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The following letter from Cynthia S. Grostick, President of the Michigan Genealogical Council: August 25, 2011 To All Michigan Genealogists, It is with great sadness that I have to announce the passing this morning of a beloved friend to genealogists Continue reading Barbara Brown, President of the Abrams Foundation – R.I.P.
History buffs at the Manchester [Michigan] District Library will have a new resource to utilize come this fall. The library has formed a partnership with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to utilize its microfilm library of genealogical Continue reading Manchester, Michigan District Library Gets Branch FHL Status
United STATES TERRITORIAL & SCHOOL CENSUSES and TAX RECORDS at FAMILYSEARCH.org Last Updated: 5 November 2015 Colonial, Territorial and State Censuses are of vital importance to genealogists, as they were often taken on non-Federal Decennial census years, taken prior Continue reading United States Territorial & School Censuses and Tax Records at FamilySearch.org
The following USA and Canadian vital records databases have been added at FamilySearch since I last blogged about the FamilySearch vital records six weeks ago or so. Note that most of the databases posted are digital images with waymarks to Continue reading New & Updated USA and Canadian Vital Records Databases at FamilySearch.org
The following excerpt is from an AP article posted May 20, 2011 at MLive.com: A decades-long quest to reconstruct thousands of missing burial records at a Detroit cemetery is nearing its end. The Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan tackled the Continue reading Detroit’s Sacred Heart of St. Mary Cemetery’s Burial Records Nearing End of Their Reconstruction
UNITED STATES BIRTH AND CHRISTENING RECORDS AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG Last Updated: 5 November 2015 Alabama, Births and Christenings, 1881-1930 — Searchable Index — Name index to birth, baptism and christening records from the state of Alabama. Microfilm copies of these Continue reading United States Birth & Christening Records at FamilySearch.org
UNITED STATES DEATH & PROBATE DOCUMENT & INDEXES AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG Last Updated 5 November 2015 Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1952 — Searchable Index — Name index to death and burial records from the state of Alabama. Microfilm copies of Continue reading United States Death & Probate Documents & Indexes at FamilySearch.org
Librarians, historians, vintage baseball enthusiasts and genealogists gathered together last Friday at the Northville [Michigan] District Library to say farewell to longtime librarian Al Smitley, who retired after nearly 25 years of service. Anyone who has ever sought historical or Continue reading Local Historian Al Smitley, of Northville Michigan District Library Retires
UNITED STATES MARRIAGE & DIVORCE RECORDS AT FAMILYSEARCH.ORG Last Updated: 5 November 2015 Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950 — Searchable Index and Browsable Images — This collection of marriage records for Alabama counties includes: a) indexed records with images; b) Continue reading United States Marriage Documents & Divorce Records at FamilySearch.org
The following excerpt is from an article by James Kuch about the Arenac County Historical Society and Genealogy Research Center. It was published in the January 13, 2011 edition of The Arenac County Independent. AuGRES [Michigan] — The Arenac County Continue reading The Arenac County [Michigan] Historical Society & Genealogy Research Center
The Vital Records found at the Family Search beta website continues to grow. Millions of birth, marriage, and death records — both indexes and digitized documents can be found at the site. As of August 8, 2010, I count 64,735,265 Continue reading The 101 U.S.A. Vital Records Databases at the FamilySearch Beta Website is Nearing 65 Million Records
The following excerpt is from an August 6, 2010 Lansing State Journal editorial. Although the state is hurting economically, breaking up such a wonderful resource, as the Library of Michigan is, seems extreme. Their genealogy collection is one of the Continue reading Advisory Panel Recommends Against the Library of Michigan “Break-Up.”
The following small databases have been posted at Family Tree Connection in the last several weeks. CONNECTICUT Connecticut College for Women 1926-1927 Catalogue – Thirteenth Annual Catalogue of Connecticut College. Announcements for 1927-1928. Published at New London, Connecticut, March 30, Continue reading New at Family Tree Connection
The following small databases were recently added to the Family Tree Connection database: ALABAMA Alabama’s White Regiments during the Spanish-American War – Southern Martyrs. A History of Alabama’s White Regiments during the Spanish-American War, Touching Incidentally on the Experiences of Continue reading New Small Databases at Family Tree Connection
MUSKEGON COUNTY [Michigan] — History doesn’t change. But sometimes, its location does. Thousands of documents with historical significance, like century-old birth and death records for Muskegon County residents, are on the move. The county clerk’s office, which collects and preserves Continue reading Muskegon County, Michigan Vital Records Documents Are Moving