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Goal 1: Research and Records


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Goal 1: Learn about Michigan research and records.


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AGet started with research for your Michigan ancestors.


Summary
  1. Introduction: Learn about basic Michigan research strategies.

    FS—Michigan Research Tips and Strategies
    FS—Michigan, My Michigan—50:11

  2. Get an overview of Michigan research in this video.

    FS—Michigan Overview—1:04

  3. Follow this research study for Michigan ancestors, from 1880 to the present.

    FS—Step-by-Step Michigan Research, 1880-Present

  4. Learn about resources for Michigan research.

    AR—Resources for Michigan Research

  5. Ancestry: Explore resources for Michigan research on Ancestry.

    AC—Michigan Resources
    AC—Michigan State Research Guide, 5 pgs.

  6. Record Finder: Use the Michigan Record Finder to decide on records to search.

    FS—Michigan Record Finder

  7. Watch this video to learn how to put your research into historical context.

    AAC—Putting Your Research Into Historical Context—5:17

  8. Additional Records
    1. Explore a variety of records on the LDSGenealogy site.
    2. Explore historical photo sites on Ancestor Hunt.
    3. Explore resources for school yearbooks on the Ancestor Hunt site.

    Ethnic
    1. African American: Learn about African Americans in Michigan in this FamilySearch Wiki article.

      FS—Wiki: African American Resources for Michigan

    2. Learn more about African American records.

      AG—Michigan African American Records

    3. Explore the African American Gateway for Michigan.
    4. Native American: Learn about American Indians in Michigan in this FamilySearch Wiki article.

      FS—Wiki: Indians of Michigan


B Learn about Michigan state history.


  1. Explore Michigan historical resources on FamilySearch.

    FS—Michigan History

  2. Explore Michigan history on Wikipedia.

    History
    History of Michigan

  3. Learn about Michigan history on InfoPlease.com.

    Michigan History







Michigan Counties

Name = FamilySearch; A = Ancestry; L = Linkpendium; G = Genealogy Inc; U = USGenWeb; T = GenealogyTrails; F = Facebook
For information on archive records by county, visit the SeekingMichigan site.

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Get a printable map of counties.

Get an interactive map of counties.