Local History
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last modified June 17, 2009
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DeWitt Public
Library Local History Room
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
DeWitt Area Research
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| Clinton County Marriage Records Links to Clinton County church and newspaper records |
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Dibean
Michigan Marriage Index for Clinton County Searchable
database compiled by Jack Dibean |
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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 |
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Lansing Area Obituaries (1999-Present)
Free
with DeWitt Library Card or Michigan driver's license. |
| Michigan Death Certificates (1897-1920) Online scans of original certificates |
| 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 |
| 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 DPL has microfilm of the following newspapers: |
| DeWitt-Bath Review (1980-2007). The library also holds paper copies of some issues |
| 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) |
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Lansing State Journal (1999-present)
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FREE with DeWitt library card or Michigan driver's license |
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 |
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Heritage Quest
1790-1930
U.S.
Census images & Revolutionary War records.
FREE with DeWitt library card or Michigan driver's license |
| Civil War Service Records muster rolls, letters, lists of dead, monthly returns and other items |
| Michigan in the Civil War Includes regimental lists and burial locations |
| 1883 Clinton County Civil War Pensioners |
| 1894 Listing of Clinton County Civil War Veterans |
| Clinton County Spanish American War Veterans |
| World War II Scrapbook - Index to scrapbook |
Church and School Records
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Clinton County High School Yearbooks and Graduate Database
Pictures of graduating seniors and lists of graduates for all Clinton County high schools. (work in progress) |
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Sheridan Road
K-8 School District Yearbooks 8th graders
and additional excerpts for the years 1957-1965 |
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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) |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 MIGenWeb |
| Ingham County MIGenWeb |
| Ionia County MIGenWeb |
| Paine-Gillam-Scott Museum St. Johns, Michigan |
| Shiawassee County MIGenWeb |
| Shiawassee County History by Steve Schmidt |
| Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society |
| Shiawassee County Genealogy Society includes searchable surname database |
| 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. |
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Dewitt Public Library copies of local histories including the DeWitt Area History
by Ken Coin. Also available for purchase. |
| Elsie Michigan History |
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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 |
| History of Shiawassee and Clinton Counties (1880) Complete text online |
| Seeking Michigan Lots of original pictures and documents |
| Making of Modern Michigan -- Digital Library |
| Willett.Org Michigan Collection Mostly Ovid-Elsie and Laingsburg area |
Local Businesses and Organizations
| 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 |
| Clinton County 1896 Maps from Willett.org |
| Atlas of Clinton County, Michigan (1873) available online |
| Standard Atlas of Clinton County (1896) available online |
| Standard Atlas of Clinton County (1915) available online |
Photographs
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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 |
| FamilyTreeMaker |
| Library of Michigan Genealogy Collection pedigree charts, family group charts and more |
| Michigan Family History Network |
| National Archives and Records Administration: The Genealogy Page |
| National Archives of Canada: Genealogy Research |
| National Genealogical Society |
| Roots-L Library half a million surnames |
| Roots Web |
| Soundex Code Translator |
| State Archives of Michigan |
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USGenWeb
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