Genealogy

• Search a wide range of databases including cemetery records, court and probate records, census lists, and more
• From the New England Historical Society and primarily searches the whole of the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada
• Funding provided by Grand Rapids Public Library Foundation Western Michigan Genealogical Society Fund

• Census and voter lists
• Birth, marriage, and death certificates
• Military records
• Immigration and passenger lists

• Coverage for several of the most popular and heavily-researched biographies and genres.
• Includes those contained within Biography Today and Biography (both dating back to the first issue published).

This resource is provided courtesy of the Michigan eLibrary, funded by IMLS.

World’s largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. Affiliate Library records are available on library computers only.

• Revolutionary War, Civil War, and Naturalization Records
• Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940
• Passport Applications, 1795-1905
• City Directory Collection

• MyHeritage Library Edition is one of the largest, most internationally diverse genealogy databases of its kind.
• Access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos and other resources in thousands of databases that span the past five centuries.

This resource is provided courtesy of the Michigan eLibrary, funded by IMLS.