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These resources require either a valid library card number from a participating library
or a Michigan Drivers License or State ID.
Access Genealogy: Resources for beginners.
Ancestry.com: Some free resources but some require a paid membership to access certain parts of the site.
National Archives: The National Archives offers insight into the lives of people, their families and our history. Because the records at the National Archives come from every branch of the Federal government, almost all Americans can find themselves, their ancestors, or their community in the archives. Knowing how a person interacted with the government is key to a successful search.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index: Recommended for: Genealogy. Index only. Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. Bibliographic citations only -- no full-text. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.
Castle Garden Immigrant Database: Immigration records from 1830 to 1892.
Cyndi's List: A list of Genealogy Sites on the Internet.
Ellis Island Records Database: Immigration records from 1892 to 1924.
Ethnic Heritage Resources: List of Ethnic Heritage resources maintained by the National Archives.
FamilySearch:Free family history, family tree and Genealogy records from around the World from the LDS (Church of Latter Day Saints) Family History Library, the world's largest genealogical collection.
Family Search Labs: Future search tools to dig up the past.
Genealogy Today:Genealogy Today has been publishing unique information and offering innovative services since 1999. This site offers a selection of both free and fee-based databases (clearly marked with a dollar sign). The name indexes of all fee-based databases can be searched without a subscription.
HeritageQuest Online: Recommended for: Genealogy, local history and biography researchers. Some full text. HeritageQuest Online includes all of the images and extensive indexing from the 1790 - 1930 U.S. federal censuses. It offers more than 22,000 digitized book titles, including early family histories and local histories. Additionally, there are more than 250 primary-source documents such as tax lists, city directories, probate records and more. It also includes Periodical Source Index (PERSI), Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, the Freedman's Bank Records, and the U.S. Serial Set Private Relief Actions, Memorials and Petitions. Michigan residents or Michigan library access only.
Internet Public Library: Genealogy links collected by the Internet Public Library, a public service organization and a learning/teaching environment founded at the University of Michigan School of Information and hosted by Drexel University's College of Information Science & Technology.
Making of Modern Michigan: Recommended for: General user. Some full text. Michigan's unique heritage is represented through photographs, family papers, oral histories, genealogical materials and much more from local history collections around the state. No login required.
MeL Michigana: Explore Michigan's heritage through photographs, diaries, oral histories, local records and historical data.
Michigan Family History Network: List of Michigan Family Histories.
Online Searchable Death Indexes and Records: This website is a directory of links to websites with online death indexes, listed by state and county. Included are death records, death certificate indexes, death notices & registers, obituaries, probate indexes, and cemetery & burial records. You can also find information here about searching the Social Security Death Index online.
Romania (Rumania) Homepage: This Romania HomePage is posted by FEEFHS as a web page to help provide a central focus in locating Romania genealogy sources for those record searchers needing them.
Seeking Michigan: This site features a growing collection of unique historical information that - through digitized source documents, maps, films, images, oral histories and artifacts - creatively tells the stories of Michigan's families, homes, businesses, communities and landscapes. The project is a collaboration that has long been in the making between the Archives of Michigan and the Library of Michigan.
Social Security Death Index: Includes an interactive search from Ancestry.com and Rootsweb.
Source List for Genealogy Research: Genealogical links from Don B. Dale.
WorldGenWeb Project: The WorldGenWeb Project is a non-profit, volunteer based organization dedicated to providing genealogical and historical records and resources for world-wide access!
Yahoo Genealogy: A directory of Genealogical resources from Yahoo!