Berrien County, Michigan:
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Projects

• Berrien County Genealogy Project      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Berrien County GenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Berrien County History & Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Berrien County Michigan Genealogy      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Berrien County MIGenWeb      (Source: American Local History Network)
• Berrien County Records      (Source: Michigan Family History Network)
• Michiana Roots Genealogy and History 

Adjacent counties

• Cass County, MI  to the east
• La Porte County, IN  to the south
• Saint Joseph County, IN  to the southeast
• Van Buren County, MI  to the northeast

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence (10)

Cemeteries (11)

Census Records and Indexes (31)

Church Records

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1826-1945  includes Baroda, Michigan     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records, 1800-1946  includes St Joseph     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940  includes Baroda, Michigan     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes Niles, Michigan     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Berrien County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Berrien County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)

Directories (23)

Estate Records

• Michigan Probate Records  1797-1973     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Michigan Wills and Probate Records, 1784-1980  includes Berrien County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

History (100)

Introduction and Guides

• Berrien County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Berrien County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Berrien County, Michigan Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)
• Cyndi's List of Michigan locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)

Land Records

• Berrien County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Berrien County Land Records      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)
• Family Maps of Berrien County, MI      (Source: Arphax Publishing Co.)     ($)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Berrien County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (19)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• berrienco  Berrien County Genealogy     (Source: Yahoo! Groups)
• BerrienCountyMI  Berrien Co, MI Genealogy     (Source: Yahoo! Groups)
• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• Michiana Genealogy 
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• MI-BERRIENGS Berrien County Genealogical Society mailing list, for queries relating to any Berrien County ancestors, relatives and history, and any genealogical resources available in the Berrien County area

  • MI-BERRIENGS Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

• MIBERRIE Berrien County genealogy

  • MIBERRIE Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

• MIBERRIEAREA For anyone with a genealogical interest and/or historical interest in Berrien County, Michigan, area including surrounding areas both in Michigan and Indiana

  • MIBERRIEAREA Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

• SouthwestMichigan Southwest Michigan genealogy

  • SouthwestMichigan Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (25)

Military Records and Histories

• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Berrien County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Berrien County, Michigan     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Military Discharge Records, ca.1847 - ca.1965      (Source: FamilySearch)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Berrien County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• Spanish American War

  • Michigan Volunteers      (Source: Michigan Family History Network)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Berrien County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Miscellaneous Data

• Berrien County Miscellaneous Records      (Source: USGenWeb Michigan Archives)
• Berrien County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Classic Buildings of Berrien County      (Source: Society of Architectural Historians)

Newspaper Records (17)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (24)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (13)

School Records and Histories (16)

Societies

• Berrien County Genealogical Society 
• Berrien County Historical Association 
• Berrien County Historical Association      (Source: Facebook)
• Bridgman-Lake Township Historical Society 
• Van Buren Regional Genealogical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (355)

Tax Lists

• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Tax records, 1841-1907  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry (10)

Vital Records (10)

Wiki

• Berrien County, Michigan Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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