Genealogy Resources

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Obituaries and Vital Records

• Requesting Obituaries from the Library
• More Obituary Information

Databases

• Ancestry Library Edition – Genealogy database with census, birth, marriage, death records and more.
  Library use only

• HeritageQuest – Genealogy database containing census information, a digitized Genealogy and Local History Collection, the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) and much more.  Requires a library card for access outside of the library.

Tips on Ancestry Library and HeritageQuest
Tips on how to create a WordPress blog for genealogy

Library Events

• History

Community Resources

• Ingham County Genealogical Society 
• Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society
• Lansing Area African American Genealogy Society          
      More Community Resources

Items from our Collection

• Books on Genealogy

Websites

• Library of Michigan Genealogy Resources – Information about the Library of Michigan's extensive genealogy resources.
• Michigan eLibrary –  Resources organized by the Library of Michigan.
• MIGenWeb – Part of the USGen Web project.
• FamilySearch – Access to the genealogical resources gathered by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
• Ingham County MIGenWeb – Part of the USGen Web project.
• Lansing Michigan Family History Center  A major genealogical resource provided by the Church of Latter Day Saints.
• Ellis Island On-line – Access to immigration records from Ellis Island New York.