The Van Buren Regional Genealogical Society is pleased to announce that it has recently added 88 reels of vital records microfilm to the Local History Collection at the Van Buren District Library. These most recent acquisitions include birth, marriage, death, and naturalization records for the Michigan counties of Allegan, Berrien and Cass. Added to the existing collection are: Berrien County death records 1934-1967 Berrien County birth records 1889-1897 Berrien County naturalization petitions, declarations, and journals, ca1840-1951 Cass County death records 1955-1993 Cass County naturalization petitions & records, 1928-1957 Cass County burial records for indigent soldiers, 1911-1918 Allegan County death records 1924-1998 Allegan County index to marriage records 1947-1998 Allegan County birth records 1879-1897 Allegan County marriage 1917-1951 These reels add to the existing collection of microfilm which includes earlier years for the above records, plus similar records for Van Buren and Kalamazoo counties. Proceeds from the sale of the Van Buren County Pictorial history were invested in these acquisitions which were purchased from the Genealogical Society of Salt Lake Utah with the cooperation of area county clerks. Anyone is welcome to visit the Van Buren District Library Local History collection at 200 N. Phelps Street, Decatur, Michigan to use these and many other Southwest Michigan local and family history materials. Visit the website of the Van Buren District Library (www.vbdl.org) and the Van Buren Regional Genealogical Society (www.rootsweb.com/~mivanbur/Mivanbur.html) for more information about the collection and to search the online catalogs. The library is also a licensed microfilm loan center for the Family History Center of Salt Lake City, Utah. So, while using our local materials you may order in those not-so-local items. Anyone with questions, may email or call me at the library at (269)423-4771. Don't miss this opportunity to do your Southwest Michigan research in one location - or what I call "One Stop Shopping". Sincerely, Toni I. Benson Van Buren Regional Genealogical Society & Local History Van Buren District Library