Finding Free Online Genealogy Collections in Michigan

The Ancestor Hunt regularly adds and updates new collection links, as well as searches for and fixes broken links.
(This page's most recent update is
July 2024)
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If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and presenting links to Free Online Genealogy Records, Collections, and Indexes by genealogical category. Everything that is online for free has not been captured in our link lists, as some specific categories and resources have not been curated as yet, or we may never do.

There are archives, libraries, unique document collections, and specialized genealogy websites throughout the state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.

• Access Genealogy – Michigan
• Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
• American History & Genealogy Project – Michigan
• Ancestry Free Index Collections
• Andrews University Digital Collections
• Archives of Michigan
• Bay County Library System
• Bloomfield Township Public Library
• Brighton District Library
• Capital Area District Libraries
• Central Michigan University Digital Collections
• Chippewa River District Library
• Chronicling America – Michigan
• Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
• Cyndi’s List – Michigan
• Davenport University Digital Collections
• David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
• Dead Fred
• Death Indexes – Michigan
• Detroit Public Library Digital Collections
• Detroit Society for Genealogical Research
• Digital Commons Collections
• Digital Michigan Newspaper Portal
• Digital Public Library of America – Michigan
• Eastern Michigan University Digital Collections
• FamilySearch
• FamilySearch – Michigan Online Genealogy Records
• FamilySearch Catalog
• FamilySearch Wiki – Michigan
• Ferris State University Digital Collections
• FindAGrave
• Genealogy Trails – Michigan
• Google
• Google Books – Michigan
• Grand Rapids History Center
• Grand Valley State University Digital Collections
• Hackley Public Library
• Hastings Public Library
• HathiTrust – Michigan
• Herrick District Library
• Historical Society of Michigan
• Hope College Digital Collections
• I Dream of Genealogy
• Interment.net – Michigan
• Internet Archive – Michigan
• Lake Superior State University Digital Collections
• LDS Genealogy – Michigan
• Library of Congress Digital Collections
• Library of Michigan
• Linkpendium – Michigan
• Michigan County Histories and Atlases
• Michigan History Center
• Michigan State University Digital Collections
• Michigan Technological University Digital Collections
• Michiganology
• Mount Clemens Public Library
• National Archives and Records Administration
• National Archives at Chicago
• National Archives Online Exhibits
• National Archives Resources for Genealogists
• Nationwide Gravesite Locator
• New Horizons Genealogy – Michigan
• Northern Michigan University Digital Collections
• Oakland University Digital Collections
• PastPerfectOnline Collections
• Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910
• Public Libraries of Saginaw
• RootsWeb.com
• Saginaw Valley State University Digital Collections
• Sanborn Maps – Michigan
• Smithsonian Digital Library
• Spring Arbor University Digital Collections
• St. Clair County Library System
• The Making of Ann Arbor
• The Making of Modern Michigan
• The Official Land Records Site
• Three Rivers Public Library
• United States Social Security Death Index
• University of Detroit Mercy Special Collections
• University of Michigan – Ann Arbor Digital Collections
• University of Michigan – Dearborn Digital Collections
• University of Michigan – Flint Digital Collections
• University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library
• US GenWeb – Michigan
• US GenWeb Archives – Michigan
• Virtual Motor City
• Waterford Township Library
• Wayne State University Digital Collections
• Western Michigan Genealogical Society
• Western Michigan University Digital Collections

Here is the list of over 5,960 curated Michigan genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:

• Newspapers
• Yearbooks
• Births
• Marriages
• Deaths
• Alumni Records
• Cemetery Records
• Church Records
• Coroner Records
• Criminal Records
• Directories
• Divorce Records
• Immigration Records
• Institutional Records
• Military Records
• Mortuary Records
• Naturalizations
• Obituaries
• Photos
• Probate and Wills
• School Records
• Tax Records
• Voter Records

Good Luck and Happy Hunting