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GENEALOGY

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INDIGENOUS HISTORY AND GENEALOGY
Explore the rich history of indigenous migration, settlement, and hunting in Alpena County

VITAL RECORDS
Birth, Death, Marriage, Census, Cemeteries, Naturalizations

LOCAL FAMILY HISTORIES IN THE GENEALOGICAL COLLECTION

Alexander, Bigelow, Blaszczyk, Boulanger/Baker, Brandenburg,Campbell, Carpenter, Christopherson, Corriveau, Cousineau, Dagenais, Dove, Duchene, Dunford, Dziesinski, Eagling, Edmonds, Edwards, Ferguson, Flanders, Fletcher, Furbush, Gagnon, Gogolak, Goyer, Hall, Hansen, Hardies, Hasse, Herron, Hill, Hinka, Hogue, Homant/Homand/Aumand, Hoppe, Hornbacher, Hubert, Karow, Kauer, Keyes, Konieczny, Kuznicki, Labarge/Laberge, Lachapelle, LaCross, LaCroix, Lee, LeFabvre, LeTourneau, Livingstone, Loomis, Macarthur, McCallum, MacConnell, Maltz, Marciniak, Morrison, Mousseau, Mulka, Neff, Nelson, Oliver, O’Toole, Peek/Pake/Peck, Rensberry, Reynolds, Richardson, Robb, Sanborn, Schultz, Schwan, Skiba, Snider/Snyder, Soik, Spragg, Torbron, Turner, Thwaites, Wallace, Werth, White, Wikarysaz, Wilder, Wysocki

If you are interested in donating a copy of your local (N.E. Michigan) family history Please contact the Special Collections Department, (989)356-6188 Ext #17 or you can email us at: specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org


GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH LINKS

ANCESTRY LIBRARY EDITION (In-person Resource) is a comprehensive online source of information for genealogical research, with billions of names in over 6,000 databases. Census records; birth, marriage and death records; immigration records; vital and church records; military records; and court, land and probate records are included. Popular databases include the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 to 1930, Social Security Death Index, Civil War records, U.S. Public Records Index, American Genealogical-Biographical Index and Federal Slave Narratives.

FOLD3 (In-person Resource) provides convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.

FAMILY SEARCH AFFILIATE LIBRARY (In-person resource) is an international, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping all people discover their family story.

MYHERITAGE LIBRARY EDITION provide patrons with access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos and other resources in thousands of databases that span the past five centuries.

NEWSPAPERS.COM (In-person Resource) is the largest online newspaper archive consisting of 636 million+ pages of historical newspapers from 20,200+ newspapers from around the United States and beyond.

USGEN WEB PROJECT is a group of volunteers working together and having fun providing free online genealogy help and information for every U.S. state and county. Our national site provides links to state sites, which, in turn, provide gateways to the counties.