Received this on another mailing list. Thought it might be of interest to some. The 2nd
address is at the end of this mailing.
Here is an exciting announcement for Michigan researchers.
The Library of Michigan just launched a free Web site that will feature nearly 1 million
Michigan death certificates never before available electronically. These death
certificates for the years 1897 to 1920 hold tremendous research opportunities for
genealogists, historians and students – as well as anyone interested in Michigan’s rich
heritage.
These records are online at
www.seekingmichigan.org, the brand-new, one-stop shop for
Michigan historical records. Seeking Michigan is a partnership between the Library of
Michigan and the Archives of Michigan, which also has digitized state records for this Web
site.
“Previously people had to visit the Library of Michigan to view these records on
microfilm, or order them for a fee from the state vital records office or a county clerk,”
Special Collections Manager Randy Riley said. “Now anyone in the world can go online to
Seeking Michigan and find the record of interest to them within minutes and at no cost.”
The Library of Michigan’s Abrams Foundation Historical Collection is one of the top 10
genealogy collections in the United States. The Abrams Foundation, which has given the
library more than $2 million since the 1980s, funded the death records digitization.
In addition to having the records digitized, the Library had them indexed for easy
searching by name, death date, location, age and more. As of today, about 25 percent of
the nearly 1 million death records have been added. The remaining death records should be
online within the next month.
“Offering this extensive collection of death records online puts Michigan at the forefront
of vital records digitization nationwide,” Riley said. “Researchers are coming to expect
online access to information, and we’re glad to deliver. We hope this Web site will
inspire Michiganians to explore our state’s fascinating past and to discover their
personal history.”
For more information about Seeking Michigan, please contact the Library of Michigan at
(517) 373-1300 or librarian(a)michigan.gov.
Kris Rzepczynski
Michigan/Genealogy Coordinator
Library of Michigan
517.373.9456
rzepczynskik(a)michigan.gov
Another Michigan site that I came across is
http://haldigitalcollections.cdmhost.com/