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=== Statewide Repositories === | === Statewide Repositories === | ||
'''[[Library of Michigan]]'''[[Image:State of Michigan Library and Historical Center, snow (1).jpg|right|280px|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>[http://www.michigan.gov/ Website]<br> [ | '''[[Library of Michigan]]'''[[Image:State of Michigan Library and Historical Center, snow (1).jpg|right|280px|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>[http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan Website]<br> [Mailto:librarian@michigan.gov Email] | ||
Hours: Monday - Friday 10 am - 5 pm, Saturday 10 am - 4 pm, closed State holidays<br> | |||
: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> | :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> | ||
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[http://www.seekingmichigan.org/ '''Seeking Michigan''']Includes death and census records and more, with more than a million records.<br> | [http://www.seekingmichigan.org/ '''Seeking Michigan''']Includes death and census records and more, with more than a million records.<br> | ||
[http://data.wmgs.org/ '''' | [http://data.wmgs.org/ ''''Western Michigan Genealogical Socitey'''], online searchable database. | ||
[http://data.wmgs.org/ '''Online Searchable Database''']Indexes marriage, deaths, obituaries, school census and more. | [http://data.wmgs.org/ '''Online Searchable Database''']Indexes marriage, deaths, obituaries, school census and more. | ||
[https://mimgc.org/cstm_societyList.php '''Michigan Genealogical Council'''] for a listing of Michigan Genealogical Societies | |||
[[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, Saturday 10 am - 4 pm, closed State holidays | |||
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> | |||
: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" /> | :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" /> | ||
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'''[[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> | '''[[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. | :This is home to the '''[http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/special-collections 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: | :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: | ||