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The newspaper resources available at the Library of Michigan are one of the largest backfiles of Michigan newspapers in the country. This collection is largely unindexed. This guide identifies aids to accessing the content of some of the newspapers in the Library’s microfilm collection. The newspaper film is organized by city of publication and title of paper.
Selected Michigan newspaper indexes by county
Bay County
Bay County Library System. Index to the Pinconning press and the Pinconning journal, January 1906 through July 12, 1989 / compiled by M. Scott Moore. 1993.
LIB OF MICH NEWSPAPERS INDEXES 2S AI 21.P56 I5 1993
Berrien County
Niles Community Library. Niles area obituary index / compiled by the Niles Community Library from Niles, Michigan newspapers. 2002.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN CD STORAGE F574.N5 N553
Calhoun County
Passic, Frank. Name index / by Frank Passic. 1986.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F574.A525 P3 1985 Index
Cheboygan County
Daughters of the American Revolution. Chief Shawano Chapter. Twentieth century obituaries: the Cheboygan Daily Tribune, Cheboygan, MI; the Straitsland resorter, Indian River, MI. 1997.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F574.C54 T94 1997
Clinton County
Coureur de Bois Chapter, Michigan State Society, Daughters of American Colonists. Clinton County, Michigan, Pioneer Society news and obituaries (from newspaper clippings) / typed and donated by Katherine L. Cherry & Barbara L. Young. 1960.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F 572 .C7 C552 1960
Genesee County
Chambers, Dorothy Emery. A century of obituaries, 1890-1999: from Court Street United Methodist Church, 225 W Court Street, Flint, Michigan / Genesee Chapter DAR, Michigan Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution; [compiled by Dorothy Emery Chambers]. 2002.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F574.F55 C467 2002
Grand Traverse County
Zoulek, Lucille. Index to newspapers of Traverse City, Michigan, 1858-1910 / Lucille Zoulek]. 1984.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N AI 3.Z68z
Gratiot County
Douglas, Carol C. Alma record newspaper excerpt's [sic] / [compiled & indexed by Carol C. Douglas]. 1997.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.G8 D683
Ingham County
Ingham County Genealogical Society. Ingham County (MI.) News, Newspaper Extractions 1859 -- 1877: marriage, death, other notices. 2003.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.I5 I533 2003
Iosco County
Sherman, Alonzo Joseph. Index to the Press, Oscoda/Ausable, Michigan, 1901-195, compiler, Alonzo J. Sherman. 1993.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F 572.I63 S54 1993
Jackson County
Eding, Walter E., Mrs. The anniversary book: compiled newspaper clippings / by Mrs. Walter E. Eding, of Jackson, Michigan, done in the 1940's; prepared by Jackson County Genealogical Society. 1999.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F574.J2 E44 1999
Kalamazoo County
Reference Division, Kalamazoo Public Library. Kalamazoo Gazette index. 1999.
LIB OF MICH NEWSPAPERS INDEXES 2S AI21.K35 K34z
Kalkaska County
Kalkaska Genealogical Society. Kalkaska, Michigan newspaper index. 2000.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.K23 K256 2000x v.1 (1879-1900)
Kent County
Lambert, Marguerite Novy. Kent County, Michigan: marriage and death newspaper notices: newspaper notices from Michigan newspapers at the Michigan Historical Collections, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan / abstracted by Marguerite N. Lambert; indexed by James N. Jackson. 2000.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.K3 L36 2001
Oakland County
Baldwin Public Library. Obituary index for the Birmingham Eccentric, Birmingham, Michigan, covering the period, 1878-1977 / compiled by Miss Merle Roninger and Mrs. R. George Ransford. 1978.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN MICROFICHE 2S F574.B575 O25 1978
Ottawa County
Herrick District Library. Herrick District Library index to the Holland Sentinel. 2000.
LIB OF MICH NEWSPAPERS INDEXES 2S AI21.H6 H47
St. Clair County
Port Huron weekly times / extracted and typed by Marge Owens. 1999.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.S3 P675
St. Joseph County
Silliman, Sue Imogene. Partial index to the newspapers of the Three Rivers Public Library. 1930.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N Folio F574.T62 S555 1930a
Washtenaw County
University of Michigan Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library. An index to Ann Arbor newspapers: Ann Arbor news, Ann Arbor observer, Michigan daily, University record. 1930.
LIB OF MICH FICHE 2N AI3.A663z
Wayne County
Lambert, Marguerite Novy. Marriage and death newspaper notices, Wayne County, Michigan, 1809-1868: newspaper notices from Michigan newspapers at the Michigan Historical Collections, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan / abstracted by Marguerite N. Lambert; edited and indexed by James N. Jackson. 2001.
LIB OF MICH MICHIGAN 2N F572.W4 L36 2001
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