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The following Michigan genealogical societies and professional genealogists will provide genealogical research services for a fee. This compilation does not constitute an endorsement for the organizations or individuals listed below. In addition, the Library of Michigan assumes no responsibility whatsoever for accuracy, promptness or fees charged. Additional professional researchers may be located by searching the Association of Professional Genealogists Directory.
Alcona and Iosco counties
Huron Shores Genealogical Society
c/o Robert J Parks Public Library
6010 N. Skeel Ave
Oscoda, MI 48750
989-739-9581
huronshoresgs@yahoo.com
http://huronshoresgs.org/
Allegan County
Then and Now Historical and Genealogical Society of Eastern Allegan County
1807 142nd St.
P.O. Box 389
Dorr, MI 49323
616-681-0333
Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency and Presque Isle counties
Northeast Michigan Genealogical Society
c/o Jesse Besser Museum
491 Johnson St.
Alpena, MI 49707
Berrien and Cass counties
Four Flags Area Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 414
Niles, MI 49120-0414
Cheboygan County
Cheboygan County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 51
Cheboygan, MI 49721
Clinton County
Genealogists of Clinton County Historical Society
P.O. Box 23
St. Johns, MI 48879
Delta County
Delta County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 442
Escanaba, MI 49829-0442
Detroit
Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Inc.
Research Chairman
c/o Burton Historical Collection
Detroit Public Library
5201 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Farmington
Farmington Genealogical Society
Farmington Library
23500 Liberty
Farmington Hills, MI 48335-3570
Flint
Flint Genealogical Society
Box 1217
Flint, MI 48501-1217
French Canadian
French Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan
c/o Burton Historical Collection
Detroit Public Library
5201 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Gaylord
Gaylord Fact-Finders Genealogical Society
Box 1524
Gaylord, MI 49734
Grand Traverse Area
Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 2015
Traverse City, MI 49685
Gratiot County
Gratiot County Historical and Genealogical Society
228 W. Center St.
Ithaca, MI 48847
Holland
Holland Genealogical Society
Attn: Marie Zingle
c/o Herrick Public Library
300 S. River Ave.
Holland, MI 49423
Houghton County
Houghton County Historical Society
53102 Hwy M-26 P.O. Box 127
Lake Linden, MI 49945
https://www.houghtonhistory.org/
Huron County
Huron County Genealogical Society
PO Box 321004
Flint, Michigan 48532
Ionia County
Ionia County Genealogical Society
c/o Pamela Swiler
13051 Ainsworth Road, Route 3
Ionia, MI 48846
Jackson County
Jackson County Genealogical Society
c/o Jackson District Library
244 W. Michigan Ave.
Jackson, MI 49201-2275
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3236
Kalamazoo, MI 49003-8335
info@mikvgs.org
https://mikvgs.org
Lapeer County
Lapeer County Genealogical Society
c/o Marguerite de Angeli Library
921 W. Nepessing St.
Lapeer, MI 48446-1872
Lenawee County
Lenawee County Family Researchers
P.O. Box 623
Adrian, MI 49221
Livingston County
Livingston County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1073
Howell, MI 48844-1073
Macomb County
Macomb County Genealogy Group
c/o Mt. Clemens Public Library
150 Cass Ave.
Mt. Clemens, MI 48043-2222
Marquette County
Marquette County Historical Society
John M. Longyear Research Library
213 N. Front St.
Marquette, MI 49855
906-226-3571
mqtcohis@uproc.lib.mi.us
Mid-Michigan
Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society
PO Box 16033
Lansing, MI 48901
Midland
Midland Genealogical Society
c/o Grace A. Dow Memorial Library
1710 W. St. Andrews Road
Midland, MI 48640
Monroe County
Historical Society of Bedford
Caroline Newman, President
1430 Granby Road
Temperance, MI 48182
734-847-7780
lindaski@buckeye-access.com
Muskegon County
Muskegon County Genealogical Society
c/o Hackley Public Library
316 W. Webster Ave.
Muskegon, MI 49440-1281
MGCS1972@msn.com
https://genealogymuskegon.org/
Newaygo County
Newaygo County Society of History and Genealogy
P.O. Box 65
Newaygo, MI 49337
231-924-2588
Northville
Northville Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 932
Northville, MI 48167-0932
www.nvgensoc.org
Oakland County
Oakland County Genealogical Society
Attn: Research Chairman
P.O. Box 1094
Birmingham, MI 48012
(Look ups in their own publications only)
Oceana County
Oceana County Historical and Genealogical Society
114 Dryden
Hart, MI 49420-1105
Roscommon County
Roscommon County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 983
Prudenville, MI 48651-9649
roscogen0983@gmail.com
Saginaw
Saginaw Genealogical Society Inc.
PO Box 6584
Saginaw, MI 48608-6584
http://www.sgsmi.org
St. Clair County
St. Clair County Family History Group
P. O. Box 611483
Port Huron, MI 48061-1483
Sanilac County
Sanilac County Historical Museum
Archive Room
228 N. Ridge St.
Port Sanilac, MI 48469-0158
stogie@greatlakes.net
Shiawassee County
Shiawassee County Genealogical Society
Attn: Mrs. Robert Couzynse
P.O. Box 841
Owosso, MI 48867-0841
couzynse@shianet.org
Washtenaw County
Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County
P.O. Box 7155
Ann Arbor, MI 48107-7155
wwwgswc@aol.com
http://www.washtenawgenealogy.org/
Wayne County
Downriver Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 476
Lincoln Park, MI 48146
West Michigan
Western Michigan Genealogical Society
Attn: Search Committee
Grand Rapids Public Library
60 Library Plaza
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-3093
Wexford
Wexford Genealogy Organization
601 Chestnut Street, Suite B
Cadillac, MI 49601
wegoin@gmail.com
https://www.wexfordgenealogy.org/
Arenac, Bay, Huron and Saginaw counties
Jeanne S. White
2901 Evergreen Drive
Bay City, MI 48706-5306
jswhite@alpha.delta.edu
Calhoun County
Verla Potts
601 A 181/2 Mile Road
Marshall, MI 49068-9357
Cass County
Jesse Lasorda
3116 Trappers Cove Trail
Apartment 1 B
Lansing, MI 48910
517-882-9468
reoflyingcloud@hotmail.com
Genesee County
James Knirs
Untangled roots
untangledroots12016@gmail.com
Huron County
Diana M. Hebner
PO Box 158
Marysville, MI 48040-0158
dmhebner@aol.com
James Knirs
Untangled Roots
untangledroots12016@gmail.com
Hillsdale County
Betty Peters
3680 Blackbridge Road
Osseo, MI 49266-9511
Ingham County
Jeffrey T. Banas
900 Long Blvd., Suite 489
Lansing, MI 48911
517-819-4862
Betty Childs Klaviter
3028 Baywater Drive
Lansing, MI 48911
bcklaviter@att.net
Ginger Ogilvie
Keep Family History Services
East Lansing, Michigan
keepfamilyhistory@gmail.com
keepfamilyhistory.com
517-898-3594
Bethany Waterbury
Ancestor Hound Research
1647 Woodside Drive
East Lansing, MI 48823
517-898-4737
BethanyWaterbury@gmail.com
Kalamazoo County
Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society
Attn: Research Chair
P.O. Box 3236
Kalamazoo, MI 49003-8335
info@mikvgs.org
https://mikvgs.org
Kent County
Shirley M. DeBoer, CG
2690 Hylane Ct. NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505-3973
geniemay@iserv.net
Lapeer County
James Knirs
Untangled roots
untangledroot12016@gmail.com
Livingston County
Karen Olszeski
674 Chicago Drive
Howell, MI 48843
klapko@comcast.net
Macomb County
Carol Bogan
32900 Kelly, #203
Roseville, MI 48066
mi-ancestry@prodigy.net
Laurie Hermance-Moore, AG
Heritage Bridge Genealogy
www.heritagebridge.com
4921 Stoney View Ct.
Columbus, OH 43231
laurie@heritagebridge.com
614-288-5656
James Knirs
Untangled roots
untangledroots12016@gmail.com
Ginger Ogilvie
Keep Family History Services
East Lansing, Michigan
keepfamilyhistory@gmail.com
keepfamilyhistory.com
517-898-3594
Melissa Tennant Rzepczynski
Branch Discoveries
517-858-9473
branchdiscoveries.com
melissa@branchdiscoveries.com
Jamie Wasilchenko
Shifting Sands Genealogy
www.shiftingsandsgenealogy.com
info@shiftingsandsgen.com
Katherine R. Willson
Genealogical researcher, educator, speaker & author
1101 Blackhawk Trail
Dexter, MI 48130-8434
Phone 734-546-2360
moonswings@gmail.com
SocialMediaGenealogy.com
Midland County
Ralph E. Hillman, CGRS
600 Lakeside Circle
Midland, MI 48640
rlphedwd@aol.com
Oakland County
James D. Grey
30100 Telegraph Road, Suite 308
Bingham Farms, MI 48025-4517
gentrex@aol.com
M. Karvoski, MBA
Ancestral Branches
P.O. Box 362
Hamburg, PA 19526
ancestry@consultant.com
Karen Krugman
P.O. Box 250434
Franklin, MI 48025
karen@miprofgenie.com
miprofgenie.com
Shannon Moore
2636 Bonita Dr
Waterford, MI
paperbirchgenealogy@gmail.com
Betty P. Starkman
1260 Stuyvessant Road
Birmingham, MI 48301
bettejoy@aol.com
Oceana County
Betty Driscoll
2231 W. East Hills Drive
New Era, MI 49446
B4thepast@charter.net
231-903-9126
Ottawa County
Luann Hughes DeVries
9426 Perry St.
Zeeland, MI 49464
Sanilac County
Mary Lou Bacon
216 East Reid Road
Grand Blanc, MI 48439-1212
Southeastern Michigan and Ontario
Carol Bogan
32900 Kelly, #203
Roseville, MI 48066
mi-ancestry@prodigy.net
Hugh Curtis
14341 Woodmont Road
Detroit, MI 48227-1370
af844@detroit.freenet.org
David E. Irwin
PO Box 7746
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
dirwin@yourancestralfamily.com
Ruth McMahon AG
8283 Beacon Lane
Northville, MI 48167-9469
Detroitresearch@hotmail.com
Craig Rice
363 Bennington Ct.
Saline, MI 48176
craig.rice@comcast.net
genie-ology.com
Richard A. Steele, M. Ed., MA
P.O. Box 3193
Farmington Hills, MI 48333-3193
Jan E. Tripp, CGRS
3260 Bluett Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
jan_tripp@comcast.net
Southwestern Michigan
Conrad L. Burton
43779 Valley Road
Decatur, MI 49045
Amelia B. Castle
26662 Corwin Road
Dowagiac, MI 49047
acastle@mich.com
Carole Kiernan
P.O. Box 81
Watervliet, MI 49098
C. Robert Secrist
9559 Firefly Ave.
Galesburg, MI 49053-9721
secristBob@aol.com
Karla Weidner
255 North Street
Sturgis, MI 49091
Tuscola County
James Knirs
Untangled roots
untangledroots12016@gmail.com
Upper Peninsula
Florence T. "Alex" Meron, CGRS
103 N. Third St.
Manistique, MI 49854-1018
ameron@upmail.com
Upstate New York
William T. Ruddock
4385 Alderwood Drive
Okemos, MI 48864
517-349-1806
wruddock@sbcglobal.net
Washtenaw County
Juanita Curley
7191 Angle Road
Northville, MI 48167-9413
Mary Henderson
Genetic Genealogy Research, LLC
1416 Brooklyn Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-277-7420
gengenres@gmail.com
https://gengenres.com/
Gayle S. Saini
2040 Churchill Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48103-6007
gayleanne@aol.com
Katherine R. Willson
Genealogical researcher, educator, speaker & author
1101 Blackhawk Trail
Dexter, MI 48130-8434
Phone 734-546-2360
moonswings@gmail.com
SocialMediaGenealogy.com
West Michigan
Jane A. Schapka
West Michigan Genealogy Plus
1713 Ruddiman Drive
N Muskegon, MI 49445
231-903-0801
info@muskegongenealogy.com
muskegongenealogy.com/
Jamie Wasilchenko
Shifting Sands Genealogy
www.shiftingsandsgenealogy.com
info@shiftingsandsgen.com
Updated 5/7/2024