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Genealogy Links

• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites 
• Historical Census Browser
• Kent County GenWeb Page
• The Library of Congress 
• The Library of Michigan 
• Roots Surname Index 
• Social Security Death Indexes from Ancestry.com
• U.S and Worldwide GenWeb Project
• US GenWeb Census Project
• Western Michigan Genealogical Society
• World Family Tree Searchable Database

Grand Rapids History Links

• Vintage Grand Rapids - Don't miss the opportunity to contribute photos to the Vintage Grand Rapids Book Project!
• Clarke Historical Collections 
• Genealogical Death Indexing System (GENDIS) - Michigan
• Heritage Hall Archival Collections 
• Heritage Hill Association 
• The Joint Archives of Holland 
• Kent County GenWeb Page 
• Michigan Obituaries from Michigan Live Inc., is a searchable site of obituaries that ran in Booth newspapers in Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, Bay City, Flint, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Muskegon and Saginaw. Coverage from October 1997 to the present. 
• Women's History Council

Rare Book Links

• Rare Books on the Web- A Brief Introduction by Albert Masters
• RBMS, Rare Book and Manuscript Section of ALA- Check out the "Your Old Books" section of this site, for a series of questions that will help you think about the disposal of old books.
• eBay- Possible source of price information on book and other historical items.
• BookFinder.com- Find currently available books and current book prices for over 15,000 booksellers.
• Library of Congress. Preservation Directorate- Check out their frequently asked questions or Caring for Your Collections section.
• Library of Michigan. Rare Books