Welcome, researchers!

With the transfer of much of the Library's purely genealogical materials to the Archives of Michigan, the web content formerly found at the michigan.gov/familyhistory web pages will now be found at Seeking Michigan (seekingmichigan.org). For those of you able to visit the Michigan Library and Historical Center, Michigan-related materials, including some vital records, cemetery transcriptions, county and local histories, and plat maps, remain at the Library of Michigan and can be accessed during the Library's business hours, Monday - Friday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Seeking Michigan, a freely available website founded by the Library of Michigan and the Archives of Michigan in 2009, includes:

• Digital collections, including nearly 1 million Michigan death certificates (1897-1920) from the Library of Michigan's collection, state census records (1827- 1894), Civil War service records, and much more.
• Genealogy research guides, including Getting Started, Immigration & Naturalization, Military Records, Vital Records, and Michigan county guides.
• Indexes to naturalizations for more than 30 Michigan counties.
• A Michigan County Clerks directory, complete with contact information and holdings overview.

For questions, please see the Archives of Michigan at archives@michigan.gov.