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*Michigan. Civil War Centennial Observance Commission. Committee on Civil War Grave Registration. ''Civil War Graves Registration Index Cards, ca. 1861–1930''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1994. {{FHL|710418|item|disp=FHL film first film 1955405 (first of 22 films.}} | *Michigan. Civil War Centennial Observance Commission. Committee on Civil War Grave Registration. ''Civil War Graves Registration Index Cards, ca. 1861–1930''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1994. {{FHL|710418|item|disp=FHL film first film 1955405 (first of 22 films.}} | ||
===== Cemetery Directories ===== | ===== Cemetery Directories ===== | ||
*The [http://libraryofmichigan.state.mi.us/MichiganCemeteries/ Michigan Cemetery Sources] web site represents a compilation of published cemetery transcriptions located at the Library of Michigan and links to Michigan cemetery websites. This database also identifies the location of over 3,700 cemeteries in Michigan. It is NOT intended to include a list of personal names. | *The [http://libraryofmichigan.state.mi.us/MichiganCemeteries/ Michigan Cemetery Sources] web site represents a compilation of published cemetery transcriptions located at the Library of Michigan and links to Michigan cemetery websites. This database also identifies the location of over 3,700 cemeteries in Michigan. It is NOT intended to include a list of personal names. | ||
*The following is a directory of cemeteries and transcriptions available at the Library of Michigan: | *The following is a directory of cemeteries and transcriptions available at the Library of Michigan: | ||
::Har-Al, Inc. ''Michigan Cemetery Compendium. ''Spring Arbor, Michigan. Family History Library {{FHL|19582|item|disp=FHL book 977.4 V37h}}<nowiki>: Har-Al, 1979. (FHL book 977.4 V37h.)</nowiki> | |||
*A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library is: | *A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts available at the Family History Library is: | ||
::The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Library. ''Index to United States Cemeteries''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. {{FHL|613269|item|disp=FHL film 1206468–94}}.) Film 1206477 includes Michigan and Minnesota. | |||
===== Family History Library Resources ===== | ===== Family History Library Resources ===== | ||
To find additional cemetery sources in the Family History Library Catalog, use the [[Family History Library Catalog Place Search|Place-Names Search function]]. For example: | To find additional cemetery sources in the Family History Library Catalog, use the [[Family History Library Catalog Place Search|Place-Names Search function]]. For example: | ||
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:6. To explore each cemetery title, click on the highlighted blue title. | :6. To explore each cemetery title, click on the highlighted blue title. | ||
ILLINOIS, CEMETERIES<br>MICHIGAN, [Name of County]- CEMETERIES<br>MICHIGAN, [Name of County], [Name of Town]- CEMETERIES | ILLINOIS, CEMETERIES<br>MICHIGAN, [Name of County]- CEMETERIES<br>MICHIGAN, [Name of County], [Name of Town]- CEMETERIES | ||
=====Web Sites ===== | ===== Web Sites ===== | ||
*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~graveyards/ Michigan Graveyards] | *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~graveyards/ Michigan Graveyards] | ||