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One of the frequent requests from library users is to use the microfilm of the local newspaper to search for information about ancestors. The staff receives numerous telephone inquiries as well.
An ongoing project undertaken by the Friends is to create a database of obituary information and to place that information on the library web site. This is a huge endeavor when you consider that we have over 100 years of newspapers. Volunteers plus all of the staff members have been taught the procedures for inputting data and scanning the newsprint.
Click on "Obituary Database" in the menu on the left for further information.
Following are some links that may be helpful for your genealogical research:
Ancestry Library Edition
Good sources for ideas, guides and tutorials on how to get started:
FamilySearch's "How to Start Your Family History" at www.familysearch.org/eng/home/welcome/frameset_information.asp.
RootsWeb's "Guide to Tracing Family Trees" at www.rootsweb.com.
Other Genealogy Reference Websites:
1897-1920 Michigan Death Certificates Available on the Web Through Seeking Michigan |
Library Project Digitized Nearly 1 Million Records
The Michigan death records collection at Seeking Michigan, covering the years 1897 to 1920, is now largely complete. There are now more than 960,000 death certificates available for free at this site, meaning that the project is now 99 percent complete. These records - never before available electronically - are indexed for easy searching by name, death date, location and age, and hold tremendous research opportunities for genealogists, historians and students. Seeking Michigan is a project of the Library of Michigan and the Archives of Michigan.
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