Statewide resources, Michigan:
Family History & Genealogy, Census, Birth, Marriage, Death Vital Records & More

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Projects

• The Making of Modern Michigan  Digitizing Michigan's Hidden Past
• Michigan      (Source: Open Genealogy)
• Michigan American History and Genealogy Project      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Michigan American Local History Network      (Source: American Local History Network)
• Michigan Family History Network 
• Michigan Genealogy on the Web  MIGenWeb     (Source: USGenWeb)
• Michigan History & Genealogy      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Michigan Trails      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Seeking Michigan  Exploring Michigan's Past & Present

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence (28)

Blogs

• Midwestern Microhistory: A Genealogy Blog  Genealogy and family history in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and neighbor and feeder states

Cemeteries

• Michigan Cemeteries Project 
• Michigan Cemetery Directory  D'Addezio.com
• Michigan Cemetery Photos      (Source: Cemetery Photo Volunteers Project)
• Michigan Cemetery Sources 
• Michigan Tombstone Photo Project      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• Pillars of Honor  Dedicated to Preserving the Memory of Our Civil War Veterans Union Forces 1861-1865

• MI-INDIAN-CEMETERIES-L Native American Cemeteries in Michigan

  • MI-INDIAN-CEMETERIES-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • MI-INDIAN-CEMETERIES-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • MI-INDIAN-CEMETERIES-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Census Records and Indexes (50)

Church Records

• Early U. S. French Catholic Church Records      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Bench and bar of Michigan  Part 2     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Black Sheep Ancestors  Directory of Links for Prison and Convict Records, Court Records, Executions, Famous Outlaws, Criminals & Bandits
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Statewide Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Michigan Executions 

Directories

• Michigan Business Directory  1863     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Michigan City Directories      (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)
• Michigan City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Michigan City, County, and Rural Directories      (Source: Online Historical Directories)
• Michigan Sate Gazetteer and Business Directory  for 186304     (Source: Google Books)
• Michigan State Gazetteer and Business Directory  for 1875     (Source: Google Books)
• Michigan state gazetteer and business directory for 1863/1864  embracing historical and descriptive sketches of all the cities, towns and villages throughout the state     (Source: The Perseus Digital Library)

Estate Records

• Michigan Counties Surrogate's, Estate and Probate Records      (Source: SAMPUBCO)

Ethnic (17)

History (55)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Border Crossings from Canada, 1895-1956  Michigan     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• An Index of Pioneers from Massachusetts to the West  Especially to the State of Michigan     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• An Index of Pioneers from Massachusetts to the West  Especially to the State of Michigan     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Michigan Immigration & Naturalization Project      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Michigan Naturalization & Citizenship Records and Substitutes      (Source: Olive Tree Genealogy)
• Michigan Passenger and Crew Lists  1903-1965     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Introduction and Guides (15)

Land Records

• GLO/BLM Records      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Michigan County Land Ownership Maps, Indexed  1860-1918     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Michigan Land Grant Project      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives

• Historic House Museums & Historic Structures 
• Historic House Museums in Michigan 
• Historical Museum Guide for Michigan      (Source: Census Finder)
• Michigan Genealogy Records      (Source: The Records Project)
• Michigan Public Libraries      (Source: Public Libraries Library Directory)
• Michigan Records      (Source: fold3 - 7 day free trial)
• Mining Museums and Miners' Memorials for Michigan 
• State Archives of Michigan 

Lookups

• Genealogy Helplist Michigan 
• Michigan Family History Research      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)
• Michigan research and custom scrapbooking      ($)
• Obituary Lookup Volunteers 
• Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness 

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• Great Lakes, & Canada Indian Queries  Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ontario and Manitoba
• H-Michigan  History of Michigan
• Looking 4 Kin Genealogy and Family History  Michigan
• Michigan Genealogy Message Board  Ancestor Explorer
• Michigan in the Civil War  Message Board

• MI-GENEALOGY-L Michigan Genealogy

  • MI-GENEALOGY-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • MI-GENEALOGY-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • MI-GENEALOGY-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• MI-INDIAN-CEMETERIES-L Native American Cemeteries in Michigan

  • MI-INDIAN-CEMETERIES-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • MI-INDIAN-CEMETERIES-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • MI-INDIAN-CEMETERIES-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• MI-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Indian Tribes that lived, or traveled in Michigan

  • MI-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • MI-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • MI-INDIAN-TRIBES-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (73)

Military Records and Histories (58)

Miscellaneous Data (16)

Newspaper Records

• Centennial newspaper exhibition, 1876  List of Michigan newspapers     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Events That Touched Our Ancestors' Lives  Michigan     (Source: GenDisasters)
• Historical Michigan Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Michigan Newspaper Project 
• Michigan Online Historical Newspapers 
• Old Michigan Genealogy, History & News      (Source: The Olden Times - Historic Newspapers Online)
• Personal...But Polite  Newspaper Extracts of Personal Columns
• Search Michigan Historical Newspapers  Free search     (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (11)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (13)

School Records and Histories

• History of higher education in Michigan  1891     (Source: Google Books)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

• Genealogical Death Indexing System  Michigan Department of Community Health
• Michigan Cemetery Photos      (Source: Cemetery Photo Volunteers Project)
• Michigan Obituary Search      (Source: ObitsArchive.com)
• Michigan USGenWeb Archives Search      (Source: USGenWeb Archives)
• USGenNet Michigan Site Search      (Source: USGenNet)
• USGenWeb Search 

Societies (16)

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

• 1872-1881 Michigan Deaths for surname Elliott      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Clan MacLeod USA  Great Lakes Region
• Prescott surname, 1820-1920 Census Indexes      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)

Tax Lists

• The History of Railroad Taxation in Michigan      (Source: Google Books)
• U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, Michigan  1862-1866     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Transportation and Industry (16)

Vital Records (25)

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