Michigan Newspaper Finding Aids for News, Obituaries,Etc

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ABSTRACT The newspaper resources available at the Library of Michigan are vast, one of the largest backfiles of Michigan newspapers in the country. This collection is largely unindexed. This guide identifies aids to accessing the content of some of the newspapers in the Library’s microfilm collection. The newspaper film is Michigan organized by city of publication and title of paper. Newspaper Finding Selected articles related to Michigan were clipped for the Vertical File until about Aids for News or 1989. These items are filed by subject on the 2nd floor of the Library of Michigan. Obituaries: A few papers are available via the Library’s CD network. Most notably the By City and County Detroit Free Press is searchable there from 1988-2001. The Detroit News is A Guide to Accessing the Library of available on the network from 1993 to the Michigan’s Microfilm Newspaper present (with a one month delay). Both Collection offer full text of the articles indexed. They do not contain photos, advertising In this Guide: or classified ads.

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Indexing to Excerpted Content By City By County March 2015 Indexes to full Content: [*indicates items shelved in the Newspaper Microfilm Room]

Index to [Ann Arbor] State Journal… *Mich Z695.655 D644 1987

Bay City Times Index 1952-92 *Mich AI 21 B37

Chicago Tribune 1980-2001 *Ref AI 21 .C472z

Christian Science monitor index 1979-2001 *Ref AI 21 C462 B44

Detroit gazette digest July 25, 1817 - February 21, 1829*Mich AI 21 D43 B8 1962

Detroit Free Press 1998-2001 on cd network

Detroit News Index 1976-92 *Ref AI 21.D46 B44 [note: 1993-present on cd network]

Flint Journal Index 1965-84 *Mich AI 21 .F52

Grand Rapids Press 1986-2006 *Ref AI 21 .G7 G7

Holland Sentinel 2005-07 *Mich AI 21.H6 H47

Kalamazoo Gazette Index 1989-98 *Mich AI 21.K35 K34z (note 1965-88 on fiche, second floor south)

Lansing State Journal 1988-95 *Mich AI 21.L36 L3 [note: 1999- present on MeL.org]

New York Daily Tribune Index 1876-1904 *Ref AI 21.N24z

New York Times Index 1851-95 *Ref AI 21. N45 [note: 1990-2002 on cd network] Personal Name Index to "The New York times Index 1851-2003 *Ref Z5301 F28 2006

Index to the Pinconning press and the Pinconning journal, 1906 through July 12, 1989 *Mich AI 21 P56 I5

Times of London 1785-1991 *Ref AI 21 T45z and Ref AI 21 T452+ Obituaries from The Times 1961-1970 *Ref CT 120. O165

Traverse City, Index to Newspapers, 1858-1910 Mich AI 3 .Z68z Wall Street Journal. Index 1957-93 *Ref HG 1 W26 [note: 1991-97 on cd network]

Washington Post. Newspaper index 1972-81 Ref AI 21 W38z [note 1987- on MeL.org, 1991-July 1996 on CD network]

Western Chronicle *Mich AI 21 W477z index

Excerpted Content Indexing:

Alma record newspaper excerpt's [sic] [compiled & indexed by Carol C. Douglas] [S.l. : s.n.], 1997- Library has 1901 Mich 2N F572.G8 D683

An index to Ann Arbor newspapers [Microform] : Ann Arbor news, Ann Arbor observer, Michigan daily, University record. Library has 1978-1984 Microfiche 2N AI3 .A663z

Obituary index for the Birmingham Eccentric, Birmingham, Michigan, covering the period, 1878-1977 [text] / compiled by Miss Merle Roninger and Mrs. R. George Ransford. Birmingham, MI: Baldwin Public Library, 1978. ca. 12,700 cards; 8 x 13 cm. NOTE Microfiche. [s.l. : s.n., 19--]. 10 sheets ; 11 x 15 cm. ADD TITLE Birmingham Eccentric (Newspaper) Microfiche 2N F574.B575 O25 1978

Twentieth century obituaries : the Cheboygan Daily Tribune, Cheboygan, MI; the Straitsland resorter, Indian River, MI. [Mich.] : Chief Shawano Chapter, 1997. DESCRIp. 166 leaves : chiefly facsims; 28 cm. SERIES Report (DAR Michigan Society. Genealogical Records Committee) ser. 2, v. 66. NOTE Photocopies of newspaper clippings arranged by surname alphabetically. MICH 2N F574.C54 T94 1997

Clinton County, Michigan, Pioneer Society news and obituaries (from newspaper clippings), typed & donated by Katherine L. Cherry & Barbara L. Young. [Lansing? MI: Coureur de Bois Chapter, Michigan State Society, Daughters of American Colonists, 196-?]. DESCRIPTION [62] leaves ; 28 cm. MICH 2N F 572 .C7 C552 1960 Farmington enterprise obituaries, August 1, 1964 to April 30, 1967, arranged by Peter and Florence Schaldenbrand. [Farmington? MI: P. Schaldenbrand?, 1967?]. DESCRIP. 139 leaves : ports. ; 29 cm. NOTE Photostatic copies of newspaper obituaries, followed by index of names. MICH 2N F574.F3 F375 1967

A century of obituaries, 1890-1999 : from Court Street United Methodist Church, 225 W Court Street, Flint, Michigan, Genesee Chapter DAR, Michigan Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution ; [compiled by Dorothy Emery Chambers]. Flint, MI] : Genesee Chapter, DAR of Michigan, 2002. DESCRIPTION 252 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. NOTE Consists chiefly of photocopies of newspaper obituaries. Also includes: "A brief history of the Court Street United Methodist Church" by Harley Topham. MICH 2N F574.F55 C467 2002

1990's obituaries, the Hamtramck citizen, Hamtramck, Michigancompiled by J. William Gorski. [Michigan] : [J.W. Gorski], [between 2005 and 2010] DESCRIPTION 2 v. : facsims. ; 28 cm. NOTE Photocopies of obituaries from the Hamtramck newspaper. MICH 2N F574.H22 G673 2000z

High school graduates, Hillsdale County, Michigan created by Hillsdale County Genealogical Society. Hillsdale, MI : Hillsdale County Genealogical Society, 2004. DESCRIP. 802 p.; 28 cm. NOTE Material for this book was obtained primarily from school records. Some schools chose not to participate in the project; some yrs were missing from donated materials. Therefore, newspaper, alumni associations, yearbooks, graduation programs and various other sources were used ... The index stops as of 2002"--Pref. ADD TITLE Hillsdale County graduate index. MICH 2N LD7501.H55 H5 2004

Ingham County democrat newspaper of Mason, Michigan, 1901-1915 : an index to names found in death notices, burials, obituaries, notices of postmortems, murder trials and life insurance pay- offs, extracted by Julie Carr. Mason, Mich. : Ingham County Genealogical Society, c2004. DESCRIPTION 85, 71, 81 p. ; 28 cm. MICH 2N F574.M379 C374 2004

Ingham County (MI.) news, newspaper extractions 1859 -- 1877 : marriage, death, other notices. Mason, MI: Ingham County Genealogical Society, 2003. DESCRIP. 21 leaves; 28 cm. NOTE "Some years are missing." MICH 2N F572.I5 I533 2003

Index to names appearing in the Williamston enterprise newspaper : Williamston, Ingham County, Michigan / indexing by Robin J. Grattan. Mason, Mich. : Ingham County Genealogical Society, 2004- DESCRIP. v. ; 29 cm. NOTE Pt.1. 1886 -- Pt.2. 1887 -- Pt.3. 1888 -- Pt.4. 1889. MICH 2N AI21.W455 G73 2004

Kalkaska, Michigan newspaper index. Kalkaska : Kalkaska Genealogical Society, c2000- v. ; 28 cm. V. 1. 1879-1900 The Kalkaska Leader. LIBRARY HAS v.1 (1879-1900) MICH 2N F572.K23 K256 2000x

Is your ancestor listed in here? : an index to obituaries, memoriams, and cards of thanks, covering much of the northern tier of Kent County with a few from other areas of Michigan, compiled and indexed by Betty L. Heiss. [Cedar Springs, MI] : Cedar Springs Historical Society, 2005. DESCRIP. 44 p.; 28 cm. NOTE Addenda shows deletions and additions. NOTE: Consists of an index to newspaper clippings held by Cedar Springs Historical Soc. MICH 2N F572.K3 H55 2005

Kent County, Michigan : marriage and death newspaper notices : newspaper notices from Michigan newspapers at the Michigan Historical Collections, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan / abstracted by Marguerite N. Lambert ; indexed by James N. Jackson. Detroit, MI: Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, 2001. DESCRIP. 106 p.; 28 cm. MICH 2N ( F572.K3 L36 2001

Michigan newspaper index including Detroit free press, Detroit news, Grand Rapids press, Lansing state journal [microform]. Kalamazoo, Mich. : D.B.S., Inc., c1983- DESCRIP. v. ; 28 cm. Cumulated monthly. NOTE Issued in two sections: Subjects and Names. LIBRARY HAS 1983-1985:Apr. Microfiche 2N AI3 .D474z

Niles area obituary index [electronic resource] / compiled by the [Niles, MI] : The Library, <2002>- DESCRIPTION 1 CD-ROM ; 4 3/4 in. NOTE System requirements: Microsoft Excel 97 or newer. NOTE Title from disc label. NOTE Coverage begins 1835. NOTE Excel spreadsheet: 8 columns: last name, first name, date of death, newspaper, date of newspaper, page, see also reference, and see also reference page. MICHIGAN CD F574.N5 N553

Obituaries from Commercial news, Three Rivers, Michigan, January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999 ; 1995 death notices, Macomb daily newspaper, Michigan , MSDAR Genealogical Records Committee. [2000?] DESCRIPTION 145, 58 p. ; 28 cm. MICH 2N F574.T62 O36 2000

Marriage and death newspaper notices, Wayne County, Michigan, 1809-1868 : newspaper notices from Michigan newspapers at the Michigan Historical Collections, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan / abstracted by Marguerite N. Lambert; edited and indexed by James N. Jackson. Detroit, MI: Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, 2001. DESCRIP. 153 p.; 28 cm. MICH 2N F572.W4 L36 2001

Some nonagenarian obituaries of northern Michigan-- : Escanaba and Petoskey, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Shawano Chapter 4-006-MI. [Escanaba, MI] : The Society Chapter, 2000. DESCRIPTION 84, xxiii leaves : chiefly facsims. ; 28 cm. MICH 2N F574.E8 S66 2000

Port Huron free press extracted and typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE Index of names of people appearing in the newspaper. LIBRARY HAS 1929:Jan. 1-1931:Dec. 31, LIBRARY HAS 1934:Jan. -1934:Dec. LIBRARY HAS 1937. MICH 2N F572.S3 P6843

Port Huron daily herald, indexed & typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE July 1-Dec 31, 1901 -- April 2-June 30. 1906. LIBRARY HAS 1901:July 1-1906:June 30. MICH 2N F572.S3 P6733

The Detroit Poles : a bibliography of newspaper articles and select books, pamphlets and commemorative publications / by James J. Tye. Warren, Mich. : J. Tye, c1999. DESCRIPTION 122 leaves ; 28 cm. MICH 2N F574.D4 T94 1999

Port Huron Sunday commercial and Port Huron Wednesday commercial / extracted and typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE Jan. 1, 1884-Dec. 31, 1884. NOTE Index of names of people appearing in the newspaper. LIBRARY HAS 1884:Jan. 1-1884:Dec. 31. MICH 2N ( F572.S3 P674 Capac Argus, extracted and typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE Oct. 31, 1879-Oct. 22, 1880 -- Oct. 20, 1880-Oct. 21, 1881. NOTE Index of names of people appearing in the newspaper. LIBRARY HAS 1879:Oct. 31-1881:Oct. 21. MICH 2N F572.S3 C38

Ft. Gratiot Sun, extracted and typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE Dec. 3, 1881-Oct. 14, 1882. NOTE Index of names of people appearing in the newspaper. LIBRARY HAS 1881:Dec. 3-1882:Oct. 14. MICH 2N F572.S3 F67 1999

Port Huron Weekly Times, extracted and typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28cm. NOTE Index of names of people appearing in the newspaper. LIBRARY HAS 1871:Jan. 6-1872:Mar. 21, 1878:Jan.-1878:Dec. 26, 1880:Jan. 1-1880:Dec. 30, 1882:Jan.-1884:Dec. 16, 1886:Dec. 30-1886:Jan. 5, 1888:Jan. 5-1889:Dec. 16, 1896:Jan.2-1896:July 9, 1909:Sept. 17-1909:Dec. 31. MICH 2N F572.S3 P675

Lake Huron Observer , extracted and typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE April 13, 1844-July 14, 1845. LIBRARY HAS 1844:Apr. 13-1845:July 14. MICH 2N F572.S3 L37

Port Huron Observer , extracted and typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE Aug. 1845-Aug. 1849. CONTINUES Port Huron observer (DLC)sn 91066768 (OCoLC)24507323. LIBRARY HAS 1845:Aug.-1849:Aug. MICH 2N F572.S3 P679

Port Huron Weekly ; and Sunday tribune / extracted and typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE Feb. 2, 1884-Jan. 30, 1885. LIBRARY HAS 1884:Feb. 1-1885:Jan. 20. MICH 2N F572.S3 P681 Port Huron Sunday tribune. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE Feb. 3, 1883-Jan. 26, 1884. LIBRARY HAS 1883:Feb. 3-1884:Jan. 26. MICH 2N F572.S3 P682

Port Huron Press, extracted and typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE Jan. 4, 1864-Aug. 29, 1866. LIBRARY HAS 1864:Jan. 4-1866:Aug. 29. MICH 2N F572.S3 P684

Port Huron Daily Times / extracted and typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE March 23, 1872-Sept 30, 1911. LIBRARY HAS 1872:Mar. 23-1911:Sept. 30. MICH 2N F572.S3 P688

Port Huron Commercial : a weekly newspaper / extracted and typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE June 28, 1851-April 24, 1856 LIBRARY HAS 1851:June 28-1856:Apr. 24. MICH 2N F572.S3 P689

The Anniversary Book : compiled newspaper clippings, by Mrs. Walter E. Eding, of Jackson, Michigan, done in the 1940's ; prepared by Jackson County Genealogical Society; Jackson, Mich. : The Society, 1999. DESCRIPTION 100 p. : ports. ; 28 cm. MICH 2N F574.J2 E44 1999

Miscellaneous Newspaper Records (mainly obituaries), Lapeer, Oakland and Sanilac counties, Michigan : includes the years 1919-1989 / copied and indexed by Mrs. Leonard Michalski of Nipissing Chapter DAR, Lapeer Michigan. [Mich.] : Michigan DAR, [1997?] DESCRIP. [37], [11] leaves:chiefly facsims.; 28 cm. SERIES Report (DAR Michigan Society. Genealogical Records Committee) ser. 2, v. 63. ADD TITLE Obituaries, Lapeer, Oakland and Sanilac counties, Michigan. MICH 2N F572.L3 M53 1997

Northville Record Newspaper Index. [Northville, Mich.] : Northville District Library, 1993- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE [Vol. 1] 1869-1879 -- [Vol. 2] 1888-1889. LIBRARY HAS v.1-v.2. MICH 2N F574.N87 N87 1993 Name Index, by Frank Passic. [S.l. : F. Passic, 1986?] DESCRIPTION vii leaves ; 28 cm. NOTE "For Biographical sketches by Dr. Elmore Palmer, reprinted in the Journal of Albion newspaper, May 25, 1985-March 22, 1986." ADD TITLE Biographical sketches. MICH 2N F574.A525 P3 1985 Index

Index to The Press, Oscoda/Ausable, Michigan, 1901-1951, compiler, Alonzo J. Sherman. Oscoda, MI: Huron Shore Genealogical Soc., [1993] 24 leaves ; 28 cm Indexes births, deaths, marriages, and anniversaries. Mich 2N F 572 .I63 S54 1993

Subject Index of the Michigan Statesman & St. Joseph Chronicle [microform] produced by the Kalamazoo Public Museum with the cooperation of the SMP Jaycees. Kalamazoo, MI : Kalamazoo Public Museum, 1974. Microfilm 2S AI 21 .M55 S8z reel 1

Michigan Newspaper Finding Aids for news, obituaries, etc. by County

Multi-County

Michigan Newspaper Index including Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, Grand Rapids Press, Lansing State Journal [microform]. Kalamazoo, Mich. : D.B.S., Inc., c1983- DESCRIP. v. ; 28 cm. Cumulated monthly. LIBRARY HAS 1983-1985:Apr. Microfiche 2S AI3 .D474z

Some Nonagenarian Obituaries of Northern Michigan-- : Escanaba and Petoskey, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Chief Shawano Chapter 4-006-MI. [Escanaba, MI] : The Society Chapter, 2000. DESCRIPTION 84, xxiii leaves : chiefly facsims. ; 28 cm. MICH 2N F574.E8 S66 2000

Miscellaneous Newspaper Records (mainly obituaries), Lapeer, Oakland and Sanilac counties, Michigan : includes the years 1919-1989; copied and indexed by Mrs. Leonard Michalski of Nipissing Chapter DAR, Lapeer Michigan. [Mich.] : Michigan DAR, [1997?] DESCRIP. [37], [11] leaves: chiefly facsims.; 28 cm. SERIES Report (DAR Michigan Society. Genealogical Records Committee) ser. 2, v. 63. ADD TITLE Obituaries, Lapeer, Oakland and Sanilac counties, Michigan. MICH 2N F572.L3 M53 1997 ______

Berrien County

Niles Area Obituary Index [electronic resource] / compiled by the [Niles, MI] : The Library, <2002>- DESCRIPTION 1 CD-ROM ; 4 3/4 in. NOTE Coverage begins 1835. NOTE Excel spreadsheet: 8 columns: last name, first name, date of death, newspaper, date of newspaper, page, see also reference, and see also reference page. MICHIGAN CD F574.N5 N553

Calhoun County

Name Index, by Frank Passic. [S.l. : F. Passic, 1986?] DESCRIPTION vii leaves ; 28 cm. NOTE "For Biographical sketches by Dr. Elmore Palmer, reprinted in the Journal of Albion newspaper, May 25, 1985-March 22, 1986." ADD TITLE Biographical sketches. MICH 2N F574.A525 P3 1985 Index

Charlevoix County

Charlevoix Courier Obituary Database https://www.charlevoixlibrary.org/obits-search/

Cheboygan County

Twentieth Century Obituaries : the Cheboygan Daily Tribune, Cheboygan, MI; the Straitsland Resorter, Indian River, MI. [Mich.] : Chief Shawano Chapter, 1997. 166 leaves : chiefly facsims; 28 cm. SERIES Report (DAR Michigan Society. Genealogical Records Committee) ser. 2, v. 66. NOTE Photocopies of newspaper clippings arranged by surname alphabetically. MICH 2N F574.C54 T94 1997 ______

Clinton County

Clinton County, Michigan, Pioneer Society News and Obituaries (from news clippings), typed & donated by Katherine L. Cherry & Barbara L. Young. [62] leaves ; 28 cm. [Lansing? MI: Coureur de Bois Chap., Mich. State Soc., Dau. of Amer. Colonists, 196-?]. MICH 2N F 572 .C7 C552 1960 Clinton County Births to 1900 from Newspapers and Other Sources http://www.dewittlibrary.org/CCHS/births.htm Abstracted and compiled by the Genealogists of the Clinton County Historical Society.

Clinton County Deaths from Newspapers and Other Sources http://www.dewittlibrary.org/CCHS/deaths.htm Abstracted and compiled by the Genealogists of the Clinton County Historical Society.

Genesee County

A Century of Obituaries, 1890-1999 : from Court Street United Methodist Church, 225 W Court Street, Flint, Michigan, Genesee Chapter DAR, Michigan Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution ; [compiled by Dorothy Emery Chambers]. Flint, MI] : Genesee Chapter, DAR of Michigan, 2002. 252 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. NOTE Consists chiefly of photocopies of newspaper obituaries. Also includes: "A brief history of the Court Street United Methodist Church" by Harley Topham. MICH 2N F574.F55 C467 2002 ______

Gratiot County

Alma Record Newspaper Excerpt's [sic] / [compiled & indexed by Carol C. Douglas] [S.l. : s.n.], 1997- Library has 1901 Mich 2N F572.G8 D683 ______

Hillsdale County

High School Graduates, Hillsdale County, Michigan created by Hillsdale County Genealogical Society. Hillsdale, MI : Hillsdale County Genealogical Society, 2004. DESCRIP. 802 p.; 28 cm. NOTE Material for this book was obtained primarily from school records. Some schools chose not to participate in the project; some yrs were missing from donated materials. Therefore, newspaper, alumni associations, yearbooks, graduation programs and various other sources were used ... The index stops as of 2002"--Pref. ADD TITLE Hillsdale County graduate index. MICH 2N LD7501.H55 H5 2004 Ingham County

Ingham County Democrat Newspaper Index https://icgsweb.org/DataSearches/searchdemocrat.aspx Name index to the deceased, 1901 to 1915.

Ingham County Democrat Newspaper of Mason, Michigan, 1901-1915 : an index to names found in death notices, burials, obituaries, notices of postmortems, murder trials and life insurance pay- offs, extracted by Julie Carr. Mason, Mich.: Ingham County Genealogical Society, c2004. 85, 71, 81 p. ; 28 cm. MICH 2N F574.M379 C374 2004

Ingham County (MI.) News, Newspaper Extractions 1859 -- 1877 : marriage, death, other notices. Mason, MI: Ingham County Genealogical Society, 2003. DESCRIP. 21 leaves; 28 cm. NOTE "Some years are missing." MICH 2N F572.I5 I533 2003

Index to Names Appearing in the Williamston Enterprise Newspaper : Williamston, Ingham County, Michigan, indexing by Robin J. Grattan. Mason, MI: Ingham County Genealogical Society, 2004- v. ; 29 cm. NOTE Pt.1. 1886 -- Pt.2. 1887 -- Pt.3. 1888 -- Pt.4. 1889. MICH 2N AI21.W455 G73 2004

Iosco County

Index to the Press, Oscoda/Ausable, Michigan, 1901-195, compiler, Alonzo J. Sherman. Oscoda, MI: Huron Shore Genealogical Society, [1993] 24 leaves; 28 cm Indexes births, deaths, marriages, and anniversaries. Mich 2N F 572 .I63 S54 1993

Iron County

Diamond Drill (Iron County) Obituary Index http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/michigan/iron_county_obituaries.htm 1907 to 1996. Browseable.

Isabella County

Isabella County Obituary Index http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/michigan/isabella_county_obituaries.htm http://clarke.cmich.edu/resource_tab/information_and_exhibits/isabella_county_obituar y/isabella_county_obituary_index.html Obituaries published in Mount Pleasant newspapers.

Jackson County

Kalkaska County

Kalkaska, Michigan Newspaper Index. Kalkaska : Kalkaska Genealogical Society, c2000- v. ; 28 cm. V. 1. 1879-1900 The Kalkaska Leader. LIBRARY HAS v.1 (1879-1900) Mich 2N F572.K23 K256 2000x

Kent County

Is Your Ancestor Listed in Here? : an index to obituaries, memoriams, and cards of thanks, covering much of the northern tier of Kent County with a few from other areas of Michigan, compiled and indexed by Betty L. Heiss. [Cedar Springs, MI] : Cedar Springs Historical Society, 2005. DESCRIP. 44 p.; 28 cm. NOTE Addenda shows deletions and additions. NOTE: Consists of an index to newspaper clippings held by Cedar Springs Historical Soc. Mich 2N F572.K3 H55 2005

Kent County, Michigan : Marriage and Death Newspaper Notices : newspaper notices from Michigan newspapers at the Michigan Historical Collections, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan / abstracted by Marguerite N. Lambert ; indexed by James N. Jackson. Detroit, MI: Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, 2001. 106 p.; 28 cm. Mich 2N F572.K3 L36 2001

Livingston County

Brighton District Library Obituary Index http://brightonlibrary.info/brightonsearchobit/ Argus Livingston County Press & (formerly the Brighton Argus), 1880 to 2008.

Oakland County

Obituary Index for the Birmingham Eccentric, Birmingham, Michigan, covering the period, 1878-1977 [text] / compiled by Miss Merle Roninger and Mrs. R. George Ransford. Birmingham, MI: Baldwin Public Library, 1978. ca. 12,700 cards; 8 x 13 cm. NOTE Microfiche. [s.l. : s.n., 19--]. 10 sheets ; 11 x 15 cm. ADD TITLE Birmingham Eccentric (Newspaper) Microfiche 2S F574.B575 O25 1978

Farmington Enterprise Obituaries, August 1, 1964 to April 30, 1967, arranged by Peter and Florence Schaldenbrand. [Farmington? MI: P. Schaldenbrand?, 1967?]. DESCRIP. 139 leaves : ports. ; 29 cm. NOTE Photostatic copies of newspaper obituaries, followed by index of names. Mich 2N F574.F3 F375 1967

St. Clair County

Capac Argus, extracted and typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE Oct. 31, 1879-Oct. 22, 1880 -- Oct. 20, 1880-Oct. 21, 1881. NOTE Index of names of people appearing in the newspaper. LIBRARY HAS 1879:Oct. 31-1881:Oct. 21. Mich 2N F572.S3 C38

Lake Huron Observer , extracted and typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE April 13, 1844-July 14, 1845. LIBRARY HAS 1844:Apr. 13-1845:July 14. Mich 2N F572.S3 L37

Port Huron Daily Herald, indexed & typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE July 1-Dec 31, 1901 -- April 2-June 30. 1906. LIBRARY HAS 1901:July 1-1906:June 30. Mich 2N F572.S3 P6733

Port Huron Free Press extracted and typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE Index of names of people appearing in the newspaper. LIBRARY HAS 1929:Jan. 1-1931:Dec. 31, LIBRARY HAS 1934:Jan. -1934:Dec. LIBRARY HAS 1937. Mich 2N F572.S3 P6843

Port Huron Sunday Commercial and Port Huron Wednesday Commercial / extracted and typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE Jan. 1, 1884-Dec. 31, 1884. NOTE Index of names of people appearing in the newspaper. LIBRARY HAS 1884:Jan. 1-1884:Dec. 31. Mich 2N F572.S3 P674

Port Huron Weekly ; and Sunday Tribune / extracted and typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE Feb. 2, 1884-Jan. 30, 1885. LIBRARY HAS 1884:Feb. 1-1885:Jan. 20. Mich 2N F572.S3 P681

Port Huron Sunday Tribune. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE Feb. 3, 1883-Jan. 26, 1884. LIBRARY HAS 1883:Feb. 3-1884:Jan. 26. Mich 2N F572.S3 P682

Port Huron Press, extracted and typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE Jan. 4, 1864-Aug. 29, 1866. LIBRARY HAS 1864:Jan. 4-1866:Aug. 29. Mich 2N F572.S3 P684

Port Huron Daily Times / extracted and typed by Marge Owens. [1999?]- DESCRIPTION v. ; 28 cm. NOTE March 23, 1872-Sept 30, 1911. LIBRARY HAS 1872:Mar. 23-1911:Sept. 30. Mich 2N F572.S3 P688

St. Clair County Obituaries & Deaths http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mistcla2/miscobits.htm User-submitted obituaries transcriptions. ______

St. Joseph County

Obituaries from Commercial News, Three Rivers, Michigan, January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999 ; 1995 Death Notices, Macomb Daily Newspaper, Michigan , MSDAR Genealogical Records Committee. [2000?] DESCRIPTION 145, 58 p. ; 28 cm. Mich 2N F574.T62 O36 2000

Partial Index to the Newspapers of the Three Rivers Public Library. Indexes Reporter, Tribune, and Western Chronicle, of Three Rivers, and Marcellus Messenger. Mich Folio 2S F574.T62 S555 1930a

Subject Index of the Michigan Statesman & St. Joseph Chronicle [microform] produced by the Kalamazoo Public Museum with the cooperation of the SMP Jaycees. Kalamazoo, MI: Kalamazoo Public Museum, 1974. Microfilm 2S AI 21 .M55 S8z reel 1

Washtenaw County

An Index to Ann Arbor Newspapers [Microform]: Ann Arbor news, Ann Arbor Observer, Michigan Daily, University Record. Library has 1978-1984 Microfiche 2N AI3 .A663z

Chelsea District Library Family History Index Online http://storiesofchelsea.org/genealogy/family-history-index/ 15,500 obituary entries for Chelsea residents from its founding in 1834 to the present. Records include name information about the decedent, parents, spouses and children, as well as dates of birth and death, places of birth and death, cemetery, funeral home, date of obituary and an image of the complete obituary where available.

Washtenaw County Newspaper Notices http://washtenawgenealogy.org/cpage.php?pt=28 Index of obituaries, deaths, marriages, birthdays and other notices. Begins with the 1840s

Wayne County

1990's Obituaries, the Hamtramck Citizen, Hamtramck, Michigan compiled by J. William Gorski. [Michigan] : [J.W. Gorski], [between 2005 and 2010] DESCRIPTION 2 v. : facsims. ; 28 cm. NOTE Photocopies of obituaries from the Hamtramck newspaper. Mich 2N F574.H22 G673 2000z

The Detroit Poles: a bibliography of newspaper articles and select books, pamphlets and commemorative publications, by James J. Tye. Warren, Mich. : J. Tye, c1999. 122 leaves; 28 cm. Mich 2N F574.D4 T94 1999 Marriage and Death Newspaper Notices, Wayne County, Michigan, 1809- 1868: newspaper notices from Michigan newspapers at the Michigan Historical Collections, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan / abstracted by Marguerite N. Lambert; edited and indexed by James N. Jackson. Detroit, MI: Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, 2001. DESCRIP. 153 p.; 28 cm. Mich 2N F572.W4 L36 2001

Brighton District Library Obituary Index http://brightonlibrary.info/brightonsearchobit/ & Argus Livingston County Press (formerly the Brighton Argus), 1880 to 2008.

Charlevoix Courier Obituary Database https://www.charlevoixlibrary.org/obits- search/

Clinton County Births to 1900 from Newspapers and Other Sources http://www.dewittlibrary.org/CCHS/births.htm Abstracted and compiled by the Genealogists of the Clinton County Historical Society.

Clinton County Deaths from Newspapers and Other Sources http://www.dewittlibrary.org/CCHS/deaths.htm Abstracted and compiled by the Genealogists of the Clinton County Historical Society.

Diamond Drill (Iron County) Obituary Index http://www.newspaperobituaries.net/michigan/iron_county_obituaries.htm 1907 to 1996. Browseable.

Free Obituaries Online: Michigan http://www3.sympatico.ca/bkinnon/obit_links2.htm#mi Links to sites containing obituaries, and death and funeral notices.  Ingham County Democrat Newspaper Index o Name index to the deceased, 1901 to 1915.  Isabella County Enterprise: Births, Deaths, Marriage Licenses and Marriages o Newspaper transcriptions, 1875 to 1900.  Isabella County Obituary Index o Obituaries published in Mount Pleasant newspapers.  Macomb County Obituary Index o Complete coverage, 1968 to 2004; some coverage, 1880 to present  Michigan Obituary Project o Links to Michigan counties with user-contributed, transcribed obituaries.  Newaygo County Local Records Database o Obituaries, marriages, births, anniversaries and military service.  St. Clair County Obituaries & Deaths o User-submitted obituaries transcriptions.  Saginaw News Obituary Index o More than 200,000 obituaries. Project is ongoing.  Southwest Michigan Obituary Index o More than 70,000 entries through 2000. Includes newspapers from Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo and Van Buren counties. Project is ongoing.  Stockbridge Newspaper Death Index o 1886 to 1955, 1960 to 1966 and 1968 to 1999.  Traverse City area: searchable coverage from 1858 for news and obituaries Via NewspaperArchive.com at the Library of Michigan  Trenton Historical Online Databases o Index to city death certificates, 1908 to 2005; index to obituaries of city residents, 1905 to present; transcriptions of Bloomdale, Butler and the Old Burial Ground Cemeteries.  Washtenaw County Newspaper Notices o Index of obituaries, deaths, marriages, birthdays and other notices. Begins with the 1840s.  Western Michigan Genealogical Society Online Databases o Indexes to marriages, obituaries and more