Michigan Trails/Genealogy Trails

WELCOME to MICHIGAN

I hope you have a great time visiting us at Genealogy "Michigan" Trails. My name is Christine Walters and I'll be your Host. Lets all explore the places and areas of Michigan that our ancestors chose to settle in. This should prove to be an exciting journey, it will be fun, and along the way we will all get a better understanding of Michigan. It will be a step back in time as we get to know the people that created Michigan and formed it into the beautiful State it now is. I want to encourage anyone who has "Michigan" ties & connections to get in touch with me. We want to hear your stories and take advantage of your personal history of this wonderful State. I need your contributions and I especially need the old history, the information that you can find about all the pioneer families, and naturally - some of the Indian History that is so important to this State. I'm also looking for Obituaries, Biographies and County History.. just about everything is helpful.
I REGRET THAT I AM UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU.
I don't have the time or the resources.

Some Michigan Information The State of Michigan was admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837.
The name "Michigan" is derived from a Chippewa Indian word "meicigama" meaning "great water" and refers to the Great Lakes which hug the shores of the State. Michigan is said to have been first discovered around 1610 and inhabited by the Indians. In the mid 1700's it was claimed by the French - but was ceded to the British until the Revolution when it became part of the United States but we didn't take full possession of it until 1796 and shortly thereafter it became part of the Northwest Territory. Then from 1800 to 1805 it was connected with the Ohio and the Indian Territories. The first American settlers began settling in Michigan about 1796, coming from England but it was not until about 1818 that an appreciable amount of settlers was noticed. 1818 was the first public land sales and the work on the erie Canal attracted many. The completion of the Canal in 1825 added stimula to the immigrants. Its about this time that many came to work on the road construction heading toward Chicago. By 1840 the immigration increased to such an extent that about half of the southern peninsula was cultivated. From 1840 - 1890 there were tens of thousand of workers who came to work in the lumber and mining camps.

COUNTY LIST

ALCONA

ALGER

ALLEGAN

ALPENA

ANTRIM

ARENAC

BARAGA

BARRY

BAY
Host- Brenda Wiesner

BENZIE

BERRIEN

BRANCH

CALHOUN
Host-Kevin Ortman

CASS

CHARLEVOIX

CHEBOYGAN

CHIPPEWA
Host- Christine Walters

CLARE

CLINTON

CRAWFORD

DELTA

DICKINSON
Host- Mark Seeburg

EATON

EMMET

GENESEE

GLADWIN

GOGEBIC

GR. TRAVERSE

GRATIOT

HILLSDALE

HOUGHTON

HURON

INGHAM

IONIA

IOSCO

IRON

ISABELLA

JACKSON
Host-Jan Stypula

KALAMAZOO
KALKASKA

KENT

KEWEENAW

LAKE

LAPEER

LEELANAU

LENAWEE

LIVINGSTON

LUCE

MACKINAC
Host-Christine Walters

MACOMB

MANISTEE

MARQUETTE

MASON

MECOSTA

MENOMINEE

MIDLAND

MISSAUKEE

MONROE

MONTCALM

MONTMORENCY

MUSKEGON

NEWAYGO

OAKLAND

OCEANA

OGEMAW

ONTONAGON

OSCEOLA

OSCODA

OTSEGO

OTTAWA

PRESQUE ISLE

ROSCOMMON

SAGINAW
Host- Brenda Wiesner

SAINT CLAIR

ST. JOSEPH

SANILAC

SCHOOLCRAFT
Host-Larry Peterson

SHIAWASSEE

TUSCOLA

VAN BUREN

WASHTENAW

WAYNE
Host- Christine Walters

WEXFORD

THE IRON HUNTER
by Chase S. Osborn The MacMillian Company, NY
The 1919 autobiography of Michigan governor Chase S. Osborn
Transcribed and Contributed by Mark Seeberg
Host of Florence County WI and Winnebago Co IL

Chapters 1-15
Chapters 16-26
Chapters 27-40

IMPORTANT MICHIGAN INFORMATON

Alpha Sigma Fraternity

Early Michigan History

1840 PENSIONERS

Selected Biographies

Colleges & Universities

County Name Origins

County Information
Dates/County Seats/Origins

Courthouses
Addresses & Phone Numbers

Death Index 1897 - 1920

Dutch Settlements in Michigan

Early State History 1869

Eastman National College

Michigan Official State

Pioneer in Education
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor Class of 1858
1845 Message to Emigrants

Facts & Trivia

Michigan State Flag

Governors
Some with Biographies

Legislature
Back When It Meant Something?

Lighthouses

Military
The War of 1812
The Civil War
The Civil War Dead
The Civil War (Harve Roach)
Reconstruction 1888
Korean Casualties
Iraq War Casualties

One Room Schoolhouse's
Hart School Tuscola

Postmarks From The Past
Paul E. Petosky

Prohibition Movement

State Information
Timeline - State Symbols

State News - 1822
State News - 1824
State News - 1869

Today in History

Tombstone Symbols

A Trip to Michigan 1841

Underground RR in Michigan

"Interesting"
Michigan Websites

The Winebago Visit D.C.

A Primer of Michigan History
By Wm. J. Cox 1886

BENCH AND BAR OF MICHIGAN
THE SUPREME COURT
Edited by Judges Samuel T. Douglas and Benjamin F. Graves 1897

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Want to be a County Host for Michigan? Please visit our Volunteer Information Page for the details, then take a peek at Michigan's County Co-Ordinator & Adoption Page to see whats available. If you see a county you'd like to have, take the next step and get in touch with Kim Torp who will set you on the trail to a very rewarding and fun adventure. If you'd like to adopt a "State" just check the State Pages to see whats available.

OR -- Would you like to be a part of Genealogy Trails without being a county or state host? Then come and be part of the new Genealogy Trails Transcription Team. For details about how it works, visit Transcriptions and then contact Linda to get started.
You can be a big, very important, part of this website and a great help to all the researchers out there.

MICHIGAN - NEW UPDATES
ALPENA Co 1/25/2012
Obituary for Anna Shattuck from Gary Foster
Alpena High School Postcard from Paul Petosky
BAY Co Host Brenda Wiesner 1/5/2012
Post Cards from Paul Petosky
Photos from Paul Petrosky
Obits For Kratz and Hixenbaugh
CALHOUN Co Host Kevin Ortman 9/14/2011
M.E. Parsonage, Union City from Paul Petosky
Marshall H. S., Marshall gallery from Paul Petosky
CHIPPEWA Co Host-Christine Walters 1/12/2012
Obit: Patricia Lynn Berge from Chris
Post Cards from Paul Petosky
Dolomite Quarry --- Drummond Island 1950 --- Hulert Lake Club House
See Locks 1930 -- Drummond Island 1940 -- Detour 1907 -- DeWeese Service in Strongs
Tumble Inn 1940 at Eckerman
DICKINSON Co Host-Mark Seeburg 2/7/2012
Waucedah Cemetery/interments
JACKSON Co 1/30/2012
Births 1867 - 1869 names starting with 'Q' through 'Z'.

I've added new historical pictures, thanks once again to Paul Petrosky! More has been added to the 1867-1869 births (two pages now). I now have newspaper gleanings from the 'Jackson Citizen Patriot', 'Jackson Daily Citizen' and the 'Concord Independent'. The obituary page has also been updated from these newspapers.
KALAMAZOO Co 1/26/2012
News Article - Cursing Her Husband - Bernice McCarthy from Desiree Rodcay
Fort Custer Cem - Burial of Ronald Lee Poll -- from Gary Foster
KENT Co 1/26/2012
Grandville Cemetery - Poll Family from Gary Foster
MACKINAC Host-Christine Walters 1/26/2012
Hiawatha Sportsman - Engadine MI - From Paul Petosky
Curtis MI -- Fort Holmes / John Zellers Camp / Forest Inn with History / Sa_Wa-Quato Beach
MACOMB Co 1/12/2012
BIO: Alice K. Lowry from Carla Mascara
Romeo Depot from Paul Petosky
MISSAUKEE Co 1/12/2012
Lake City Cemetery -- from Nancy Bonifield
Old Jennings Cemetery - from Nancy Bonifield
Reeder Cemetery from Nancy Bonifield
SAGINAW Co Host-Brenda Wiesner 1/18/2012
Nelson Cemetery added with burials from T. Bussinger
Wildwood Cemetery added with burials from T. Bussinge
77 obits added from B. Wiesner and T. Bussinger
Crime Article from Tami Bussinger
SCHOOLCRAFT Co Host Larry Peterson 9/5/2011
1890 Schoolcraft County Marriage Records:
Car Ferry Turns Turtle 1909 (Photo and Article):
WAYNE CO Host-Christine Walters 1/12/2012
BIO: Paul Swett from Therman
BIO: Jacob Jones from Carla Mascara
Postcards: Northville High School 1909 from Paul Petosky
The Gleaners from Paul Petosky
Main Street Romulus from Paul Petosky
New Casino - Belle Isle Park from Paul Petosky
Cobo Hall Center from Paul Petosky
Pauls Restaurant in Dearborn from Paul

SUBMIT AN OBITUARY
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SUBMIT A CEMETERY HEADSTONE
If you have some headstone, cemetery information or photos
and want to share them with others ... click the above link

"Colorful Michgian" contributed by Paul Petosky

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