Index to Michigan Resources

       Government

• State Archives of Michigan will do lookups in their records by email or phone.
  http://www.michigan/gov/archivesofmi.org

• State Library of Michigan
  http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan.org 
  Library of Michigan (Information as of April, 2008)
  702 W. Kalamazoo Street
  P. O. Box 30007
  Lansing, MI  48909
  Telephone: (517) 373-1300
  Fax: (517) 373-5853
  E-mail: librarian@michigan.gov
  www.michigan.gov/familyhistory
  To search for a book or title:  http://www.michigan.gov/som/0,1607,7-192-29929_31966---,00.html   ANSWER Library Catalog

• Library of Michigan has a cemetery search by County, Township, Cemetery Name and/or keyword at:
  http://michigancemeteries.libraryofmichigan.org/

• Naturalization Records
  www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18635_20684---,00.html  
   

• Michigan Registrar and Chief  (Vital Records)
  George VanAmburg
  Office of the State Registrar
  Center For Health Statistics
  Michigan Department of Public Health
  3423 N. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
  Lansing, MI  48909
  Ph# (517) 335-8676
   

• Michigan County Clerks Genealogy Directory
  This page from Michigan State Archives contains information on what records are available for Kent County and how to request copies.
  www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17449_18635_20736---,00.html 
• Vital Records Request Forms: Michigan Vital Records Office
  Birth, marriage and death records since 1867 and divorce records since 1897 can also be requested from the State.
  http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-4645---,00.html
  To order record online: http://michigan.gov/mdch 

      Other Resources

• Michigan History Books Online - placed there by the University of Michigan.  They have filmed and are continuing to film the county histories and other histories of Michigan.  The indexes and every page are online and can be downloaded.
   http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/micounty/  is the home page
   

• Michigan Authors and Illustrators

• Michigan Biographies

• Michigan Woman’s Press Club, 1893

• Grand Rapids Business Directory, 1856

• Clark's Michigan State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1863-1864

• http://www.michmarkers.com  This site contains markers of all types from all over Michigan such as Bridges, Cemeteries, Cities, Early Settlers, Lighthouses, etc.

• Western Michigan University Library - Archival & Regional History Collection
  http://www.wmich.edu/library/archives/
   

Created: 4 June 2003
URL: http://kent.migenweb.net/michigan/index.html

Contact County Coordinator:  evlynsaw@comcast.net