Hi Everyone!    I am so glad that someone (Carol) shared this with the list.  This is a fabulous collection and I hope that anyone who is working in Michigan records makes good use of it.  Keep in mind that this collection is NOT yet complete, more records are being added EVERYWEEK.  This is an enormous project - and I, living in Michigan and using this library am very proud at how hard the staff worked at getting this massive undertaking done.  So when you use the site pay close attention to the list of what is currently posted so you dont get frustrated and give up.  Its still a work in progress.  The other site that Carol lists on her email (http://haldigitalcollections.cdmhost.com/) is an earlier version of the seekingmichigan.org site and the images are not as easy to get to, nor are they as good as the newer ones. If you are seeking records prior to 1897 I hope that you are using the LDS labs Family Search website which has Michigan Records from 1867-1897.  If you have any questions regarding Michigan records please don't hesitate to ask, I'd be happy to answer if I can.  The project at seekingmichigan is put up by our Michigan State Library in cooperation with the Michigan State ARchives.  Sadly, both of these institutions are in danger of closing do to the massive financial issues & layoffs facing our state.  If you have any ancestors in the state of Michigan feel free to take a minute and contact any member of our legislature or our Gov and let them know how you feel about the possible loss of these great records now that we finally have them on line.  A massive letter writing campaign is under way to try and save the library & archives.  Most of all - enjoy the new records! Karen Krugman, Floridian by birth - Michiganian by Choice  Well behaved women rarely make history! -unk ________________________________ From: Carol <cdecker@bluemarble.net> To: MONTGOMERY_CO_OH@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 7:40:11 PM Subject: [MONTGOMERY_CO_OH] [Genealib] Michigan death records, 1897-1920, now appearing online Received this on another mailing list. Thought it might be of interest to some. The 2nd address is at the end of this mailing. Here is an exciting announcement for Michigan researchers. The Library of Michigan just launched a free Web site that will feature nearly 1 million Michigan death certificates never before available electronically. These death certificates for the years 1897 to 1920 hold tremendous research opportunities for genealogists, historians and students – as well as anyone interested in Michigan’s rich heritage. These records are online at www.seekingmichigan.org, the brand-new, one-stop shop for Michigan historical records. Seeking Michigan is a partnership between the Library of Michigan and the Archives of Michigan, which also has digitized state records for this Web site. “Previously people had to visit the Library of Michigan to view these records on microfilm, or order them for a fee from the state vital records office or a county clerk,” Special Collections Manager Randy Riley said. “Now anyone in the world can go online to Seeking Michigan and find the record of interest to them within minutes and at no cost.” The Library of Michigan’s Abrams Foundation Historical Collection is one of the top 10 genealogy collections in the United States. The Abrams Foundation, which has given the library more than $2 million since the 1980s, funded the death records digitization. In addition to having the records digitized, the Library had them indexed for easy searching by name, death date, location, age and more. As of today, about 25 percent of the nearly 1 million death records have been added. The remaining death records should be online within the next month. “Offering this extensive collection of death records online puts Michigan at the forefront of vital records digitization nationwide,” Riley said. “Researchers are coming to expect online access to information, and we’re glad to deliver. We hope this Web site will inspire Michiganians to explore our state’s fascinating past and to discover their personal history.” For more information about Seeking Michigan, please contact the Library of Michigan at (517) 373-1300 or librarian@michigan.gov. Kris Rzepczynski Michigan/Genealogy Coordinator Library of Michigan 517.373.9456 rzepczynskik@michigan.gov > genealib@mailman.acomp.usf.edu > http://mailman.acomp.usf.edu/mailman/listinfo/genealib Another Michigan site that I came across is    http://haldigitalcollections.cdmhost.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONTGOMERY_CO_OH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message