Libraries, Research Centers & Resources

Vassar Historical Society Museum
450 South Main Street
Vassar, MI  48768
Phone: (989) 823-2651

Bay County Library System

Auburn Area Branch Library
235 W. Midland Road
Auburn, MI 48611
(989) 662-2831
(989) 662-2647 - FAX

Alice and Jack Wirt
Public Library, 
500 Center Ave., Bay City, MI 48708
(989) 893-9566
(989) 893-9799 - FAX

Saginaw River Marine Historical Society
Box 2051
Bay City, MI 48707-2051

South Side Branch Library
311 Lafayette Ave
Bay City, MI 48708
(989) 893-1287
(989) 894-0505 - FAX

Holt Public Library
505 Janes Ave
Saginaw, MI 48607-1236
Phone (989) 755-0904

Butterfield Memorial Research Library
Library hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 1-5pm (closed major holidays and inclement weather).
Library is staffed by volunteers and will be closed if one is not on duty. We make every effort to keep the library open, however last minute problems sometimes arise. It is strongly suggested that anyone with travel or time constraints please call before their intended visit to make sure that there is a librarian on duty. Please feel welcome to visit us during our open hours. A volunteer research librarian will assist with your efforts and possibly provide additional resource information. Photocopies of some items are available for a fee. 
 

FAMILY HISTORY CENTER
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 
Midland Stake 
1700 W. Sugnet 
Midland, Michigan 
989-631-1120

HOURS: 
Please call.

Visitors Welcome

During inclement weather or holiday seasons please call for availability!

Statewide Resources for Genealogical Research 
 

 Library of Michigan 
    Abrams Foundation Historical Collection: Genealogy and Local History 
    717 West Allegan Street 
    PO Box 30007 
    Lansing, Michigan 48909-7507 
    989-373-1580 
    Library Hours: Current hours of operation may be obtained on the LOM's website.
    The Library of Michigan is the 4th largest repository of genealogical information in the US. 
    The LOM has the complete census for the United States from 1790 through 1930.

 Clarke Historical Library 
    Central Michigan University 
    Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48859 
    Library Hours: 
    Monday through Friday - 8am to 5pm; Saturdays, as scheduled, 8am to 12pm
    The Clarke Historical Library has a listing of its Michigan and US history holdings online, as 
    well as a bibliography of materials on Native Americans. Presently, the library has online the 
    scanned in 1884 County Histories for Isabella, Gratiot, Midland and other Michigan Counties.

 Burton Historical Collection of the Detroit Public Library 
 

Countrywide Resources for Genealogical Research 
 

 Library of Congress

 Allen County Public Library (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

 Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library

 National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections

 Newberry Library (Chicago, Illinois)

 New York Public Library

 Libweb - Library Servers via the WWW

 Family Search - billions of names across hundreds of collections - including birth, marriage, death, probate, land, military, IGI extracted, Ancestral File and more.

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Donna Hoff-Grambau and Carol A. Szelogowski