Genealogy

Free Genealogy sites for you to try

Ancestor Search Birthday Calculator Many older tombstones list age and date of death. This tool calculates birth date from the age of death and the date of death on the tombstone, death certificate or obituary. Results are given in a year-month-day format
Ancestry.com : Free 1940 Census Index Search Page
Ancestry Trees: Non-subscribers can create a tree linked to publicly available resources like the 1940 census
Birth Calculator: Use this web resource to determine your ancestor's date of birth. Enter in the known date of death as well as age upon death and receive the calculated birth date.
Castle Garden : Castle Garden is an educational project of the Battery Conservancy. This free site offers access to an extraordinary database of over 11 million immigrants from 1820 through 1892, the year Ellis Island was opened. Over 100 million Americans can trace their ancestors to this period of immigration.
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System
Cyndi's List : A comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online.
DNA Testing Guides:This guide helps you through the process of DNA testing, from determining which kit is best for you, to understanding your results. If you are planning on trying a DNA test, this is the right resource for you!
Ellis Island : Free searchable records.
Family Search : A free website from the Mormon Church that claims to be the largest collection of free family history and genealogy records in the world
Find-A-Grave : Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials, add 'virtual flowers' and a note to a loved one's grave, etc.
Genealogical Death Indexing System: 170,000 Michigan Death Records from 1867-1884.
Genealogy Resources by Veritas Prep: Basic information and helpful links
German Roots:
In addition to being a terrific starting point for pursuing your German ancestors, this handy site includes lists of links to I.S. military records and death records of interest to all genealogists.
HeritageQuest Online : Free to use if you have a library card in Michigan. Starting March 4, 2015 HeritageQuest is partnering with Ancestry.com.
Historical U.S. County Boundary Maps
Michiganology : Michigan Death Records, 1897-1952 (formerly Seekingmichigan.org)
National Archives: Genealogy Section
A collection of genealogical information in one place. This database has information for when you first start your genealogy search as well as detailed information to help find exactly what you are looking for.
Rootsweb : An affiliate of Ancestry.com.
Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center: Searchable obituary index and collections from Ohio.
stevenmorse.org : This site contains tools for finding immigration records, census records, vital records, and for dealing with calendars, maps, foreign alphabets, and numerous other applications. Some of these tools fetch data from other websites but do so in more versatile ways than the search tools provided on those websites.
Vital Records US : Listing of where to find vital records in the United States
The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Genealogy: Here is a great resource for anyone who is considering starting genealogy research or for anyone who wants a refresher. This guide is 10,000 words and all of the information has been scientifically researched so that you can feel confident in the information.
United Kingdom and Ireland Genealogy:
A large collection of genealogical information for England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man.
Where to Write for Vital Records:
This must-bookmark site gives instructions on obtaining copies of your ancestor's vital records.
Zaba People Search:
The #1 free people search as well as public information search engine.Local History

Newaygo County
Genealogical Sites

Newaygo County History (MiGenWeb Project):
This website is a clearinghouse of genealogical and historical information that is all related to Newaygo County!
Newaygo County Museum and heritage center:
Click here to find articles about the rich and vibrant history of Newaygo County!
Newaygo County Public Records:
Here you can find digitized records that would normally be available at the Newaygo County Offices.