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Michigan Research Outline |
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Table of Contents
Records Of The Family History Library
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Census
Church Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Gazetteers
Genealogy
History
Land And Property
Maps
Military Records
Naturalization And Citizenship
Newspapers
Periodicals
Probate Records
Societies
Vital Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
DIRECTORIES Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Michigan. For example, the Family History Library has the following:
The “Emigration and Immigration” section of the United States Research Outline (30972) lists several important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Michigan. The Tracing Immigrant Origins Research Outline (34111) introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor's hometown.
Pre-statehood settlers of Michigan generally came from New York, Ohio, the New England states, and Ontario. Many immigrants from Germany and the Netherlands arrived by 1850. Later arrivals were Scandinavian, Irish, Cornish, Italian, and Polish. A helpful source on Michigan immigrants is:
Vander Hill, C. Warren. Settling the Great Lakes Frontier: Immigration to Michigan, 1837–1924. Lansing: Michigan Historical Commission, 1970. (FHL book 977.4 W2v; computer number 250131.)
Major ports of entry The United States made records of the individuals who came into Michigan from Canada. The library has a film copy of these records in:
United States Immigration and Naturalization Services. Detroit District Manifest Records of Aliens Arriving from Foreign Contiguous Territory: Arrivals at Detroit, Michigan, 1906–1954. Washington, D.C.: Immigration and Naturalization Services, [195?]. (On 117 FHL films; computer number 432703.)
There are also Passenger and Alien Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at the Port of Detroit, MI, 1946–1957, available at the National Archives (National Archives on 23 rolls; series M1479).
Records of ethnic groups are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under MICHIGAN - MINORITIES. A few sources for the Chippewa, Potawatomi, and Ottawa Indians in Michigan are listed under MICHIGAN - NATIVE RACES.
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1856-1935 on 72 FHL films; 46 microfiche;
computer number 658463.
Detroit directories from 1887 through 1915 may list the name and death date of individuals who died during the preceding year.
1856-1936on 36 FHL films; 4 microfiche;
The best collection of directories is at the Library of Michigan. A description of their availability and use is in the Summer 1975 issue of Family Trails (see the “Periodicals” section of this outline).
computer number 659660.
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EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION
to Michigan have been New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and Quebec. The Family History Library and the National Archives have passenger lists for American ports for the years 1820 to 1920 and indexes for 1820 to 1943. The library has lists for Quebec for 1865 to 1900. More detailed information on these sources is in the United States Research Outline.
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