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The
DeWitt Public Library local history room is available
during regular library hours. Most material is
available on shelves. Our staff does not do research,
but will assist you while you are in the library.
The library does, however, have a cooperative agreement
with the
Clinton
County Historical Society Genealogists.
They will do research for you for a fee.
You can email requests to
ccgensoc@yahoo.com
What's
New
+ Updated links (12/2009)
+
Clinton County High School Yearbook Project
+ DeWitt
Area History by Kenneth R. Coin -- New
2nd edition available for purchase (1/2008)
DeWitt
Area Research
Birth, Marriage, Death and Cemetery Records
·
Clinton
County Marriage Records Links to
Clinton County church and newspaper records
·
Dibean Michigan
Marriage Index for Clinton County
Searchable database compiled by Jack
Dibean
·
DeWitt
Area Cemetery Records Library
has paper copies along with Mt. Rest and Oak Ridge Cemetery
readings.
·
Clinton
County Death Records 1934 to present Searchable
database
·
Clinton
County Marriage Records 1927 to present Searchable
database
·
Clinton
County Clerk
Marriage and death records open to public. Limited
access to birth records.
·
Clinton
County Deaths
from Clinton County Historical Society
·
Clinton
County Births to 1900
from Clinton County Historical Society
·
Clinton
County Historical Society Archives
Excellent source for records and information
·
Clinton
County Obituaries (July 1998-Present)
from
St. Johns Independent
·
Lansing Area Obituaries (Last 30 days)
from
Lansing State Journal
·
Michigan
Death Records (GENDIS)
Online
database of early Michigan death records
·
Social
Security Death Index Online
database of US deaths
·
FamilySearch
Online
IGI database from the LDS (Morman) Church
·
Michigan
in the Civil War Includes link to
veteran burial sites
·
Early Clinton County Births from
Michigan Family History Network
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Early Clinton County Deaths from
Michigan Family History Network
Biographical and Newspaper
·
DeWitt
Area Pioneers Biographies
available online
·
DeWitt
People - a scrapbook of newspaper clippings available
at the library
A-D Index
E-L
Index
M-R
Index
S-Z
Index
·
Family
histories Index
to histories available at the library
·
Family
Group Sheets
Via
Michigan GenWeb
·
Newspapers
-- The DeWitt Public Library has microfilm of the following
local newspapers:
+ DeWitt-Bath Review
(1980-2006). The library also holds paper copies of
most issues from 1980 to the present.
+ DeWitt Weekly Advertiser (1950-1969 some issues
missing)
+ Clinton Republican (1863-1924)
+ Clinton Independent
(1866-1906)
+ St. Johns News
(1892-1923)
+ Clinton Republican-News
(1924-1950)
+ Misc. DeWitt
and Clinton County issues. (microfilm & paper)
·
World
War II Scrapbook -
Index to
scrapbook
Census
and Military Records
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The
DeWitt Library has Clinton County microfilm for 1840,
1850, 1860,
1870,
1880,
1900, 1910 and the 1890 special Civil War veteran
census
·
1870
census for all of Michigan
Full
census available online
·
1880
census for U.S. & 1881 census for Canada
Full
census available online
·
1883 Clinton County Civil War Pensioners
·
1894
Listing of Clinton County Civil War Veterans
·
Clinton County Spanish American War Veterans
·
Heritage Quest 1790-1930 U.S. Census
images & Revolutionary War records. FREE with
DeWitt library card or Michigan driver's license
Church and School
Records
·
DeWitt
Public Library has the following church records: DeWitt
Congregational Church (1840's-1860's); DeWitt
Baptist Church (photocopies, 1840's-1900); DeWitt
Methodist Church (1860's-1960's)
· Clinton
County School Yearbooks
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Dewitt
Public Library has the following school records:
DeWitt Public Schools
(mostly 1900-1950); DeWitt
Schools Yearbook Collection; Allen
School (1930's-1940's); Brown
School (1860's-1950's); Simmons'
School (some early essays and teacher rosters)
Family History Sites
· Bauerle's
Genealogy Page
·
Gardner-Pierson
Genealogy
· Fuchs,
Fox, Blonigen, Droste, Fedewa, Feldpausch, Garding,
Gross, Martin, Miller, Niehaus, Pung, Schaefer, Schneider,
Simon, Spitzley, and related families
Email for look-ups from Jane's extensive
database on these families
·
Swarthout
Family History Swarthout Family of
Ovid and Victor Twps.
· Voisen-Stewart
Family Surnames include Voisin, Yuncker,
Pohl, Rademacher, Buechel, Schneider, and Gross.
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Heritage Quest Full text books and
more.
FREE with DeWitt library card or Michigan
driver's license
Historical Societies
·
Genealogists
of Clinton County Archives
are in the DeWitt Twp. Community
Center
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Clinton
County Gen Web
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Ingham
County Gen Web
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Ionia
County Gen Web
·
Paine-Gillam-Scott
Museum
St. Johns, Michigan
· Shiawassee
County Gen Web
· Shiawassee
County History
by Steve Schmidt
·
Mid-Michigan
Genealogical Society
·
Shiawassee
County Genealogy Society includes
searchable surname database
Local Histories
·
Bath
School Disaster --
Bauerle
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Bath
School Disaster -- Daggy Includes
full-text of "The Bath School Disaster" by Monty Ellsworth
and more.
·
Dewitt
Public Library copies of local histories including the
DeWitt Area History
by Ken Coin.
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Elsie
Michigan History
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History and Biographical Album of Shiawassee and Clinton
Counties
(1880) Complete
text online
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Ovid
Township Michigan Information on
Ovid by Dale Willett [link down]
· Past
and present of Clinton
County, Michigan by
Judge S. B. Daboll (1906) Complete text online
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Portrait
and Biographical Album of Clinton and Shiawassee Counties
(1891) Complete text online
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History of Shiawassee and Clinton
Counties (1880)
Complete text online
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Willett.Org
Michigan Collection Mostly
Ovid-Elsie and Laingsburg area [link down]
Local Businesses
and Organizations
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DeWitt
Public Library has business records for: Woodruff Brothers
Bank
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DeWitt
Public Library has organization records for:
George Anderson Camp
- Grand Army of the Republic; DeWitt
Women's Club; DeWitt
Civic Club; DeWitt
Mother's Club; DeWitt
Memorial Association; DeWitt
PTA; DeWitt
Royal Neighbors/Modern Woodmen (insurance policy holders)
Maps
·
Clinton
County 1864 Maps from GenWeb
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Clinton
County 1896 Maps from Willett.org
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Atlas
of Clinton County, Michigan (1873)
available online
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Standard
Atlas of Clinton County
(1896) available online
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Standard
Atlas of Clinton County
(1915)
available online
Photographs
·
Dewitt
Area Photograph Collection -- With
well over 1,000 vintage images, the ever-growing Dewitt
Public Library photography collection is perhaps the
best documentation of this rapidly changing community.
Indexed photocopies of nearly all our photographs are
available for public viewing. Original photographs
and negatives are housed in coded acid-free folders
and stored in archival boxes. These are available
for use to researchers within the local history room
upon request.
Links
to Genealogy Websites
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Ancestry.com
includes
Social Security Death Index
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Cyndi's
List extensive list of sites
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FamilyTreeMaker
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Library
of Michigan Genealogy Collection pedigree
charts, family group charts and more
·
Michigan
Family History Network
·
National
Archives and Records Administration: The Genealogy
Page
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National
Archives of Canada: Genealogy Research
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National
Genealogical Society
·
Roots-L
Library half
a million surnames
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Roots
Web
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Soundex
Code Translator
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State
Archives of Michigan
·
USGenWeb
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