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Genealogy Links

Adoptees' Liberty Movement Association (ALMA):  This site includes a national registry for adoptees and their parents.

Ancestry, Inc.:  contains many genealogy databases.  You may search the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) without charge.  The Library of Michigan has purchased access to the subscription databases and you may search sources such as PERSI.

Ancestry Library: NEW (Available only in the library.)

Ancestry Plus:  an online database with a wealth of information.

Archives of Michigan: The Archives of Michigan has revamped the look andfeel of its online collections Web site, with the assistance of University of Michigan student Cathie Toshach. The Archives will continue to update the entries and plans to add more digital collections in the future.

Barrel of Genealogy Links:  A resource for numerous links to genealogical websites.

Cyndi's List:  Comprehensive collection of Internet genealogy resources.  This is an excellent starting point.

Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 NEW Produced for over a century, more that 660,000 Sanborn maps chart the growth and development of more than 12,000 American towns and cities.  Sanborn maps are large-scale plans of a city or town, drawn at a scale of 50 feet to an inch.  They were created to assist fire insurance companies as they assessed the risk associated with insuring a particular property.  The maps list street blocks and building numbers including numbers in use at the time the map was made and previous numbers.  (Available only in the library.)

Ellis Island Homepage:  Official homepage of the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation.

Family Search:  Official website of the LDS Family History Center.

Family Tree Maker Online:  Family Tree Maker offers several on-line genealogy classes as well as information about its software products.

Federation of Genealogical Societies:  Homepage of the national organization.

Fremont Area District Library Database:  Search area births, marriages, obituaries, and anniversaries!

Genealogy Resources in Michigan:  Michigan Genealogy Resources

Genealogy Today:  What is new is genealogy?  This site helps to keep you updated.

Genelaogy Homepage:  Good collection of information for the genealogist as well as information about ROOTS-L.

Genealogy Toolbox:  Searchable query database, the Journal of Online Genealogy, and a list of genealogy links.

Legacy.com:  Searches obituaries of over 1,200 newspapers

Library of Michigan's Genealogy Collection Page:  Information about genealogy and the Library of Michigan's collection as well as popular genealogy forms.

Making of Modern Michigan

Michigan County Histories and Atlases online collection: This collection is projected to provide access to 192 histories and 169 atlases dating from 1866 to 1926. There are 146 histories (in 172 volumes) currently online.

Michigan Electronic Library's (MEL's) Genealogy Page:  This basic list of genealogy links will help you get started.

Military Questionnaire:  Fill out our questionnaire to help preserve the memories of local veterans.

National Archives and Records Administration Genealogy Page:  This genealogy page lists resources available at the national Archives and discusses how to access the records and interpret them.

National Genealogical Society:  Information about the society and how to submit research requests.

New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS):  The homepage of one of the nation's largest genealogical organizations.

Newaygo County Historical Archives: Welcome to the Newaygo County Historical Archive. This site was developed to share the rich and vibrant history of Newaygo County.

Newaygo County Historical & Genealogical Society

October Project: Cemeteries of Newaygo County

Olive Tree:  A good site for ship records.  It has other information but they are known especially for immigration records.

Researching Your Family Tree: Have you ever wondered about your great-grandparents? Or have you wanted to work on your family history, but you had no idea how to get started? If you answered yes to these questions, this FREE interactive tutorial is for you.

Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative:  Home of the ROOTS-L genealogy listserv and the Roots Surname List.

Terrafly: Allows you to aerial photographs and census data for any area in the United States.

USGen Web Project:  Grassroots project to get genealogy information online for each country in the United States.  Each state has a page listing types of records available.

USGS Place Names

Yourfamily.com:  A listing of websites under individual surnames.


As always with any of these sites, the information is entered by thousands of people and some information may be mistyped, or mixed up.  Always verify your information at least three times.  Keep a clear record of where you got the information so you can go back and check to see if you made the mistake, or if someone questions your research you can back up your work.

If you have questions about Local History or Genealogy, please email us!

 

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