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• Michigan African American Records
• Michigan Biographies
  A search of our biographies mentioning Michigan.
  • Biographical History of Genesee County, Michigan
    Biographies of influential people of Genesee County, Michigan.
• Michigan Cemetery Records
  • Oakland County
    • North Oxford Cemetery, Oxford
    • Ridgelawn Memorial Cemetery, Oxford
• Michigan Census Records
  • 1894 Michigan State Census
    This document lists the names by ward, township, and county of United States Soldiers of the Civil War Residing in Michigan, June 1, 1894. The information was extracted from the 1894 Michigan State Census. Since the 1890 federal census was destroyed in a fire, researchers can use this list of names as an additional tool beyond the census, to document their ancestors whereabouts during the 1890's. There are approximately 50,000 names provided.
• Michigan 1910 Census Addition Map
• Michigan Counties Map
  • The History of Detroit and Michigan
    The manuscript featured here is a comprehensive study into the first 200 years of Detroit and Michigan history. Source: The History of Detroit and Michigan: A Chronological Cyclopaedia of the Past.
  • History of Livingston County, Michigan
    Biographies, illustrations, towns, and the history of Livingston County, Michigan.
  • A History of Saginaw County, Michigan
    "History of Saginaw County, Michigan; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens."
• Michigan Forts
  List of colonial forts, trading posts, named camps, redoubts, reservations, general hospitals, national cemeteries, etc., established or erected in the United States from its earliest settlement to 1902.
• Michigan Genealogy Lookups
• Military Records
  • Revolutionary War
    • 1840 Pensioners Database
  • Civil War Records
    • Civil War Pensions Index Cards
      Each card gives the soldier's name, unit, the application number, the certificate number and the state from which the soldier served. In some cases, the soldier's rank, terms of service, date of death and place of death are given. The index cards refer to pension applications of veterans who served in the U.S. Army between 1861 and 1917. The majority of the records pertain to Civil War veterans, but they also include veterans of the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection, Indian wars, and World War I.
    • Seventh Michigan Cavalry Volunteers
    • Thirteenth Michigan Infantry
  • World War 1 Records
  • World War II Records
    • Michigan World War II Army - Air Corps Casualty List
    • Michigan World War II Navy - Marines Casualty List
  • Korean War Casualty List
  • Vietnam War Casualty List
• Michigan Native American Records
  • Michigan Land Patents ~ Chippewa ~ Ottawa
    • Michigan Chippewa Land Patents
    • Michigan Ottawa Land Patents
  • Michigan State Recognized Tribes
  • Michigan Federally Non-Recognized Tribes
• Michigan Obituaries
  • By County
• Michigan Vital Records
  • Michigan Birth Records 1867-1902
    Name index and images of Michigan statewide birth registration entries. Clerks of each County Court recorded births that were reported by parents, doctors and midwives beginning in 1867. This information was then sent to the secretary of the state. From 1867 to 1879, about 15% to 20% of the births were recorded; from 1880-1902, coverage increased to about 60% to 70%
  • Michigan Death Records 1867-1897
    Name index and images of Michigan statewide death registration entries. From 1867 to 1897 the township supervisor or city assessor or supervisor annually canvassed their area and recorded the deaths that took place the year preceding the first Monday in April. The supervisor or assessor returned the results to the county clerk within 30 days of completing the canvass. Each year the county clerk forwarded the records to Secretary of State. The Secretary of State had the records bound in books, one for each year, and made an annual report to the Governor. Registration was initially very incomplete. Some counties did not report any deaths during the first three years of this statute. This law remained in effect until 1897 when the state required a death certificate be issued. It is believed that approximately half of the deaths were missed in the time period from 1867 until 1897.
  • Michigan Marriages 1868-1925
    Name index and images of marriages recorded in the State of Michigan between 1868 and 1925. In some instances, marriages were celebrated and recorded in a county different from the county where the marriage license was issued. An 1805 law required registration of marriages with the clerk of the local district court. In 1867 an additional law required the counties to send copies of the records to the Office of the State Registrar. A very high percentage of marriages that took place in Michigan were recorded by civil authorities.
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• Alumni Lists
  • Benzie Co: Almira School District No. 2 Class of 1887, Almira Township, Benzie County, Michigan
  • Delta Co: 1925 Graduating Class Escanaba, MI High School
  • Delta Co: 1926 Graduating Class Escanaba, MI High School
  • Delta Co: 1927 Graduating Class Escanaba, MI High School
  • Delta Co: 1928 Escanaba, Michigan High School Graduating Class
  • Delta Co: 1928 Faculty, Escanaba High School
  • Ingham Co: Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) Class of 1922
  • Kent Co: Grand Rapids High School Class of 1894, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Kent Co: Ottawa Hills High School, Grades 7-11, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Lenawee Co: Morenci High School - Class of 1948
  • Lenawee Co: Morence HS, 1930
  • Macomb Co: Armada High School Alumni, 1879-2003 (partial), Armada, Michigan
  • Macomb Co: Lakeshore High-Class of 1958
  • Macomb Co: Lakeshore High-Class of 1959
  • Macomb Co: Lakeshore High-Class of 1960
  • Macomb Co: Lakeshore High-Class of 1961
  • Macomb Co: Lakeshore High-Class of 1962
  • Macomb Co: Lakeshore High-Class of 1963
  • Mecosta Co: Ferris Institute College Preparatory School, 1911-1913, A-H, Big Rapids
  • Mecosta Co: Ferris Institute College Preparatory School, 1917-1920, A-C, P-T, Big Rapids, Mecosta Co, Mich
  • Mecosta Co: Ferris Institute College, Shorthand School, 1911, A-C, L-S, Big Rapids, Mecosta Co, Mich
  • Mecosta Co: Ferris Institute Commercial Business School, 1897-1898, A-P, Big Rapids, Mecosta Co, Mich
  • Mecosta Co: Ferris Institute School Instructors, 1897-1898, A-W surnames, Big Rapids, Mecosta Co, Mich
  • Mecosta Co: Ferris Institute Industrial School, 1897-1898, A-B surnames
  • Midland Co: 1941 Yearbook, Midland (MI) High School
  • Newaygo Co: School Souvenirs
  • Oakland Co: Clawson High School Class of 1965, Clawson, MI
  • Van Buren Co: Hartford Graduates
  • Washtenaw Co: 1923 University of Michigan
  • Wayne Co: Alumni of Southeastern High School, 1950, Detroit, MI
  • Wayne Co: Class of 1945, St Theresa High School, Detroit, MI
  • Wayne Co: Eastern High School Class of 1936, Detroit, Michigan
  • Wayne Co: Fordson High School Class of 1939, Dearborn, Michigan
  • Wayne Co: Hamtramck High School Class of 1949, Hamtramck, MI
  • Wayne Co: Redford High School Class of January 1940, Redford, Michigan
  • Wayne Co: Southeastern High School - June Graduates 1943
  • Wayne Co: Southeastern High School-January 1943
  • Wayne Co: Western High School, Detroit, Michigan, Class of 1989
• Birth Records
  • Iron Co: Iron River Certificate of Birth Memorandum Cards
• Book Indexes
  • Iron Co: Mineral Hills Jubilee Historical Album, 1918-1968
  • Iron Co: They Came... (To Iron County, Michigan), Edited by Marcia Bernhardt
  • Oceana Co: Oceana County (MI) Pioneers and Business Men of Today, 1890
  • St. Croix Co: Name index for "A Short History of Capac Homes and Buildings"
  • Name index for "A Township Named Lynn"
• Cemetery Records
  • Ingham Co: Old Woodlawn Cemetery Records Leslie, Michigan
  • Iron Co: Bates Township Cemetery
  • Iron Co: Iron River Cemetery
  • Iron Co: Resthaven Cemetery
  • Iron Co: Rosehill Cemetery, Beechwood, MI
  • Iron Co: Stambaugh Cemetery
  • Lenawee Co: New Weston Cemetery
  • Macomb Co: Utica Cemetery, Utica, Michigan
  • Monroe Co: Bedford Township: Hitchcock Cemetery, Lewis Ave just south of Sterns Rd, Bedford Township, Monroe County, Michigan
  • Ottawa Co: Elmwood Cemetery, Lamont Michigan
  • Saginaw Co: Chippewa Indian Cemetery, Birch Run, Michigan
• Census Records
  • PRESCOTT surname, 1820-1920 Census Indexes
• Church Records
  • Eaton Co: Episcopal Church of Eaton Rapids
  • St. Clair Co: List of confirmads: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church: Confirmation Reunion
• City Directories
  • Berrien Co: Assorted City Directories 1892-1931, Arnold Surname, Niles, Michigan
  • Branch Co: City Directories 1860-1926, Coldwater, Michigan (various years, selected records)
• Death Records
  • 1872-1881 Michigan Deaths for surname Elliott
  • Iron Co: Iron River Burial Transit Permits
  • Iron Co: Iron River Certificate of Death Memorandum Cards
  • Jackson Co: Jackson County, MI Civil War Burial Records
  • Jackson Co: Selected Family Death Certificate Records
  • Kalamazoo Co: Index to Deaths - Kalamazoo Co. MI - selected records 1869 - 1936 (Chr - Chu)
  • Macomb Co: St. Mary List of Deceased 1876-1976
  • St. Clair Co: Index to All Registered County Deaths (1868-1974)
• Marriage Records
  • Menominee: 'A Gretna Green' Marriages
  • St Clair Co: Marriages 1838-1898
• Land Records
  • GLO/BLM Records-Land Records
  • Ottawa Co: Chester Township 1912, Ottawa County, Michigan
• Newspaper Indexes
  • Huron Co: Huron County Fire Victims listed in the Huron County News on September 16, 1881
  • Kent Co: Rockford Register, Obituaries and Biographies 1871-1941, Rockford, Michigan
    

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Cemetery Records
Iosco County, Michigan, 1901-99: Esmond-Evergreen Cemetery

Census - Other Federal Census
Michigan Census, 1827-70

Census - State Census
Michigan State Census, 1894

Directories
Berrien County, Michigan Directory, 1892
Monroe County, Michigan Directories, 1874-75, 1892, 1897

Directories - Business Directories
Michigan Business Directory, 1863

Directories - City Directories
Alpena, Michigan Directories, 1887-92
Ann Arbor, Michigan Directories, 1886, 1888-92
Detroit, Michigan Directory, 1890
Grand Rapids, Michigan City Directories, 1889-90
Ionia, Michigan City Directory, 1891
Jackson County, Michigan Rural Directory, 1918-23
Jackson, Michigan Directories, 1887-88, 1890
Michigan Western, 1884 Directory
Muskegon, Michigan Directories, 1887-90
Saginaw, Michigan Directories, 1889-90
West Bay City, Michigan Directory, 1889-90
Ypsilanti, Michigan City Directory, 1910

Directories - Farm Directories
Hillsdale County, Michigan Farm Directory, 1919-24

Ethnic - Native American
Michigan Native Americans History, 1887

History
Alexander Campbell, Address on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Augustus C. Schooley, Among the Wolverines
Bertha Van Hoosen, Michigan Petticoat Surgeon
Caroline Kirkland, New Home in Michigan
Collections and Researches Made by the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society
Collections and Researches Made by the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Vol. 16
Collections and Researches Made by the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Vol. 19
Collections and Researches Made by the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Vol. 20
Daniel Mevis, Growth of Lansing, Michigan
Dr. John Kellogg, Cornflake Crusade
Elizabeth Williams, A Child of the Sea
Georgia Hufford, Northern Michigan Farm
Herring Lake, Michigan History
John Lyle King, Trouting on the Brule River, 1879
John R. St. John, Lake Superior Country, 1840s
Julian Ralph, South Shore of Lake Superior
Lansing Swan, Trip to Michigan, 1841
Laura Haviland, Michigan Activist, 1808-98
Lenawee County, Michigan Memoirs
Lewis Reimann, Between the Iron and the Pine
Michigan Facts and Figures
Michigan Gallery of Pen Sketches
Michigan Historical Society Records, Vol. 10
Michigan Historical Society Records, Vol. 11
Michigan Historical Society Records, Vol. 8
Michigan Historical Society Records, Vol. 9
Michigan Medical History, Vol. 1
Michigan Medical History, Vol. 2
Michigan Memories, 1837-87
Michigan Missionary Labors
Michigan Pioneer Society Collections Report, Vol. 12
Michigan Religious Activism, 1837-82
Michigan Travel Guide, 1899
Michigan, Popular Summer Resorts, 1884
National Grange in Michigan
William Nowlin, Bark Covered House

Immigration - Naturalization Records
Iosco County, Michigan Naturalization Index, 1885-1910
Michigan Eastern District Naturalizations

Land Records
Iosco County, Michigan Early Land Owners, 1841-96
Iosco County, Michigan Plat Book, 1903
Michigan Land Records

Letters and Correspondence
Lucinda Stone, Reminiscences

Maps, Atlases, and Gazetteers
Iosco County, MI, Iosco County Gazette Index, 1900-10
Michigan Gazetteer, 1839

Military Records
Michigan Military Records, 1775-1836

Military - Civil War Records
Michigan in the Civil War

Military - World War I Records
Iosco County, Michigan WWI Veterans Index

Miscellaneous
Detroit and Northern Michigan Pleasure Resorts, 1883
Iosco County, Michigan Glass Negatives, 1892-1905: East Tawas
Iosco County, Michigan Paupers, 1869-1934

Newspaper Records
Grand Traverse Herald (Traverse City, Michigan)
Grand Traverse Herald, The (Traverse City, Michigan)
Herald Press, The (St. Joseph, Michigan)
Holland Evening Sentinel (Holland, Michigan)
Ironwood Daily Globe (Ironwood, Michigan)
Northern Michigan, Newspaper Surname Index
Traverse City Record Eagle (Traverse, Michigan)

Newspaper - Obituaries
Iosco County, Michigan Obituaries, 1978-90
Iosco County, Michigan, 1892-1949: Tawas Herald Obituaries

Surnames - Biographies
David Ward, Autobiography, 1912
Erastus Haven, Autobiography
Michigan Biographical Sketches, 1870-1900
Michigan Biographies
Michigan Biographies
Michigan Biographies, 1878

Vital Records
Oakland County, Michigan Vital Records, 1800-1917

Vitals - Death Records
Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996

Vitals - Marriage Records
Michigan Marriages to 1850
Michigan Marriages, 1792-1898
Michigan Marriages, 1851-75
Saline County, Missouri Marriages, 1820-81, Vols. 1-4

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American History and Genealogy Project

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