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''[[United States]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Michigan Genealogy|Michigan]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Michigan_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]''  
''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Michigan Genealogy|Michigan]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Archives and Libraries'''  


The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers.  
{{TOC right}}These repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Michigan.  


==== State Archives of Michigan ====
=== Statewide ===


'''[http://www.michigan.gov/sos/ Department of State]'''<br>717 West Allegan<br>Lansing, MI 48918-1837<br>Telephone: 517-373-1408
'''[[Library of Michigan]]'''[[Image:State of Michigan Library and Historical Center, snow (1).jpg|right|175px|State of Michigan Library and Historical Center, snow (1).jpg]]<br>702 W. Kalamazoo St.<br>P.O. Box 30007<br>Lansing, MI 48909-7507<br>Telephone: 517-373-1300 <br>Email: librarian@michigan.gov<br>Internet: [http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-54574_18635---,00.html Library of Michigan]<br>Hours: Monday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm <br><br>


==== National Archives  ====
:A well-rounded and comprehensive genealogy collection with periodicals, county histories, and family histories for Michigan. Also includes good collections for states contributing to the Michigan population, such as Ohio, New York, and New England states.<ref name="DB61">William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 61. {{WorldCat|39493985|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref><br><br>


'''[[National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)|National Archives Great Lake Region (Chicago)]]'''<br>7358 South Pulaski Road<br>Chicago, IL 60629<br>Telephone: 312-581-7816<br>[http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/ National Archives at Chicago and Dayton]
'''Michigan Historical Center Archives'''[[Image:State of Michigan Library and Historical Center, snow (1).jpg|right|175px|State of Michigan Library and Historical Center, snow (1).jpg]]<br> '''[http://www.michigan.gov/sos/ Department of State]'''<br>'''[http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-54463_19313---,00.html Archives of Michigan]'''<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>https://www.facebook.com/MichiganHistoricalMuseum <br><br>


==== Libraries and Archives  ====
:They have early '''state''' records like land, licenses, notaries, probates, and Michigan department records. They also have records of every '''county''' in Michigan, especially vital records, deeds, and probate records.<ref name="DB61" /><br><br>


'''[http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-54574_18635---,00.html Library of Michigan]'''<br>702 W. Kalamazoo St.<br>P.O. Box 30007<br>Lansing, MI 48909-7507<br>Telephone: 517-373-1300 <br>Email: librarian@michigan.gov<br>Hours: Monday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm
:*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.)


'''[http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-54463_19313---,00.html Archives of Michigan]'''<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
'''Historical Society of Michigan'''<br>  


https://www.facebook.com/MichiganHistoricalMuseum<br>  
:This society has some county records which can be found nowhere else. They also have genealogies, Bibles, cemetery transcripts, newspapers, and obituaries.<ref name="DB61" />


The [http://mimgc.org 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.)
=== Regional  ===


'''[http://bentley.umich.edu/ Bentley Historical Library]<br>'''University of Michigan<br>1150 Beal Avenue<br>Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2113<br>Telephone: 313-764-3482
'''Central Michigan University Park Library'''  
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'''[http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/featuredcollection/burton-historical-collection Burton Historical Collection]''' (accessed 12 August 2014)<br>Detroit Public Library<br> 5201 Woodward Avenue<br>Detroit, MI 48202<br>Telephone: 313-481-1401  
:This lesser-known facility has plenty of records of Michigan settlers in family folders, published genealogies, periodicals, newspapers, published court records, and American Indian sources.<ref name="DB61" /><br><br>
 
'''Detroit Public Main Library'''<br>'''[http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/featuredcollection/burton-historical-collection Burton Historical Collection]'''<br>5201 Woodward Avenue<br>Detroit, MI 48202<br>Telephone: 313-481-1401  
 
:This is home to the '''Burton Historical Collection''' and to the '''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.  
: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 of this collection is:
:An inventory of this collection is:


:Sprenger, Bernice Cox. ''Guide to the Manuscripts in the Burton Historical Collection''. Detroit, Michigan: Detroit Public Library, Detroit, Michigan1985. (Family History Library {{FHL|476098|item|disp=FHL book 977.4 A3sb}}.)
:*Sprenger, Bernice Cox. ''Guide to the Manuscripts in the Burton Historical Collection''. Detroit, Michigan: Detroit Public Library, Detroit, Michigan1985. (Family History Library {{FHL|476098|item|disp=FHL book 977.4 A3sb}}.)
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:A sample of Onsite resources include:  
:A sample of Onsite resources include:  
:*Records of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865, First Michigan Colored Infantry  
:*Records of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War, 1861-1865, First Michigan Colored Infantry  
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:*Wayne County Death Record Indexes
:*Wayne County Death Record Indexes


==== Guides  ====
'''Flint Public Library'''
 
:This library has genealogical books, periodicals, and family folders for residents from all over Michigan. Their collection is also good for the upper Midwest, New England, and Ontario.<ref name="DB61" /><br><br>
 
'''Grand Rapids Public Main Library'''


A useful guide to other collections of Michigan is<br> Stevens, Wystan. ''Directory of Historical Collections and Societies in Michigan''. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Historical Society of Michigan, 1973. (Family History Library {{FHL|144506|item|disp=FHL book 977.4 H24s; film 924606 item 13}}.)
:Their genealogy collection is very good. They probably have more unpublished family histories than any other repository in Michigan because they have actively solicited family histories for many years.<ref name="DB61" /><br><br>


The Family History Library has other guides to archives with genealogical collections. For example, the library has numerous state and local inventories compiled by the Historical Records Survey and indexes to the manuscript holdings at the Library of Michigan.
'''Grace Dow Memorial Library'''


=== Michigan Online Records  ===
: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>


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'''Michigan State University Library'''


=== Web Sites  ===
:They have a great manuscript collection. They also have newspapers, and unpublished pioneer, logger, and early settler records. <ref name="DB61" /><br><br>


You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Michigan in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost.
'''University of Michigan Bentley Library'''<br> '''[http://bentley.umich.edu/ Bentley Historical Library]<br>'''University of Michigan<br>1150 Beal Avenue<br>Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2113<br>Telephone: 313-764-3482 <br>


Addresses on the Internet change frequently. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more sites:
:This is a huge manuscript library with many unpublished histories, biographies, travel guides, and newspapers.<ref name="DB61" />


===== USGenWeb =====
=== Outside Michigan ===


*[http://www.usgenweb.com/ UsGenWeb.com]
'''[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]]'''[[Image:Allen County Public Library.jpg|right|145px|Allen County Public Library.jpg]] <br> 900 Library Plaza <br> Fort Wayne, IN 46802 <br> Telephone: 260-421-1225 <br> E-mail: [mailto:genealogy@acpl.info genealogy@acpl.info] <br><br>


A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.  
:This is the second-largest genealogy collection in the United States<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_County_Public_Library Allen County Public Library] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> and the largest genealogy collection in a public library. Its holdings include more than 350,000 printed volumes and 513,000 items on microfilm and microfiche.<ref name="ACPLGC">[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/ Genealogy Center] in ''Allen County Public Library'' (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> It has a premier genealogical periodical collection, local histories, genealogies, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic sources, and Canadians. They have a great '''Michigan''' collection.<ref>[http://www.genealogycenter.org/docs/default-source/resources/aboutusbrochure.pdf?sfvrsn=2 Genealogy Center Collections] in ''Genealogy Center'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> <br><br>


===== Roots-L  =====
'''[[National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)]]'''[[Image:NARA Chicago.jpg|right|175px|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>


*[http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/ Rootsweb.com]
: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>


A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.  
'''[[Newberry Library]]''' [[Image:Newberry Library.jpg|right|175px|Newberry Library.jpg]] <br> 60 West Waltron Street<br> Chicago, IL 60610<br> Telephone: 312-255-3512<br>Email: [mailto:genealogy@newberry.org reference@newberry.org.]<br>Internet: [http://www.newberry.org/ Newberry Library] <br><br>


[www.genealogytoolbox.com Helm's Genealogical Toolbox]: Michigan<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 histories, and 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


Lists genealogical societies, mailing lists, and publications.  
:*[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-collection-guides-and-research-tools Genealogy Collection Guides and Research Tools] for more information about the collections.&nbsp;''<br>''
:*A surname index to genealogical periodicals and local history books in the Newberry Library was completed in 1915 and published as ''The Genealogical Index of the Newberry Library''<ref>''The Genealogical Index of the Newberry Library''. Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall, 1960. {{WorldCat|83367401}}  {{FHL|130151|item|disp=FHL films 928135–928137}} and {{FHL|130151|item|disp=FHL book 973 D22n vols. 1–4}}</ref>&nbsp;Since this index is old, be sure to use the [http://www.newberry.org/sites/default/files/textpage-attachments/Genealogical%20Index.pdf online guide sheet] to this collection before using the source.<br><br>


===== Cyndi Howell's List  =====
'''[[Library and Archives Canada]]'''[[Image:Library and Archives Canada.jpg|right|175px|Library and Archives Canada.jpg]]<br>395 Wellington Street<br>Ottawa, ON K1A 0N4<br>CANADA<br>


*[http://www.cyndislist.com/mi.htm CyndisList.com]
*Telephone: 613-996-5115 or 1-866-578-7777 (toll-free in Canada and the US)<br>
*TTY: 613-992-6969 or 1-866-299-1699 (toll-free in Canada)<br>
*Fax: 613-995-6274<br>


Extensive links to other Internet sites touching on Michigan family history.<br>
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] discover the collection, genealogy and family history, censuses, military records, research by topics, copies and visiting, services and programs, forum, news, photo gallery.  


===== FamilySearch™  =====
:Many '''Michigan''' settlers had their origins in Canada. Significant records from this collection may be about immigrants to Michigan including land, military, estates, tax lists, and church records. They are open 24/7.<ref name="DB61" /><br><br>


*[http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org]
=== Online Records  ===


The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.
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Computers with FamilySearch do not have access to computer on-line services, networks, or bulletin boards. However, those services are available at many public libraries, college libraries, and private locations.
=== Guides  ===


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A useful guide to other collections of Michigan is<br> Stevens, Wystan. ''Directory of Historical Collections and Societies in Michigan''. Ann Arbor, Michigan: Historical Society of Michigan, 1973. (Family History Library {{FHL|144506|item|disp=FHL book 977.4 H24s; film 924606 item 13}}.)
 
The Family History Library has other guides to archives with genealogical collections. For example, the library has numerous state and local inventories compiled by the Historical Records Survey and indexes to the manuscript holdings at the Library of Michigan.


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