Michigan Cemeteries
Find links and information on locating cemeteries in Michigan...[More]
http://www.uscemeteries.net/michigan/cemeteries.htm

Michigan Obituaries
Learn how and where to locate obituaries and death records in Michigan...[More]
http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/michigan/obituaries.htm

1820 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5780

1830 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5803

1840 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5826

1850 United States Federal Census
http://www.ancestry.com?db=6047

A Thousand Genealogy Links; Michigan Genealogy
Over 40 genealogy links for Michigan, including ships passenger lists, census data, miltary records, and cemetery inscriptions.
http://members.tripod.com/~surnames/usa/mi.htm

Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
This collection of abstracts of grave sites contains information originally published in the Senate documents of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, as well as the Society magazine. Veterans and patriots of the Revolutionary War whose graves were found between 1900 and 1987 are included in this first volume. Included in eac...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4110

Alexander Campbell, Address on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Alexander Campbell, a state representative from Marquette, presented this address on February 6, 1861 to the Michigan State Legislature, which resolved that 5,000 copies of it be printed and distributed. Campbell extols the resources and development prospects of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and attempts to balance prevailing assumptions about its fr...[More]
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Augustus C. Schooley, Among the Wolverines
This pamphlet brings together a series of letters originally published anonymously in the Chicago Price Current. They chronicle the writer's travels through Michigan's towns and cities by the Michigan Central Railroad, water transportation and coach. Schooley emphasizes the growth and financial development of these burgeoning communities in the lat...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3929

Berrien County, Michigan Directory, 1892
Bordering Indiana on Lake Michigan, Berrien County was home to over 41,000 residents in 1890. This database is a transcription of the first county directory published for the county and can be used as a substitute for the 1890 Federal Census. It contains over 13,900 records from both a farmer directory and a township directory. Records from the far...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4218

Bertha Van Hoosen, Michigan Petticoat Surgeon
Born on a farm near the town of Rochester, Michigan, Bertha Van Hoosen was the daughter of a Dutch Canadian farmer. This database is the narrative of her life in late nineteenth century Michigan. She describes attending college and medical school at the University of Michigan, her career at the Women's Hospital in Detroit, and her practice in Chica...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4051

Caroline Kirkland, New Home in Michigan
A middle class woman with literary interests, Caroline Kirkland moved with her husband and children to Michigan in the 1830s. This database, first published in 1839, is her "honest portraiture of rural life in a new country." Through a series of vignettes and anecdotes, Kirkland brings to life the social and material culture of a frontier community...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4127

Collections and Researches Made by the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society
This volume is a collection of several different kinds of important historical documents published by the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society. It contains another installment of materials selected from the Canadian Archives at Ottawa. These documents illuminate British influence, perspectives, and activities in the Great Lakes region during t...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4746

Collections and Researches Made by the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Vol. 16
This volume is a collection of several different kinds of important historical documents published by the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society. It contains a further installment of materials selected from the Canadian Archives at Ottawa to illuminate British influence, perspectives, and activities in the Great Lakes region at the end of the War...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4754

Collections and Researches Made by the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Vol. 19
This volume is a collection of several different kinds of important historical documents published by the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society. It is devoted to another installment of materials selected from the Canadian Archives at Ottawa by the Society's representative, in this case chosen to illuminate British influence, perspectives, and ac...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4805

Collections and Researches Made by the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society, Vol. 20
This volume is a collection of several different kinds of important historical documents published by the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society. It contains the last installment of the Haldimand Papers, covering the years 1782-1789. The Haldimand Papers were selected from the Canadian Archives to illuminate British influence and activities in t...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4811

Daniel Mevis, Growth of Lansing, Michigan
Daniel Mevis moved with his family to Lansing, Michigan in 1847 as the town was being laid out as the future capitol of the state. This database contains his recollections of the early settlement and development of the town. He includes descriptions of growing up as a companion to members of the Okemos Indian tribe, hunting deer in the area, and ca...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4107

David Ward, Autobiography, 1912
A self-made millionaire, David Ward was keenly aware of the problems his money would cause his descendants. Published in 1912, this autobiography was written by him as a narrative of his life and a warning to his posterity concerning the dangers of inherited money. It describes his life growing up on a farm on the St. Clair River, his search for me...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4101

Detroit and Northern Michigan Pleasure Resorts, 1883
In the late nineteenth century, as vacationers increasingly chose the Midwest as their destination, businesses in the area began producing pamphlets to further direct these people once they arrived in the area. This database is a pamphlet, originally published in 1883, promoting tourist resorts in northern Michigan. Designed for distribution to tra...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4336

Detroit, Michigan Directory, 1890
Bordering Canada in southeastern Michigan, Detroit is the largest city in the state. This database is a transcription of a city directory originally published in 1890. In addition to providing the resident's name, it provides information regarding their address and occupation. This collection includes the names of over 249,300 people, mostly heads ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4542

Dr. John Kellogg, Cornflake Crusade
Among the most recognizable names in breakfast cereals, Dr. John Kellogg turned Battle Creek, Michigan in a center for health research and the food industry. This database is an extensively researched popular history of the man and the company that bears his name. It describes the beginnings of the company, research into new cereals, such as Grape ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4093

Elizabeth Williams, A Child of the Sea
Raised by a French-speaking mother and an English-speaking father, Elizabeth Williams spent most of her early years on the islands of Lake Michigan. This database, originally published in 1905, is a collection of her memoirs of growing up in Michigan in the nineteenth century. Filled with vivid descriptions of such communities as Manistique and Tra...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4476

Erastus Haven, Autobiography
A minister and leader of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Michigan, Erastus Haven was born in Boston and graduated from Wesleyan University. This database is the transcription of his autobiography originally published in 1883. In addition to recounting his childhood and early adult life, it contains his experiences as the president of the Universi...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4549

Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin, 1835
For Juliette Kinze the Wisconsin frontier of the early nineteenth century was foreign and intimidating. This database is a reprint of her account living at Fort Winnebago in the early 1830s. It provides descriptions of local customs, folklore, economic practices, medical treatments, and social hierarchies. These descriptions include white settlers,...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4220

Georgia Hufford, Northern Michigan Farm
Georgia Hufford emigrated with her family from Canada to Grand Rapids, Michigan at the close of the Civil War. This database is a nostalgic reminiscence of her childhood on a homestead near Petoskey, in northern Michigan. Arranged chronologically, it describes the daily life on a relatively self-sufficient farm on the Little Traverse Bay. Household...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4120

Grand Rapids, Michigan City Directories, 1889-90
An important part of the development of early Michigan, Grand Rapids is located in Kent County near Lake Michigan. This database is a transcription of two city directories originally published in 1889 and 1890. In addition to providing the resident's name, it provides information regarding their address and occupation. This collection includes the ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4454

Henry Schoolcraft, Travels in Minnesota and Wisconsin, 1821
The upper Mid-West was largely undocumented in the early 1800s. This collection of journal writings, published in 1821, describes the area between Detroit and Sault Ste. Marie as recorded by Henry Schoolcraft. This explorer and Indian agent includes vivid descriptions of the topography and natural history of the area. Researchers will also find inf...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3843

Herring Lake, Michigan History
Herring Lake dominated the life of Benzie County, Michigan residents in the nineteenth century. This database is a brief history of the lake according to John Howard, a self-styled "bard of Benzie." It chronicles the history of the area during the 1800s, including legends, and anecdotes. Additionally, it provides an abundance of antiquarian informa...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4343

Hillsdale County, Michigan Farm Directory, 1919-24
Hillsdale County, Michigan, with a total of 4,298 farms in an area of 597 square miles, was distinctly a farm county in the 1920s. The county is located in the southern portion of the state, on the state line. This database is a directory of more than 10,300 residents in the Hillsdale County area between 1919 and 1924. It includes the cities of Ada...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5380

Ionia, Michigan City Directory, 1891
The county seat of Ionia County, the city of Ionia is located along the Grand River in central Michigan. This database is a transcription of a city directory originally published in 1891. Entries include name, occupation, address and page number from the original book. It also tells who the employers were of many of the people. It provides the name...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4532

Iosco County, Michigan, 1892-1949: Tawas Herald Obituaries
Listed below is an index to about 2,400 obituaries printed in The Tawas Herald, published at Tawas City Michigan for the years 1892-1949. Also included are some shorter death notices, funerals descriptions, thank-you cards, and memorials etc. The index was prepared from a hard copy of The Tawas Herald that William Neil Thornton donated join...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5715

Jackson County, Michigan Rural Directory, 1918-23
Jackson County, Michigan is located in the south-central area of the state. This database is a transcription of a rural directory originally published in 1923, when the county was mostly made up of farms. In addition to providing the residents' names, it provides their addresses. The database includes more than 7,400 names, mostly heads of househol...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5488

Jane Swisshelm, Abolitionist and Nurse
The nineteenth century abolitionist movement had many advocates in the Midwest region of the United States. This database is the autobiography of one ardent supporter of the abolition of slavery. Born into a strongly Methodist family, Jane Swisshelm started an abolitionist newspaper, advocated women's rights, and served as a nurse in the Civil War....[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3957

John Commons, Laborer in America, 1934
An influential economist and labor historian, John Commons was born in Ohio and raised along the Indiana-Ohio border. This database is his autobiography, originally published in 1934. It contains his account of attending Johns Hopkins, working with Wisconsin's governor, and championing safety standards for workers. It also contains his commentary o...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4571

John Lyle King, Trouting on the Brule River, 1879
As the metropolitan areas of the Midwest grew, an increasing number of urban professionals sought leisure activities in the "out of doors." This database is the narrative of one such group of Chicago lawyers on a fishing trip in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It was originally published in the Chicago Sunday Times and the Chicago Sunday Tribune in the...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4179

John R. St. John, Lake Superior Country, 1840s
The area around Lake Superior was once the site of a number of copper and iron mines. This narrative is an account of the author's travels around Lake Superior emphasizing the region's mineral deposits. Despite this emphasis, it is written as a travel narrative describing the area around the lake. Researchers will find notes of what to wear, transp...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3940

Julian Ralph, South Shore of Lake Superior
As the nineteenth century wore on, Midwestern states began producing promotional guidebooks to draw settlers and vacationers. This database is one such guidebook produced in Michigan describing the area around Lake Superior. It includes information regarding the geology and geography of the Marquette and Keweenawan districts of Michigan. It also fo...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3917

Lansing Swan, Trip to Michigan, 1841
Vacationing in southern Michigan for three weeks in 1841, Lansing Swan was a resident of Rochester, New York. This database is a brief journal written by him chronicling the trip. It recounts his overland journey to the Midwest, including a weekend in Ann Arbor, and stops in Jackson, Marshall, and the Genesee Praries (near Kalamazoo). It also provi...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4525

Laura Haviland, Michigan Activist, 1808-98
Born in Canada, raised New York State, and a resident of Michigan after her marriage, Laura Haviland was an educational and social justice activist throughout her life. This database is her autobiography. It chronicles her religious conversion, the founding of the Raisin Institute in 1837, her involvement in the Underground Railroad, and the organi...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4358

Lewis Reimann, Between the Iron and the Pine
Lewis Reimann, a descendant of German immigrants, ran a boarding house in the Iron River district on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. This database is a collection of his reminiscences about living in the region. He includes commentary on the history of the area, details regarding local folklore, and descriptions of memorable local characters. In partic...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3988

Lucinda Stone, Reminiscences
This is a collection of reminiscences of and about Lucinda Hinsdale Stone (1814-1900), one of Michigan's foremost spokespersons for coeducation and equal educational rights for women during the late nineteenth century. Born in Hinesburg, Vermont, she received a classical education as the first female graduate of Hinesburg Academy. After teaching at...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3893

Margaret Fuller, Summer on the Great Lakes
Men were not the only persons to explorer, settle and then write about the new territories of the Mid-West. In this database, Margaret Fuller, writer, editor, critic and social reformer, recounts her travels to the Great Lakes region in 1843. Researchers will find descriptions of the area through which she travels, stories and legends of the region...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3847

Massachusetts Pioneers to the West Index
This list #of pioneers includes many "sons and daughters" of old Massachusetts Bay Colony families who removed to New York State and states of the Midwest, principally Michigan. Each entry often includes vital information about the settler and the reference from which the information was taken, usually the county record in New York or Michigan. ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=1007

Mecosta County, Michigan: 1884 Directory
The data in this database is derived from an 1884 Polk's Directory of the towns and villages in the west side of the State of Michigan, north of Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids was not included because it had a separate directory at that time. Only the head of each household was enumerated, and information about an individual includes name, occu...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=6072

Michigan Biographical Sketches, 1870-1900
Originally published in 1900, this database is a collection of biographical sketches of prominent men in Michigan in the late nineteenth century. It includes men from business, professional, political, educational, and cultural enterprises. It also provides an extensive selection of historical background material regarding such subjects as military...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4457

Michigan Biographies
This is the first volume of a two-volume work containing brief biographies of members of Congress from Michigan, elective state officers, Justices of the state Supreme Court, members of the legislature, members of the Board of Regents at the University of Michigan, the state Board of Education, and the state Board of Agriculture. This volume cover...[More]
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Michigan Biographies
This is the second volume of a two-volume work containing brief biographies of members of Congress from Michigan, elective state officers, Justices of the state Supreme Court, members of the legislature members of the Board of Regents at the University of Michigan, the state Board of Education, and the state Board of Agriculture. This volume cover...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5030

Michigan Biographies, 1878
Admitted to the Union in 1837, Michigan has been home to thousands of important men and women. Originally published in 1878, this database is a collection of biographical sketches of prominent individuals in the region in the late nineteenth century. It includes men from business, professional, political, educational, and cultural enterprises. It a...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4681

Michigan Business Directory, 1863
An important center of Midwest business in the middle of the nineteenth century, Michigan boasted a population of nearly 750,000 people in 1860. Originally printed in 1863, this database is a directory of Michigan businesses and a gazetteer of state geography. Providing a listing of post offices and an alphabetical listing of cities, towns and vill...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4113

Michigan Census, 1827-70
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3554

Michigan Deaths, 1971-96
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3171

Michigan Facts and Figures
This database is a small compendium of statistics, charts, timetables, and political information published by the Michigan Central Railroad. It includes lists of member of state boards, the state legislature, and officers of military regiments. Also provided are population figures, vote tallies, and numbers drawn from the report of the state treasu...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3923

Michigan Family History Network
Featuring 50,000 Michigan genealogy records online to further your family history research. Births, marriages, deaths, plus census, Civil War, Great Lakes shipping. Dibean Michigan Marriages featured.
http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/

Michigan Gallery of Pen Sketches
Newspapers performed a vital role in the expansion of the Midwest. This database is a collection of cartoons and caricatures of Michigan's business leaders, professionals, politicians, and other important persons. Each illustration combines a realistic portrait of the subject in cartoon format, often engaged in activities of their profession. Icons...[More]
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Michigan Gazetteer, 1839
Originally published in 1839, this database is a detailed compendium of information about Michigan. Divided into three parts, it contains descriptions of the topography, climate, government, religious and educational institutions, and population of the state. Additionally, it provides a brief history of the area from the earliest explorers to state...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4250

Michigan Historical Society Records, Vol. 10
The Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society has been an important preserver of genealogically significant documents for over a century. This database is a collection of important historical documents held by the society. It contains local, territorial, and state histories, early Michigan surveys, excerpts from the White Pigeon Republican report in ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4686

Michigan Historical Society Records, Vol. 11
The Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society has been an important preserver of genealogically significant documents for over a century. This database is a collection of important historical documents held by the society. It contains reports, memorials, personal reminiscences, and local history papers presented at the 1887 annual meeting. It also pr...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4703

Michigan Historical Society Records, Vol. 8
The Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society has been an important preserver of genealogically significant documents for over a century. This database, originally published by the society in 1908, is a collection of important historical documents held by the society. It contains the annals of the society in 1885, historical sketch of Pontiac's Rebel...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4650

Michigan Historical Society Records, Vol. 9
The Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society has been an important preserver of genealogically significant documents for over a century. This database is a collection of important historical documents held by the society. It contains the annals of the society in 1886, a description of Michilimackinac in 1781, a trip to Lake Superior in 1784, and pap...[More]
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Michigan Land Records
http://www.ancestry.com?db=2075

Michigan Marriages to 1850
http://www.ancestry.com?db=2092

Michigan Marriages, 1851-75
Originally settled by French explorers, Michigan became a state in 1837. This database contains records of marriages within the state for the years 1851 through 1875. This update adds records of Wayne County to those of Branch, Hillsdale, Jackson, and Kent counties. Researchers will find the names of both bride and groom, the date of the marriage, ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5299

Michigan Medical History, Vol. 1
The practice of medicine on the frontiers of the United States was often an adventurous profession. Originally compiled by the State Medical Society in 1930, this database is a history of medicine in Michigan from the early nineteenth century. Drawn from reminiscences, historical chronicles, anecdotes, scholarly journals, letters and biographical a...[More]
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Michigan Medical History, Vol. 2
Practicing medicine on the Michigan frontier, early doctors in the region relied on a variety of methods. Continuing where volume one of the series left off, this database is a history of medicine in Michigan from the nineteenth century. Drawn from reminiscences, historical chronicles, anecdotes, scholarly journals, letters and biographical account...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4287

Michigan Memories, 1837-87
Explored by the French in the seventeenth century, Michigan has been home to interesting and inviting people ever since. Originally published in 1887, this database is a collection of essays by Bela Hubbard, a noted writer, explorer, and Detroit civic leader. It offers detailed descriptions of the region's geography, geology, and local history. In ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4300

Michigan Military Records, 1775-1836
Although not officially a part of the United States until after the American Revolutionary War, Michigan attracted thousands of veterans who fought in both the war for independence and the War of 1812. This database, originally compiled in 1920, is a collection of burial and pension records for residents of the state prior to 1836. It includes the ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4465

Michigan Missionary Labors
In addition to fur trappers, explorers, and settlers who came to the American Midwest, Christian missionaries sought to spread their message in the area. This database is a collection of memoirs of one such missionary, Samuel Mazzuchelli who lived in region between 1828 and 1864. Born and educated in Milan, Italy, young Samuel helped to build churc...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4209

Michigan Native Americans History, 1887
The son of an Ottawa chief, Andrew Blackbird served as an official interpreter for the U.S. government in the 1860s and 1870s. This database is a reprint of his history of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indian tribes in Michigan originally published in 1887. It chronicles his life in both Native American and white cultural traditions, as well as a brief h...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4215

Michigan Pioneer Society Collections Report, Vol. 12
This database is a collection of documents related to present-day Michigan from the time of the American Revolution through early statehood. The first half of the volume details British influence and activities in the Great Lakes region, including Native American affairs, military forts and conditions, and other miscellaneous reports. The second ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4720

Michigan Religious Activism, 1837-82
Born in Canada, raised New York State, and a resident of Michigan after her marriage, Laura Haviland was an educational and social justice activist throughout her life. This database is her autobiography. It chronicles her religious conversion, the founding of the Raisin Institute in 1837, her involvement in the Underground Railroad, and the organi...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4374

Michigan Research at The Records Room
Locate resources (online listings, books, CD-Rom, lookups and addresses) for vital records in each county within the state of Michigan.
http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-MI-NDX.html

Michigan Travel Guide, 1899
As the upper Midwest became more settled businesses began promoting the area as a destination for recreational vacationers. This database is a reproduction of a late nineteenth century travel guide aimed at bringing these travelers to Michigan. In addition to descriptions of Battle Creek and Chicago, researchers will find narrative sketches of Mack...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3859

Michigan, Popular Summer Resorts, 1884
In the nineteenth century, the Upper Midwest in America increasingly became the destination of summer vacationers. As a result, companies in the Upper Midwest began producing promotional pamphlets to extol the benefits of coming to the area. Originally published in 1884, this database is a pamphlet promoting the use of a railway line between Michig...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4330

MichiganGenWeb Genealogy
Genealogy information for all of Michigan.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/

Monroe County, Michigan Directories, 1874-75, 1892, 1897
Monroe County, Michigan lies just south of Wayne County and the metropolis of Detroit. With such close proximity to the Canadian border and the state of Ohio, many travelers heading west from these two locations often stopped in Monroe on their journey. This database is a collection of city directories for Monroe in 1874-75, 1892 and 1897. Also inc...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3595

National Grange in Michigan
This souvenir booklet was published in conjunction with a meeting of the National Grange in Michigan around the turn of the century. It contains brief histories of the National Grange, the Michigan State grange, and the local chapter in Lansing. Researchers will also find extensive information on the State of Michigan, including descriptions of the...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3963

Northern Michigan, Newspaper Surname Index
The counties of Cheboygan and Mackinac, in northern Michigan, have been home to a number of newspapers since the mid-1800's. Collected from 14 different newspapers published in the two counties, this database is an index of persons whose names appeared in these publications for one reason or another between 1871 and 1929. This update to the existin...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3669

Oakland County, Michigan Vital Records, 1800-1917
One of the oldest counties in Michigan, Oakland County is located just north of Detroit near the border with Ontario. This database is a collection of vital records for county residents between 1800 and 1917. Taken from Our Pioneers: Families of Early Oakland County, Michigan it provides information regarding over 215,500 persons. It reveals the re...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4404

Sylvester Cochrane, Vermontville Colony
Under the leadership of Sylvester Cochrane, a Congregational minister, a group of men from the Michigan communities of Bennington, Benson, Orwell, and Vermont formed a colony called Vermontville. Settled in 1836 and located in Thornapple River Valley, Vermontville was an experiment in a "pledged" society where members surrendered their possessions ...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3935

The Michigan Migration Project
County-by-county data on people who migrated into or out of Michigan. Search for your ancestors or add them to the database.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Canyon/5332/

USGenWeb Project - Michigan
The USGenWeb Project State web sites are your starting points for finding genealogical and historical information. Each state site features state information and also provides you with links to each county web site within the state....[More]
http://www.rootsweb.com/~migenweb/

West Bay City, Michigan Directory, 1889-90
Located along the eastern coastline of Michigan, in a large inlet of Lake Huron, Bay City forms part of Bay County. This database is a transcription of a city directory for the western portion of the city that was originally published in 1889. In addition to providing the residents' names, it provides their addresses and occupational information. T...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4774

William Darby, Trip from New York to Detroit, 1818
A member of the New York Historical Society, William Darby journeyed from New York City to Detroit in 1818. This database is a collection of letters that chronicle that trip to the Midwest. It provides helpful descriptions of many cities through which Darby traveled, including Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Cleveland and Detroit. Researcher will also find...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4204

William Nowlin, Bark Covered House
The frontier territories of the upper Midwest offered land and opportunity to countless families who came to the area in the early nineteenth century. This database is a narrative of the life of one family who emigrated from New York in 1834. William Nowlin provides vivid descriptions of their traveling along the Erie Canal, settling in Dearborn, M...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3855

Women's Suffrage in the Midwest
Born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, Anna Shaw immigrated to America in 1851 and quickly became a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the Midwest. This database is a transcription of her autobiography originally published in 1915. It contains descriptions of growing up in England, living in New England after arriving in the United States, and...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=4243

WWI Civilian Draft Registrations
http://www.ancestry.com?db=3172

Ypsilanti, Michigan City Directory, 1910
Ypsilanti is a small town in southeastern Michigan. Situated near Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti is home to Eastern Michigan University. EMU, the oldest teacher's college west of the Allegheny mountains, was founded in 1849. Prior to 1900 Ypsilanti was the site of many industrial and commercial concerns. The Hay and Todd Mfg. Co. made one piece union su...[More]
http://www.ancestry.com?db=5102