tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70110906832960848782024-02-19T01:31:45.299-05:00Grand Traverse Area Genealogy SocietyGrand Traverse Area Genealogical Society provides genealogical services, products and help for those researching this Grand Traverse, Antrim, Leelanau counties). But not owned or produced by any part of GTAGS.
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http://grandtraverseregion.com/gtags/index.htmBrendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.comBlogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-18729160771309785372012-01-25T19:54:00.000-05:002012-01-25T19:54:58.257-05:00Flint Gen Soc Meeting 1st Tues<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“It has been wonderful being able to help the people who have come in the library over the years,” said Rickard, who retired Thursday from the Lenawee County Library after almost 29 years.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rickard was one of about 19 Lenawee County employees who accepted buyouts this year and whose last day was Thursday, said Bev Kampmueller, human resources coordinator for the county.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rickard said she was hired in February 1983 to be the library’s audio-visual librarian. For 25 years she conducted half of the library’s story hours for children at all the branch libraries, helping then deputy director and children’s librarian Lee Groeb. For a while after Groeb retired, Rickard did all the story hours.</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">-</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Shortly after that, Rickard became the outreach librarian, taking collections of books to facilities where people could not come to the library.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For about the last four years, she has officially been the library’s local history librarian, though she helped library patrons seeking local history or genealogical information long before that. For the last two years, she has led a genealogy group once a month at the library. That group will no longer meet now that she is gone, Rickard said.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While the library is in the same spot that it was when she started, it has tripled in size, the new portions being built around the old building, Rickard said.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Other changes since she started include computerization of the systems for checking out books, generating overdue notices and tracking books so requests can be found easily, she said.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sarah Gebert of Adrian participated as a child in story hours conducted by Rickard, then became a librarian herself.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Everyone kind of views (Rickard) as the face of the county library in some ways,” said Gebert, who dropped by the library Thursday to say goodbye to Rickard.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rickard, who grew up near Waldron in Hillsdale County, traces her interest in local history to learning about the Civil War at school. One day she went to her great-grandmother’s house after school and told her about what she had learned. Her great-grandmother told her that her father, Rickard’s great-great-grandfather, had fought in the Civil War.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“I wanted to know more about him,” Rickard said. “That was how I started, because I wanted to know more about that one man.”</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It wasn’t until she started work at the library that a clerk there who was interested in genealogy helped her find out not only about her great-great-grandfather, but that his great-grandfather had been a soldier in the Revolutionary War, Rickard said.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rickard joined the Daughters of the American Revolution and from 2000 to 2003 was recording secretary for the Michigan State Society of the DAR.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Her interest in local history continually expanded, Rickard said.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Everything you find gives you three new questions,” she said. “You just keep learning about more and more things.”</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She has helped many people learn about their families, such as one woman whose father had died in World War II. Rickard helped the woman find census data on her father’s family.</span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“She had no idea that that kind of information was something that you could find and find that easily,” Rickard said.</span></b></div>
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381 Photos of Kingsley area, (not complete) taken by Brenda K. Wolfgram Moore</div>
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Enjoy Brenda</div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0Kingsley, MI 49649, USA44.5847251 -85.535899444.5734631 -85.5539639 44.5959871 -85.517834900000011tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-30780683604922000222011-09-02T17:15:00.000-04:002011-09-02T17:15:01.551-04:00Local Resources in Civil War Research<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Grand Traverse Area Genealogy Society</span></span></div></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> 1 September 2011 3rd Thursday</span></span></div></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Church of Latter Day Saints</span></span></div></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">3746 Veterans Road </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Traverse City, Michigan</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Local Resources in Civil War Research</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Presented by the local </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sons of the Union Veterans </span></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-81865474080050415142011-05-14T16:00:00.001-04:002011-05-14T16:01:40.960-04:00Old Mission, Grand Traverse County, MI<a href="http://oldmissionstories.wordpress.com/2008/12/22/22/">http://oldmissionstories.wordpress.com/2008/12/22/22/</a><br />
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BrendaBrendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-17872584041624512862011-05-12T07:53:00.001-04:002011-06-04T16:47:17.438-04:00Oakwood Cemeteries CD-rom for sale!<div align="left" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Grand Traverse Genealogical Society has just released its third CD-Rom; This CD is for</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Calligraph421 BT';"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b> Oakwood Cemeteries</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;">covering Asylum, Jewish, Catholic & City sections. </span></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana;">All the cemeteries are at the same location on E. 8th Street, Traverse City.</span></b></span><br />
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</span></b></span></div><div align="left" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana;">There are a total of 22,185 burials recorded with information that includes,</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><i> <b>if known</b></i><b>, full name including maiden names, birth date, birthplace, death date, death place, cause of death, parents, military services. </b></span></div><div align="left" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span style="font-family: 'Calligraph421 BT';"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></b></span></div><div align="left" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b></b></span><span style="font-family: 'Calligraph421 BT';"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Cost: $35+ $3.00 P&H. </span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> Send orders, with check or money orders made out to GTAGS and mail to:</span></b></div><div align="left" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana;">GTAGS<br />
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My name is Helen Henderson, I am a history teacher, and I have been using your
page: <a href="http://grandtraverseregion.com/tttpmi/gt/mil-table.htm" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">http://grandtraverseregion.com/tttpmi/gt/mil-table.htm</a> in my class for a
while now, I hope you don't mind, it is a wonderful resource and has a lot of
great information on it!
I also wanted to let you know of a Civil War resource one of my students
stumbled across: <a href="http://www.peoplefinders.com/article-people-places-and-events-of-the-civil-war.aspx" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">http://www.peoplefinders.com/article-people-places-and-events-of-the-civil-war.aspx</a> </b></tt><b>I was thinking this might be a good addition to your web page. </b></pre><pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt><b>
Have a wonderful day
-Helen Henderson
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<div align="left"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><em>“Traverse City cemetery offers glimpse into Michigan’s history”</em></b></span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><em><br />
</em></b></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><div align="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oakwood Cemetery has been the final resting place for thousands of northern Michigan residents since </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1861. The 65 acres (nestled between Parsons Rd and Eighth St) of markers form their own skyline - from </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">grandiose markers, those that are old and teetering to newer ones that gleam in the sun. “This is Traverse </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">City” said Brandon Morgan, cemetery sexton. “The people, the history - it’s all here at this place” </span></b></div><div align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div align="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The original cemetery was on 6th street until 40 acres was donated to the city in 1861 and the new cemetery was </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">established. Those bodies from the original site were disinterred and transferred to Oakwood. Oakwood </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">was based on a park like setting rather than the crammed plots that were common on 1800’s church </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">properties. </span></b></div><div align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Grand Traverse Genealogical Society has recently compiled a CD that lists all the headstones in the cemetery, along with related genealogical information. Nearly 25,000 people are buried in Oakwood Cemetery including local celebrities as well as George Alderton, who gave MSU the name “Spartan” - his gravestone reflects his contribution to MSU.</b></span></div><div align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Source: Lansing State Journal March 14, 2011 page 2B</b></span></div><div align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>For CD information contact: Grand Traverse Genealogical Society PO Box 2015</b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Traverse City, MI 49685 </b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>or http://gtags79.blogspot.com</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>contact: kfarley40@charter.net</b></span></span>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-32931233454856951722011-05-07T15:27:00.002-04:002011-05-07T15:29:03.581-04:00seekingmichigan update 6May2011<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">MGC of Library of Michigan announces: seekingmichigan.org updates</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">State </span>Census films online 3-6 mos.</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Natualization records 6-12 mos.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Coming:</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Survey notes, plat maps and land state patents - on smi</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>How exciting!!</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Brenda</b></span>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-55176985950752797032011-03-09T17:22:00.004-05:002011-04-26T21:53:39.675-04:00National Genealogical Society on YouTube - *Free* videos<div style="text-align: center;"><b><b><b>National Genealogical Society and FamilySearch Web Sites</b></b></b></div><b><b><br />
<b><a href="https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Michigan_Marriage_Records_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)">Family Search Michigan Marriage Records</a></b><br />
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<b><b>Sources of Information for This Collection:<br />
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database, FamilySearch; from Michigan Secretary of State. "Marriage records, 1868-1925." Michigan Department of Vital Records, Lansing, Michigan. FHL microfilm, 187 reels. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.<br />
“Michigan County Marriages, 1820-1956,” database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/); from various county archives throughout Michigan. FHL Microfilm, Family History Library Salt Lake City, Utah.</b></b><br />
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<b><b></b></b><b><b>Those who have not accessed the National Genealogical Society (NGS) videos can do so on YouTube. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L0lsLiryRM&playnext=1&list=PL7F639EC934D97596">NGS and Family History Library</a></b></b><br />
<b><b> <br />
<a href"="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOf3VJYdW4k&feature=channel_video_title""" href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=7011090683296084878&postID=5517698595075279703">2003 interviews </a>with North Carolina's Helen F. M. Leary's, along with a list of other interviews. Do a search for NGS to find other videos. Or try the word genealogy in the YouTube search box.<br />
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<b><b>You can subscribe to the NGS Genealogy Channel to receive notification whenever new videos go online throughout the year. Access and viewing are FREE. This is another facet of the<br />
NGS's educational outreach program to all genealogists. </b></b><br />
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</b></b><br />
<b><b><a href="https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Summary_of_Marriage_Records_in_the_United_States_by_State">List of States for Marriages</a> I chose Michigan after the selection, I extracted only the marriages. When I went to the link below I selected Michigan Marriages 1868-1925, but there was not any data just a page saying they are coming soon.</b></b><br />
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<b><b></b></b><b><b><a href="http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1452395;p=2;t=searchable">For Michigan</a> Go to USA, Canada </b></b><br />
<b><b> Michigan Marriage Records 1870-1887 is searchable online at Ancestry.com $<br />
Michigan Marriages 1851-1875 is searchable online at Ancestry.com $<br />
Michigan Marriages to 1850 is searchable online at Ancestry.com $<br />
Michigan Marriages 1868-1925 is searchable online at FamilySearch Record Search for free.</b></b><br />
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<b><b>I selected another state: Maryland, the first 2 links took me to ancestry.com $. Does this mean a person will then have to pay for ancestry.com to see more? I cannot answer that question.</b></b><br />
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<b><b> <b>As always check for your area of interest.<br />
Brenda</b></b></b>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-88894131484002337662011-03-09T16:51:00.001-05:002011-03-09T16:52:33.319-05:00Helen F.M. Leary: Thomas Jefferson & Sally Hemings Research<b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOf3VJYdW4k&feature=channel_video_title"><i>Helen F.M. Leary: Thomas Jefferson & Sally Hemings Research</i></a><br />
<p>Preeminent family historian Helen Leary, CG (Emeritus), FASG, FNGS, discusses her research on Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Learn about the methodologies she used and how she studied primary records, such as Thomas Jefferson's farm book and letters he wrote to his brother, to build a case establishing that the Hemings children were progeny of Thomas Jefferson</b>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-77456378574693573742011-03-09T16:01:00.004-05:002011-03-09T23:27:09.696-05:00Family Search & Michigan Genealogical Council<b><br />
The links are not working I will check this out!<p>Reminder:<br />
From the Michigan Genealogical Council, it should be noted that there is a support group at GenealogyWise <a href="http://www.genealogywise.com/group/familysearchindexing?commentId=3463583%3AComment%3A299658">Michigan Marriages - FamilySearch </a><br />
<p>From: Roger Moffat<br />
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 11:15 PM<br />
To: fsindexing@mimgc.org<br />
Subject: New MGC Project with FamilySearch Indexing - Michigan Marriages<br />
<p>MGC Delegates:<br />
The Michigan Genealogical Council is happy to announce that it is partnering with FamilySearch on a new indexing project involving Michigan Marriages. Details on this project can be seen here<br />
https://indexing.familysearch.org/projects/viewProject.jsf?url=USMi.. or if the above link doesn't work - http://preview.tinyurl.com/6ddyeop<br />
<p>The project launched this Tuesday, January 18, 2011 with records from seven Michigan counties available at FamilySearch Indexing. The overall project will consist of four parts and includes over 240 reels of film. When completed, both the indexes and images will be available on http://familysearch.org/ for free.<p>The project is open to everyone and we encourage everybody with an interest in Michigan genealogy to volunteer in the indexing. The indexing process is easy to set up and very convenient. It can be done at your home and anytime day or night and for as little or as much time as you wish. The FamilySearch site provides plenty of training materials, resources, and other avenues of help.<p>An Indexer may also contact the administrators of the project for any type of assistance. Roger Moffat, MGC Project Chairman, and Byron Bailey, MGC Farmington delegate will be the Administrators for the project. You may contact the administrators by sending eMail to: fsindexing@mimgc.org . An MGC webpage - http://mimgc.org/projects/ - will be available soon to provide updates, tips and other information about the project as we progress.<br />
<p>We have set up a group within FamilySearch Indexing called Michigan Genealogical Council. We invite anyone wishing to participate in this project to join this group. You can get started by going to http://familysearchindexing.org and registering to index. If you are already an existing FamilySearch Indexer, the US, Michigan - County Marriages 1820-1956 [Part A] project shows in the list of available Batches in your Indexing software.<p>We will need the support from all of our societies. Please inform your local Societies and their members about this project and help us to recruit Indexers. You may also recommend some Arbitrators, but note - Arbitrators should be experienced FamilySearch Indexing Indexers.<p>Thank you.<br />
Roger Moffat<br />
Projects Chairman<br />
Michigan Genealogical Council</b>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-54524470034792213002011-03-08T14:01:00.005-05:002011-03-08T14:07:54.560-05:00Rev War Southern Campaign Pension App Transcriptions Online<b><b>March 07, 2011<br />
Eastman's Newsletter - submitted by James Morgan<br />
<a href="http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2011/03/revolutionary-war-southern-campaign-pension-application-transcriptions-online.html">Rev War Southern Pension Applications Online</a> newsletter reader James Morgan sent along information about a web site that contains free transcriptions of over 10,000 Revolutionary War Pension Applications. The site is sponsored by the American Revolution Association and currently contains 10,496 pension application and 70 roster transcriptions, all from the Southern Campaign. <br />
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Here is one typical pension application as found at http://southerncampaign.org/pen/#m:<br />
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Pension application of Dan Alexander R88 Sarah fn23SC<br />
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Transcribed by Will Graves rev'd 5/3/10<br />
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[Methodology: Spelling, punctuation and/or grammar have been corrected in some instances for ease of reading and to facilitate searches of the database. Also, the handwriting of the original scribes often lends itself to varying interpretations. Users of this database are urged to view the original and to make their own decision as to how to decipher what the original scribe actually wrote. Blanks appearing in the transcripts reflect blanks in the original. Folks are free to make non-commercial use this transcript in any manner they may see fit, but please extend the courtesy of acknowledging the transcriber—besides, if it turns out the transcript contains mistakes, the resulting embarrassment will fall on the transcriber. I use speech recognition software to make all my transcriptions. Such software misinterprets my southern accent with unfortunate regularity and my poor proofreading fails to catch all misinterpretations. I welcome and encourage folks to call those errors to my attention.]<br />
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State of Tennessee, Marion County: Circuit Court April 1833<br />
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On the 9th day of April 1833 personally appeared in open Court before the Honorable Circuit court of Marion County aforesaid being a Court of record now sitting Dan Alexander they resident of Marion County and State of Tennessee aged 69 years who first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832.<br />
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That he entered the service of the United States under the following named Officers and served as herein stated: that he entered the service of the United States as a listed [sic, an enlisted] Soldier for nine months in Macklinburg [sic, Mecklenburg] County in the State of North Carolina some time he thinks in the Spring of the year 1781 under Lieutenant Ezekiel Pope, Captain Peter Burnes, Major Moore, Col. Wade Hampton and General Sumpter [sic, Thomas Sumter]. We joined General Greene [Nathanael Greene] near Camden we marched to Camden South Carolina remained for some time from there to Orangeburg in the same State and after marching to several other places in the State met the British at the Eutaw Springs where he was in the battle. After the battle marched to Brown's Old fields on the Congaree River, crossed the Congaree River at McCord's ferry1 and marched to a place called Dodgester [sic, Dorchester]2 where they had a skirmish with the British then returned and crossed the same River at the same place also crossed the Wateree River and marched to the High Hills of Santee3<br />
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He has never seen a record of his age nor does he know that one ever existed. in S. C. while he remained on the high hills of Santee in South Carolina his term of nine months expired and he immediately enlisted for nine months more which was in the fall or winter of the same year on the high hills of Santee South Carolina under the same Officers which are named in the first from there marched to Orangeburg remained at Orangeburg for some time and then was attached to the horse as a horseman under the command of General Wayne [Anthony Wayne] for the purpose of recruiting Wayne's troop of Horse and under the Command of General Wayne he marched through South Carolina and then into Georgia and then back to South Carolina and so continued in Active Service until his Other nine months had expired then returned to Orangeburg South Carolina and was discharged by Major Moore (for the whole 18 months). He states that his discharge was burnt in his house which was burnt some time after the War.<br />
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He has no documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services.<br />
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He was acquainted with Colonel Polk, Captain Poke, Major Bluford, Colonel Washington, Generals Wayne, Sumter & Greene all of the regulars.<br />
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He was born on the 15th of February 1764 according to the best information that he did on the Subject in Mecklenburg County in the State of North Carolina where he had his home during the revolutionary war from there he moved to Burke County and from there to Haywood County of Counties in the State of North Carolina from there to Marion County the State of Tennessee where he now lives and has lived something more than 12 months.<br />
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There is no Clergyman in this County with whom he is acquainted living in his neighborhood and he could not get one to certify for him without going back to N. C. which declarant could not do from age and infirmity.<br />
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Declarant states that he is known in his present neighborhood to Colonel Ignatius Hall, Colonel John Kelly and Dr. C B Rains who can testify to their belief of his Services as a soldier of the Revolution and to his character for veracity.<br />
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He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.<br />
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He states that he served in all 18 months. The first tour of nine months and the second nine.<br />
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Sworn to and subscribed this day and year aforesaid.<br />
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S/ Dan Alexander, X his mark<br />
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[Ignatius Hall, John Kelly & C. B. Rains gave the standard supporting affidavit.]<br />
[On February 25, 1853, Sarah Alexander [age not stated], filed an application in Dade County, Georgia for a widow's pension stating that she is the widow of Dan Alexander a revolutionary pensioner pensioned at the rate of $60 per annum, that he died in aid County Georgia on the first day of October 1839.]<br />
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[Veteran was pensioned at the rate of $60 per annum commencing March 4th, 1831 for 18 months service in the revolution as a private.]<br />
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1 http://gaz.jrshelby.com/mccordsfy.htm<br />
2 http://gaz.jrshelby.com/dorchester.htm<br />
3 http://gaz.jrshelby.com/highhills.htm</b></b>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-67121592818442928182011-01-30T18:02:00.000-05:002011-01-21T16:45:41.501-05:00Oakwood Cemeteries CD-rom for sale!<div align="center"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div style="font-weight: bold;" align="center"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%; " >Oakwood Cemeteries </span></div><div style="font-weight: bold;" align="center"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 100%; " >is published and for sale!!!!</span></div><div style="font-weight: bold;" align="left"><div align="center"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">by Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society of Traverse City, Michigan</span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society has just released its third CD; this one covers the four Oakwood Cemeteries of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan burials. Oakwood, established in 1861, encompasses a total of four cemeteries: Traverse City, Catholic Diocese, Beth El Jewish and the Northern Michigan Asylum. The four cemeteries are all at the same location on E. 8th Street.<br /><br />There are a total of 22,185 burials recorded with information that includes, if known, full name including maiden name, birthdate, death date, birthplace, cause of death, parents, military service, place of death and cause of death.<br /><br />The price is: $35.00 plus $3.00 S&H. </span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Send orders, with check or money order made out to GTAGS, to: </span></div><div style="font-weight: bold;" align="left"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">GTAGS</span></div><div style="font-weight: bold;" align="left"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">POB 2015</span></div><div align="left"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Traverse City, Michigan 49685 2015</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">For further information, email Kathi: </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="mailto:kfarley40@charter.net"><span class="Apple-style-span" >kfarley40@charter.net</span></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">, Cemetery Chair</span></span></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-83961149591357940522011-01-21T16:09:00.002-05:002011-03-09T16:07:00.794-05:00FamilySearch Index Michigan Marriages<span style="font-weight:bold;">MGC Delegates:<br />
<p>The Michigan Genealogical Council is happy to announce that it is partnering with FamilySearch on a new indexing project involving Michigan Marriages. Details on this project can be seen here<br />
<a href="https://indexing.familysearcegh.org/projects/viewProject.jsf?url=USMichigan-CountMarriages1820-1956PartA/ProjectHelp1.html">Michigan County Marriages 1820-1956</a> or if the above link doesn't work use: http://preview.tinyurl.com/6ddyeop<br />
<p>The project launched this Tuesday, January 18, 2011 with records from seven Michigan counties available at FamilySearch Indexing. The overall project will consist of four parts and includes over 240 reels of film. When completed, both the indexes and images will be available on http://familysearch.org/ for free.<br />
<p>The project is open to everyone and we encourage everybody with an interest in Michigan genealogy to volunteer in the indexing. The indexing process is easy to set up and very convenient. It can be done at your home and anytime day or night and for as little or as much time as you wish. The FamilySearch site provides plenty of training materials, resources, and other avenues of help.<br />
<p>An Indexer may also contact the administrators of the project for any type of assistance. Roger Moffat, MGC Project Chairman, and Byron Bailey, MGC Farmington delegate will be the Administrators for the project. You may contact the administrators by sending eMail to: fsindexing@mimgc.org<br />
<p>An MGC webpage - http://mimgc.org/projects/ - will be available soon to provide tips, updates, and other information about the project as we progress.<br />
<p>We have set up a group within FamilySearch Indexing called Michigan Genealogical Council. We invite anyone wishing to participate in this project to join this group. You can get started by going to http://familysearchindexing.org/ and registering to index. If you are already an existing FamilySearch Indexer, the US, Michigan - County Marriages 1820-1956 [Part A] project shows in the list of available Batches in your Indexing software.<br />
<p>We will need the support of all of our societies. Please inform your local Societies; their members for this project and help us to recruit Indexers.You may also recommend some Arbitrators, but note - Arbitrators should be experienced FamilySearch Indexing Indexers.<br />
<p>Thank you.<br />
<p>Roger Moffat<br />
Projects Chairman<br />
Michigan Genealogical Council<br />
<p>Byron Bailey<br />
MGC Delegate Farmington Genealogical Society</span>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-18481031463848986632010-12-06T11:39:00.000-05:002011-01-21T16:46:32.146-05:00Update: Library of Michigan via MGC<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Dear genealogists,</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>The following changes have been announced today by the Library of Michigan and are posted on their website <a target="_blank" href="http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan">http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</a>. Saturday hours have been eliminated and several circulation changes will be implemented.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tom Koselka, Corresponding Secretary<br />Michigan Genealogical Council<br /><br /></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="color: black;">Due to significant reductions in the Library of Michigan's operations funding and staffing, the Library is implementing the following changes:</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span>1) </span>Materials from the Library of Michigan's collections will be available for in-library use only. As of January 3, 2011, circulation of these items will be offered on a limited basis to state government employees to conduct state business. The Library of Michigan collections will be available to the general public for use in the library. </b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span>2)</span> The Library of Michigan no longer will borrow materials from other libraries (interlibrary loan) for public patrons starting January 3, 2011. This service will continue to be available for state government employees as it relates to their state work.</b></p> <b><span>3)</span> The Library of Michigan will <span>NOT </span>be a participating MeLCat library beginning January 3, 2011. Public and state government patrons currently using MeLCat through the Library of Michigan should talk with their local library about MeLCat participation. <br /><br /><span>4)</span> Beginning January 1, 2011 the Library of Michigan will be open to the public Monday through Friday and will be closed on Saturday and Sunday. <br /><br />Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society.</b>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-90414496408888410002010-12-04T12:54:00.000-05:002011-01-21T16:50:07.154-05:00MIGenCouncil News<div style="font-weight: bold;"><div id="AOLMsgPart_2_34a8d6ba-8f3c-4f57-96fe-1b776b98405b"><div class="WordSection1"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: center;">MICHIGAN GENEALOGICAL COUNCIL<br />LANSING, MICHIGAN<br /></div><br />Dear genealogists,</div> <div class="MsoNormal">You may have heard of an anonymous 27-page document circulating in government circles that gives suggestions on how to cut almost $3 billion from the State of Michigan budget for the Fiscal 2011-2012 year. Among the possibilities floated in this document are:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Symbol;"> ·<span style=""> </span></span>1) Eliminate funding for the Library of Michigan. This would eliminate all staff and make collections inaccessible to the public.<br /><br /></div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Symbol;"> ·<span style=""> </span></span>2) Eliminate State Aid to Michigan Libraries. This would result in the loss of $5.6 million in federal matching funds, which are used to support the Michigan eLibrary (MeL) and the Michigan eLibrary Catalog (MeLCat). <span style="font-family:Symbol;"><span style=""> </span></span>Privatize Higher Education facilities. Shift much of the State funding for Community Colleges to K-12 School Aid funds.</div> <div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family:Symbol;"> ·<span style=""> </span></span>3) Eliminate Veterans Service Organization funding, to name just a few. With the Governor-elect Snyder’s transition staff calling the Michigan Library and Historical Center their home base for the transition period before he takes office, it is an opportunity for us to make a positive impact by using the collections available to us as genealogists and historical researches.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">Over the past decade, the Library of Michigan was absorbed by the Michigan Department of Education and its appropriation cut by 2/3 or nearly $24.0 million, leaving a total appropriation of $11.0 million in fiscal 2009-10.</div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 12pt;">Earlier this year, the Michigan Center for Reinvention and Innovation reaffirmed the Michigan Library and Historical Center as the “people’s building” one of very few government buildings that are completely open to the public. Their final report also urged the historical and genealogical collections remain in the building and to be accessible to researchers.<br /><br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal">The Michigan Library and Historical Center is a popular destination for Lansing visitors. Next to the Capitol and Michigan State University, it is the third most popular destination in the Greater Lansing Area. We are on the eve of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War beginning next year, and the Bi-centennial of the War of 1812 the following year, the demand for these state and national treasures from the Archives and Library will increase.<br /><br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal">Over the next several weeks, please try to make an extra visit to the Library of Michigan and the Archives of Michigan to show by example how important it is to keep these collections available to the public. Please urge the members of your society to do the same. These collections and records are not limited to genealogists, but are used by historical researchers of all types. Write a letter to the new administration and let them know how important these collections are to the citizens of our great State.<br /><br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<br />Michigan Genealogical Council<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://mimgc.org/">http://mimgc.org</a></div> </div> </div> <style>#AOLMsgPart_3_7c55d592-c797-42c2-9f6e-3801a4b29789 td { color: black; }#AOLMsgPart_3_7c55d592-c797-42c2-9f6e-3801a4b29789 .AOLWebSuite .AOLPicturesFullSizeLink { height: 1px; width: 1px; overflow: hidden; }#AOLMsgPart_3_7c55d592-c797-42c2-9f6e-3801a4b29789 .AOLWebSuite a { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; }#AOLMsgPart_3_7c55d592-c797-42c2-9f6e-3801a4b29789 .AOLWebSuite a.hsSig { cursor: default; }</style> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-28609476725956240492010-11-21T18:21:00.000-05:002010-12-04T13:00:17.471-05:00Oakland County, MI; Index mar and deaths<div style="font-weight: bold;" align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><p style="font-weight: bold;">Oakland County, Michigan has an index online but you have to purchase the entire document to find out "the rest of the story". Data indexed is: Name, death date and location of death.<br /><br />The home page url is: <a href="http://www.oakgov.com/index.html">http://www.oakgov.com/index.html</a><br />On the left hand side of the webpage is a list of options to choose from. Select "Order Vital Records" and it will take you to the website gives data on how to order records.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.oakgov.com/clerkrod/vitalrecords/birth_death_marriage_certificates.html">http://www.oakgov.com/clerkrod/vitalrecords/birth_death_marriage_certificates.html</a><br />The records go back to 1941 (does not say if to current date or not). Records prior to 1935 but these must be applied for in person or mail only. The information is given to apply for records.<br /><br />Jumping ahead - Direct link to search:<br /><a href="http://courts.oakgov.com/OakGnlg/Public.aspx">http://courts.oakgov.com/OakGnlg/Public.aspx</a><br />Index is searchable in three ways. Just marriages or just deaths or both records at the same time. If you search using both databases at the same time the site format gives you two columns, one for death and one for marriages. </p><p style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Right under the person's information is a link where you can just click and order (without looking for the order page ;) ) If you do get hits on your surname the database highlights the name you entered for a search. The deaths appear to be chronological but the marriages are not when looking for a female name.</p><p style="font-weight: bold;">Hope this helps you. Questions? email: <a href="mailto:kingsley@aol.com">kingsley@aol.com</a> with subject heading: Oakland County<br /><br /><br /></p>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-67903133968015498132010-10-27T09:28:00.000-04:002011-01-21T16:47:07.830-05:00Google Research Tip<span class="Apple-style-span" ><b>"When using numbers and dates, don't use a dash (i.e. 1890-1900) when doing a search. Use two periods instead. For example, if you're looking for Ionia County, MI between the years of 1850-1900, just type "Ionia County, MI 1850..1900". Google tends to throw out the dashes because it treats it as a word. Using the two periods ties the two dates together and allows you to search only for the time of 1850 to 1900. Note the Google also drops the word "to" when you do a search, so the two periods should replace the word "to" when doing a search."<br /><br />Thanks to Pam Swiler and members of ICGS for this hint</b></span>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-66934889629537952902010-10-26T08:21:00.000-04:002011-01-21T16:51:13.037-05:00Web Links<b>1. http://cemetery/grcity.us/<br /> This is a new website that has all burials in the cemeteries in Grand Rapids, MI.<br /><br />2. www.worldgenweb.org<br /> This counterpart of US GenWeb will guide You to getting going in your ancestral Homeland.<br /><br />3. www.biblerecords.com<br /> 1,158 digitized old Bibles, covering 3,469 surnames<br /><br />4. www.mortalityschedules.com<br /> Precedes the 12 months before the 1850, 1860, 1870, or 1880 census. (that covers four years only) Not all states are covered for all years.<br /><br />5. www.castlegarden.org<br /> Database of 10 million immigrants who arrived in New York prior to the opening of Ellis Island.<br /><br />Thanks Pam Swiler and ICGS for sending along these tips.</b>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-76493942370498437162010-10-23T17:53:00.000-04:002011-01-21T16:51:47.629-05:00Sourcing a Book<b>When a book is found (not a purchase) in a library, historical society or anywhere... the citation data should include:<br /><br />The name of library or place; town, state etc on the card; with call number, date of event, surname with page number. If or when you might return to that 'place' (or are seeing the book at a new 'place' elsewhere) you can check your file to see if you have or have not reviewed the book. Options<br />1) Index card file<br />2) Microsoft Excel.<br /><br />Example follows:<br /><br />How to source a book: This is using an index card layout<br />....................... Upper right hand corner: Date: 24July2010<br />....................... Surnames: Keffer, Puterbaugh, Snider<br />Left hand side:<br />Title: A History of Vaughan Township<br />Author: E. Elmore Reaman<br />Publisher: Vaughan Township Historical Society<br />George H. Snider, 1971<br />Printer: University of Toronto Press, Canada<br />Location: Library of Michigan, Lansing, Ingham, MI<br />Genealogy Reference Section<br />Call Number: this was not done because I planned on buying one. You could also describe the physical book and include pages or if there is an index. 5x8, 346pgs, Dustcover Blue & White, Index<br /><br />On the back of the index card you might put the names of the family this card pertains to.<br /><br />Pages photocopied pages on Puterbaugh: 39, 170, 217, 184, 250, 67, 284, 290 noting the page numbers of photocopies from the book and pages. In case you err by missing a page or a part of a page or the next page. Once I realized the number of copies I would be making I stopped and decided to see if the book was online, at Bookfinder.com. There were several copies, so I was very excited at the thought of being able to own it. Nope not a book crazy bone in my body!!!<br /><br />IF you do not plan on buying the book, copying the index is another good idea for any future family found in the same location. Going back for a new look will save time and money to find out if they are in the same book, making you happy you took the time for this. Saves a nice long trip to "anywhere" if you have this. One really _must do_ item is copying any coding there might be in the preface or introduction. Nothing is more upsetting than getting your new found data out to study and realize you have a table without headings and no clue what they might mean. Does this sound like the voice of experience talking? hmm!<br /><br />Another way to use an index card file is to make a card for a book you learn about that you want to review. All the data to find the book, microfiche or reference, when you are at libraries will be right with you. With an index or computer database file it can be at your fingertips. Create a section for books you want to buy. You are limited only by your imagination. Don't forget in spreadsheets you can sort by columns so there are benefits to the different means of doing things. Or both ways in conjunction with one-another. The last decision to make on doing the index cards is: Does one file them alphabetically by family or by the title of the book. Enjoy! GenieBk </b><p></p>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-39128695790716849712010-10-21T11:05:00.000-04:002010-10-21T23:31:09.888-04:00Oakland County, MI Marriage/Deaths 1941 and up<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Search Marriage and Death Records!<br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.oakgov.com/clerkrod/vitalrecords/genealogy.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.oakgov.com/clerkrod/vitalrecords/genealogy.html</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Marriage and death records available within this service date as far back as 1941, though some of these and older records are only located in books maintained by the Oakland office. How to handle the older records is on the site. </span></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-70105674429057364712010-10-05T19:26:00.000-04:002011-01-21T16:52:26.268-05:00Update to Newspaper post.<b><a href="http://www.nmc.edu/resources/library/help/research-tips/locating-resources/find-newspaper.html">Northwestern Michigan College</a> link for newspapers they have in house and years they are available.<br /><br />You might be surprised at what they have. Check it out.<br />Brenda</b>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-1595799666688628892010-09-24T14:29:00.000-04:002011-01-21T16:53:10.468-05:00Antrim Coounty Newspaper Collection NMC<div align="center"><b> This is a list of Antrim County newspapers in the Newspaper Collection at Osterlin Library, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City. Michigan.<br />Submitted by Mary Briggs, GTAGS Past President</b></div><div align="left"><b><br />Antrim County Herald 1 Reel 1881-30 Mar 1882<br />Antrim County News 21 Reels 1947-1965; 1974-1986<br />Antrim County Record 1 Reel 1921-1931 Incomplete<br />Bellaire Independent 7 Reels 20 Oct 1895-10 Jul 1919<br />Bellaire Record 6 Reels 9 Jul 1931- 30 Jun 1955<br />Bellaire Spectator 3 Reels 19 Jun 1972-8 Apr 1873 ?<br />Central Lake Torch 23 Reels 1896-1966<br />Elk Rapids Progress 30 Reels 1872-1968; 1970-1971<br />Ellsworth Tradesman 3 Reels 1925-1933; See reel 15 of Antrim Co. Record for 1925-1928<br />Mancelona Herald 19 Reels 3 Jan 1884-3 Sep 1964<br />The Torch 8 Reels 15 Jan 1967-19 Feb 1981<br /><br />Researching by reading old newspapers can be time consuming but interesting. </b></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011090683296084878.post-61875678190046555242010-09-18T02:22:00.000-04:002011-01-21T16:54:07.151-05:00How to use Gendis for Deaths 1867-1897<b><a href="http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/index.htm">http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/index.htm</a> another site by michigan.gov<br />it is 1867 to 1897 </b><div><b>main page.. use the click here link......<br />then you will see a menu with many fields on it.... </b></div><div><b>You can use a county or not..</b></div><div><b>You can use first and last name.. or just one of them.. </b></div><div><b>you choose the field you want them to sort by:</b></div><div><div style="CLEAR: both"></div><div style="CLEAR: both"><table border="0"><tbody><tr><td width="93" align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Decedent<br />Last Name:</b></span></td><td width="2"></td><td width="151" align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b><input name="LastName"> </b></span></td><td width="49"></td><td width="93" align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Decedent<br />First Name:</b></span></td><td width="2"></td><td width="151" align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b><input name="FirstName"> </b></span></td></tr><tr><td width="93"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Father<br />Last Name:</b></span></td><td width="2"></td><td width="151" align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b><input name="FatherLastName"> </b></span></td><td width="49"></td><td width="93"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>County of Death:</b></span></td><td width="2"></td><td width="93" align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b><select name="CountyName"> <option>All counties</option><option value="Alcona">Alcona</option><option value="Alger">Alger</option><option value="Allegan">Allegan</option><option value="Alpena">Alpena</option><option value="Antrim">Antrim</option><option value="Arenac">Arenac</option><option value="Baraga">Baraga</option><option value="Barry">Barry</option><option value="Bay">Bay</option><option value="Benzie">Benzie</option><option value="Berrien">Berrien</option><option value="Branch">Branch</option><option value="Calhoun">Calhoun</option><option value="Cass">Cass</option><option value="Charlevoix">Charlevoix</option><option value="Cheboygan">Cheboygan</option><option value="Chippewa">Chippewa</option><option value="Clare">Clare</option><option value="Clinton">Clinton</option><option value="Crawford">Crawford</option><option value="Delta">Delta</option><option value="Dickinson">Dickinson</option><option value="Eaton">Eaton</option><option value="Emmet">Emmet</option><option value="Genesee">Genesee</option><option value="Gladwin">Gladwin</option><option value="Gogebic">Gogebic</option><option value="Grand Traverse">Grand Traverse</option><option value="Gratiot">Gratiot</option><option value="Hillsdale">Hillsdale</option><option value="Houghton">Houghton</option><option value="Huron">Huron</option><option value="Ingham">Ingham</option><option value="Ionia">Ionia</option><option value="Iosco">Iosco</option><option value="Iron">Iron</option><option value="Isabella">Isabella</option><option value="Jackson">Jackson</option><option value="Kalamazoo">Kalamazoo</option><option value="Kalkaska">Kalkaska</option><option value="Kent">Kent</option><option value="Keweenaw">Keweenaw</option><option value="Lake">Lake</option><option value="Lapeer">Lapeer</option><option value="Leelanau">Leelanau</option><option value="Lenawee">Lenawee</option><option value="Livingston">Livingston</option><option value="Luce">Luce</option><option value="Mackinac">Mackinac</option><option value="Macomb">Macomb</option><option value="Manistee">Manistee</option><option value="Manitou">Manitou</option><option value="Marquette">Marquette</option><option value="Mason">Mason</option><option value="Mecosta">Mecosta</option><option value="Menominee">Menominee</option><option value="Midland">Midland</option><option value="Missaukee">Missaukee</option><option value="Monroe">Monroe</option><option value="Montcalm">Montcalm</option><option value="Montmorency">Montmorency</option><option value="Muskegon">Muskegon</option><option value="Newaygo">Newaygo</option><option value="Oakland">Oakland</option><option value="Oceana">Oceana</option><option value="Ogemaw">Ogemaw</option><option value="Ontonagon">Ontonagon</option><option value="Osceola">Osceola</option><option value="Oscoda">Oscoda</option><option value="Otsego">Otsego</option><option value="Ottawa">Ottawa</option><option value="Presque">Presque</option><option value="Roscommon">Roscommon</option><option value="Saginaw">Saginaw</option><option value="Saint Clair">Saint Clair</option><option value="Saint Joseph">Saint Joseph</option><option value="Sanilac">Sanilac</option><option value="Schoolcraft">Schoolcraft</option><option value="Shiawassee">Shiawassee</option><option value="Tuscola">Tuscola</option><option value="Van Buren">Van Buren</option><option value="Washtenaw">Washtenaw</option><option value="Wayne">Wayne</option><option value="Wexford">Wexford</option></select> </b></span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Year of Death<br />or Range of Years:<br /></b></span></td><td width="2"></td><td width="151" align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b><select name="DxLowerYear"> <option>1867</option><option value="1868">1868</option><option value="1869">1869</option><option value="1870">1870</option><option value="1871">1871</option><option value="1872">1872</option><option value="1873">1873</option><option value="1874">1874</option><option value="1875">1875</option><option value="1876">1876</option><option value="1877">1877</option><option value="1878">1878</option><option value="1879">1879</option><option value="1880">1880</option><option value="1881">1881</option><option value="1882">1882</option><option value="1883">1883</option><option value="1884">1884</option><option value="1885">1885</option><option value="1886">1886</option><option value="1887">1887</option><option value="1888">1888</option><option value="1889">1889</option><option value="1890">1890</option><option value="1891">1891</option><option value="1892">1892</option><option value="1893">1893</option><option value="1894">1894</option><option value="1895">1895</option><option value="1896">1896</option><option value="1897">1897</option></select> to <select name="DxUpperYear"> <option value="1867">1867</option><option value="1868">1868</option><option value="1869">1869</option><option value="1870">1870</option><option value="1871">1871</option><option value="1872">1872</option><option value="1873">1873</option><option value="1874">1874</option><option value="1875">1875</option><option value="1876">1876</option><option value="1877">1877</option><option value="1878">1878</option><option value="1879">1879</option><option value="1880">1880</option><option value="1881">1881</option><option value="1882">1882</option><option value="1883">1883</option><option value="1884">1884</option><option value="1885">1885</option><option value="1886">1886</option><option value="1887">1887</option><option value="1888">1888</option><option value="1889">1889</option><option value="1890">1890</option><option value="1891">1891</option><option value="1892">1892</option><option value="1893">1893</option><option value="1894">1894</option><option value="1895">1895</option><option value="1896">1896</option><option>1897</option></select> </b></span></td><td width="49"></td><td width="93"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Sort By: </b></span></td><td width="2"></td><td width="151" align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b><select name="SortClause"> <option>Name</option><option value="ORDER BY FatherLastName, DecLastName, DecFirstName, DecMiddleName">Father's Last Name</option><option value="ORDER BY CountyName, DecLastName, DecFirstName, DecMiddleName">County of Death</option><option value="ORDER BY DxYear, DxMonth, DxDay, DecLastName, DecFirstName, DecMiddleName">Date of Death</option></select> </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="CLEAR: both"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="173"></td><td width="52"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b><input value="Search" type="submit" name="SUBMIT"> </b></span></td><td width="8"></td><td width="76"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b><input value="Clear Form" type="reset" name="RESET"> </b></span></td><td width="167"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="CLEAR: both"><b>this is what it looks like...... </b></div><div style="CLEAR: both"><div style="CLEAR: both"><b>I typed in Smith and selected the county of Grand Traverse.. and got</b></div><div style="CLEAR: both"><table border="0"><tbody><tr><td><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Decedent's Name</span></b></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"></span></b></td><td align="right"><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"><b>Date of Death</b></span></div></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"></span></b></td><td><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Father's Last Name</span></b></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"></span></b></td><td><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">County of Death</span></b></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/scripts/individual.asp?UniqueID=443054" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>SMITH , BETSY </b></span></a></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td align="right"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>11Jan1878 </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Gaunt </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>GrTraverse </b></span></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/scripts/individual.asp?UniqueID=470479" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>SMITH , CHILD </b></span></a></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td align="right"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>26Jul1884 </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Smith </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>GrTraverse </b></span></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/scripts/individual.asp?UniqueID=496427" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>SMITH , CHRISTINA </b></span></a></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td align="right"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>6 Sep886 </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Wm </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>GrTraverse </b></span></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/scripts/individual.asp?UniqueID=261777" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>SMITH , CORA </b></span></a></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td align="right"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>31Mar1876 </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Smith </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>GrTraverse </b></span></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/scripts/individual.asp?UniqueID=446262" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>SMITH , DELILAH </b></span></a></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td align="right"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>18 Jul1881 </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Cox </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>GrTraverse </b></span></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/scripts/individual.asp?UniqueID=470652" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>SMITH , FLOYDJ </b></span></a></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td align="right"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>99 -1884 </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Smith </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>GrTraverse </b></span></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/scripts/individual.asp?UniqueID=262333" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>SMITH , JAMESW </b></span></a></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td align="right"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>19Mar1877 </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Smith </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>GrTraverse </b></span></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/scripts/individual.asp?UniqueID=262433" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>SMITH , JOHNW </b></span></a></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td align="right"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>19Mar1877 </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Smith </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>GrTraverse </b></span></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/scripts/individual.asp?UniqueID=470435" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>SMITH , LONNIEMAY </b></span></a></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td align="right"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>17 Mar1884 </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Smith </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>GrTraverse </b></span></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/scripts/individual.asp?UniqueID=481643" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>SMITH , LUCIUSA </b></span></a></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td align="right"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>6Jan1885 </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Smith </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>GrTraverse </b></span></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/scripts/individual.asp?UniqueID=449549" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>SMITH , LYMAN </b></span></a></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td align="right"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>9Oct1882 </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>Smith </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>GrTraverse </b></span></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/gendisx/scripts/individual.asp?UniqueID=496460" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>SMITH , WM </b></span></a></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td align="right"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>May1886 </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b><i>Not recorded</i> </b></span></td><td width="20"><b><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"></span></b></td><td><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:78%;"><b>GrTraverse </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div></div><div><div style="CLEAR: both"><strong><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Click on a name for the full record on the person that is of interest</span> </span></strong></div><div style="CLEAR: both"><b>this is what you might.. but not always.. get from your search.</b></div><div style="CLEAR: both"><div style="CLEAR: both"><b><span style="color:#000000;"></span></b><table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="10%"></td><td width="90%"><span style="color:#000000;"><b></b><table border="0" width="389"><tbody><tr><td width="137"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Date of death:</span></td><td width="240"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">20-Feb-1871</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="137" align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Ledger Page:</span></td><td width="240"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">116</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="137" align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Record Number:</span></td><td width="240"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">933</span></td></tr><tr><td width="137"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Place of death:</span></td><td width="240"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Commerce</span></td></tr><tr><td width="137"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">County of Death:</span></td><td width="240"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Oakland</span></td></tr><tr><td width="137"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Sex:</span></td><td width="240"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Female</span></td></tr><tr><td width="137"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Race:</span></td><td width="240"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">White</span></td></tr><tr><td width="137"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Marital Status:</span></td><td width="240"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Single</span></td></tr><tr><td width="137"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Age:</span></td><td width="240"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">1 month 7 days</span></td></tr><tr><td width="137"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Cause of Death:</span></td><td width="240"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Inflamation Of The Bowels</span></td></tr><tr><td width="137"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Birthplace:</span></td><td width="240"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Commerce</span></td></tr><tr><td width="137"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Occupation:</span></td><td width="240"><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"></span></i></td></tr><tr><td width="137"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Father's Name:</span></td><td width="240"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Smith, Abel</span></td></tr><tr><td width="137"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Father's Residence:</span></td><td width="240"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Commerce</span></td></tr><tr><td width="137"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Mother's Name:</span></td><td width="240"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Smith, Emma</span></td></tr><tr><td width="137"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Mother's Residence:</span></td><td width="240"><i><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;"></span></i></td></tr><tr><td width="137"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">Date of record:</span></td><td width="240"><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:85%;">1-Jun-1872</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div>Brendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02788183071958255580noreply@blogger.com0