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As A Courtesy To Our Members We Will Include The Highlights From Our Monthly Speakers Presentations Along With Any Printed Information They Gave Out To SGS Members, (NOT ALL DO THIS) So That Those Who Were Not Able To Attend Can Still Have Some Of The Benefits Of Membership. GO TO: SPEAKERS NOTES/ SYLLABUS
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JANUARY- COAL IN THE VALLEY
(VIDEO) Mid-Michigan Mining History
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(VIDEO) Mid-Michigan Mining History
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FEBRUARY- 13th 6:30 pm
LEO FROM THE LIBRARY Hoyt Library speaker Leo Lefevre - How to use the resources at the library Feb 21st- 7 pm Midland Genealogical Society - How to find New Genealogists @ the Dow Library |
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MARCH- 13th Indexing project at the FHC
and on the 21st at 7pm- BY SAIL AND STEAM
- Speaker: Derek Blount, professional genealogist
and VP of Oakland County Genealogical Society
FIRST EVER!!! Joint meeting with the Midland Genealogical Society. Rides from Saginaw to Midland. Meet at the LDS chapel at 6:00 Cars depart at 6:15 sharp, meeting starts at 7pm
At St. Johns Episcopal Church
405 N Saginaw Rd, Midland, MI 48640 (CLICK ON MAP BELOW TO ENLARGE)
and on the 21st at 7pm- BY SAIL AND STEAM
- Speaker: Derek Blount, professional genealogist
and VP of Oakland County Genealogical Society
FIRST EVER!!! Joint meeting with the Midland Genealogical Society. Rides from Saginaw to Midland. Meet at the LDS chapel at 6:00 Cars depart at 6:15 sharp, meeting starts at 7pm
At St. Johns Episcopal Church
405 N Saginaw Rd, Midland, MI 48640 (CLICK ON MAP BELOW TO ENLARGE)
SGS NEWS REMEMBER ...membership dues are due in MAY each year. NEW Memberships started mid-year are now prorated. All other memberships are LATE unless paid for in MAY.
Please either mail them in to the new address: P.O. Box 6584 Saginaw, Mi 48608-6584 or bring them to the Meeting. Thank you! PLEASE NOTE: IF MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE MORE THAN 6 MONTHS LATE, THE MEMBER ONLY ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE WILL BE DEACTIVATED ALSO THE TIMBERTOWN LOG HAS GONE GREEN The TTL now comes thru your email unless the extra $5.00 fee is included with your annual membership fee ALL PAST TTL'S WILL BE ARCHIVED ON THE SITE LOOK UNDER> MEMBERS ONLY 
DID YOU KNOW:
Saginaw Early Beginnings: The first recorded European visitor was Father Henri Nouvel in 1675, a Jesuit Priest from St. Ignace. From 1675 to 1819, the original residents of the Saginaw area consisted of the Sauk and Chippewa Indian tribes, as well as European fur trappers and traders. in 1819, a permanent settlement was established, and families began to arrive in Saginaw. 1819 also saw the Treaty of Saginaw signed. It was three years later, in 1822, that Fort Saginaw was established, only to be abandoned the next year by the military. The Commander stated "Nothing but Indians, muskrats, and bull frogs could possibly subsist here." Yet only one year later in 1824 Saginaw territory was organized and then attached to Oakland County for judicial purposes. In 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville visits Saginaw area on horseback. "No sound was heard but the annoying hum of mosquitos and the stamp of our horses' feet . . . Not a garden spot yet . . ." were his comments. Saginaw Township (including the entire county and adjacent land) was organized in 1830. A January 28, 1835 act organized Saginaw County (which then included Bay County) as an official county. 1837 saw the first School district organized. It was located on Court St., near the courthouse, which itself was built in 1839. The plot on which the courthouse sits was perminantly donated for public use only. In 1845, German Lutherans from Franconia, of the Kingdom of Bavaria, come to settle. One of the missions becomes Frankenmuth. Only two years later, the first shipment of Saginaw Pine is sent to New York, which triggers demand out East for the high quality timber. In 1850 Norman Little built a plank road from Flint to Saginaw. East Saginaw expands more rapidly than Saginaw City, which is on the West. At this point, there was still no bridge for easy river crossing. Timber Boom The Saginaw County population in 1850 was 2,609. 34 years later, after the timber boom, the 1884 census recorded a whopping 75,813. during that time, East Saginaw (not yet part of Saginaw as it is known today) had grown to incorporate other small villages in the area. These small villages included: Salina; once at Center Avenue and S. Washington, South Saginaw; separated from East Saginaw by Hoyt Park and Webber Avenue, and The Village of Florence; South of Genesee Avenue, on the west side of the river. By 1863 Saginaw had its first high school, Central School, located on Court Street. The next year brought the first bridge across Saginaw River, Genesee Bridge (toll bridge). In 1869 actress Marie Dressler was born in Saginaw. 1882 was the peak year of Lumber Era: 1,001,274,905 boardfeet of timber cut in mills along the Saginaw River. But in three years time, there was a strike among workers in sawmills, demanding a 10 hour work day, organized by the Knights of Labor. Eventually, the National Guard was called out to maintain peace. The strike dwindled away, with mill owners gaining control over workers. Salt production flourished during lumber boom. Waste from the sawmills was used to make salt from brine water. This was no longer profitable after the lumber industry declined. In 1894 Riverside Park opens on Green Point. Merry-go-rounds, roller coasters, balloon ascensions, pavilion dancing, all served by Union St. Railway. None of which remains now. 'After the Ball' a famous 1890's Waltz was written by a bellhop in the Bancroft Hotel. The First Half of the 20th Century 1899 saw new industries developed after the lumber era. The first sugar beet factory in Saginaw was located at S. Jefferson and Rust. By 1903 Saginaw County had 11 operating coal mines employing 1,500 people. 1905 gave us the first car produced in Saginaw (at N. Washington and 6th Street); the Ranier. Five years later, in 1910 the Argo Electric Car was produced on S. Jefferson Avenue. In 1916 the 'Yale Eight' was produced by Saginaw Motorcar Company. The Lehr produced by Lehr Motor Co. on River St. In 1917 the state of Michigan first ordered Saginaw to build sewage disposal system (other than river). Later, a court order forces compliance in 1953. To provide drinking water, Saginaw drilled wells and provided pumps. Everyone had to pump and haul drinking water until 1948. In 1918 'The Peninsular' automobile was produced at Washington and 6th Street. Two trucks were produced in Saginaw, Nelson Brothers Motor Truck Co. and Ruggles Truck, in Carrollton. In 1927 Saginaw Airport Co. formed the first commercial airfield on Janes Road. From 1928 to 1931 Paramount Aircraft Co. produced planes with pontoons for water landing. They landed test flights on the Saginaw River. In 1933 During the Bank Holiday in the Depression, Morley Brothers loaned money to the city of Saginaw so it could make it's payroll. In 1941 and 1942 Tri-City Airport was built by the Federal Government to serve as pilot training field during WWII. German prisoners were housed in barracks there. In 1950, Stevie Wonder was born in Saginaw. Recent News
We have a new P.O. Box at the Saginaw Post Office!!!
The new address is : P.O. BOX 6584 Saginaw, MI 48608-6584 The change was implemented in order to place the new mail-box closer to board members, in an effort to receive mailings in a more timely fashion, as the old P.O. Box was downtown. MORE NEWS...PIONEER CERTIFICATES!!!
John Cammin and first Certifiacte in the Pioneer/Settler/First Family Awards Program
The Saginaw Genealogical Society began the issuance of Pioneer, Settler and First Family Certificates this past year and so far they are a big hit. To date the Society has issued 51 certificates! The first ones were given to John Cammin for four of his ancestors that helped to settle Saginaw County, and recently Dr Matt Deibel and his wife Emily also were presented with certificates for two of their early ancestors. We welcome anyone who is interested to go to the History tab in the menu and then to PIONEERS or just click on the pioneers link
Dr Matt and Emily Deibel and SGS President Nancy Pavlik for
First Family Awards SGS MAY FIELD TRIP TO FOREST LAWN CEMETERY
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Our tour guide was Tom Trombley from the Castle Museum, and he went over some very interesting highlights of the cemetery. It started out with a little bit of rain but soon cleared up and turned out to be a wonderful day! You may add comments to the photo gallery once inside. Enjoy! IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE GO TO THE MEMBERS ONLY PAGE AND SIGN IN, THEN GO TO SPEAKERS NOTES/SYLLABUS AND THEN TO SPEAKERS 2017 DID YOU SEE THIS ON Fb?
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Strange But True
Kimberly Powell
Updated June 20, 2017
With a few exceptions, hereditary surnames—the last names passed down through the male family lines—didn't exist until about 1000 years ago. While it may be hard to believe in today's world of passports and retinal scans, surnames just weren't necessary before that. The world was much less crowded than it is today, and most folks never ventured more than a few miles from their place of birth. Every man knew his neighbors, so first, or given names, were the only designations necessary.
Even kings got by with a single name....
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Updated June 20, 2017
With a few exceptions, hereditary surnames—the last names passed down through the male family lines—didn't exist until about 1000 years ago. While it may be hard to believe in today's world of passports and retinal scans, surnames just weren't necessary before that. The world was much less crowded than it is today, and most folks never ventured more than a few miles from their place of birth. Every man knew his neighbors, so first, or given names, were the only designations necessary.
Even kings got by with a single name....
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MORE INTERESTING STUFF....
COOL INFO ABOUT GERMAN NAMES
There Are Four Common Types of German Surnames. Which One Is Yours? CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW TO GO TO THE WEBSITE
NEWSBANK can be used for free with your public library card ID number. This website has newspapers to search for obituaries!
Are you a Michigan library card holder? Did you know that as of May 24, 2016, you can now access hundreds of Michigan’s state parks, historic sites, recreation areas and campgrounds for either free or discounted admission?
You can even use it to visit any of the Seven National Park venues in the state!
Read More: Your Michigan Library Card Is Good At More Than Just Libraries!
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Top 4 best free websites
1. The U.S. GenWeb Project This is one of the original free genealogy websites, and has been in existence since the late 1990’s. Each state has its own section within the U.S. GenWeb project’s site, and each state has a page for each of its individual counties. The information on these pages is all user-contributed, so it can vary in quantity and quality. Some places may have a ton of information, while others may have very little. You’ll just have to get on there and see what is available for the places your ancestors lived. You may find such things as old newspaper records, census records, land records, family Bible records, tax records, cemetery records, old journal and diary records, old photographs, and more. Some of these records are not on any of the subscription sites, because they are submitted by users from their private collections, or from their own local research discoveries.
2. FindAGrave.com This totally free website has records, photos, and sometimes even biographical information from hundreds of millions of graves around the world. The database is fully searchable by name, location, and even individual cemeteries. This site is excellent for finding previously unknown burial locations for ancestors, as well as birth and death dates you may not have known. If there is a photograph of the headstone and/or biographical information associated with a grave entry, you might find out a lot more about the person and their family background, and fill in excellent personal information on your family tree. Search by last name in one cemetery where you know an ancestor is buried, and you may find the burials of other ancestors you didn’t know were there, and find interesting new information on them. All information on this site is user submitted, so information included with each entry varies, as does the completeness of the records for each cemetery included on the website.
3. FamilySearch.org Organized and managed by the Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints (aka the Mormons), this website is almost on par with the quality of Ancestry.com with its records. There are millions of records from all over the world here, all for free, and more are being added all the time as the church collects them. Some records are found on subscription sites, while others are found nowhere else online. Most are indexed and searchable, while a small number are only browsable. The site is totally free for anyone to use, and you can really get a long way in researching your genealogy using this site alone. It will also give you a good start if you’re just beginning. Even if you’re a member of a subscription site, this is an excellent one to include in the sites you always go to when you do your online genealogy research. It’s that useful.
4. Fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html (aka Old Fulton Postcards)If you have ancestors from anywhere in New York state, and sometimes from the surrounding states, you’ve got to look at this site. Run by one intrepid and enthusiastic person, it has scanned newspapers from the area going back 200 years and sometimes more. The scanned pages are attached to a search field that will find any name or other word you put in it, making searching for articles on your ancestors easy. You will discover all kinds of previously unknown family information on this website.
2. FindAGrave.com This totally free website has records, photos, and sometimes even biographical information from hundreds of millions of graves around the world. The database is fully searchable by name, location, and even individual cemeteries. This site is excellent for finding previously unknown burial locations for ancestors, as well as birth and death dates you may not have known. If there is a photograph of the headstone and/or biographical information associated with a grave entry, you might find out a lot more about the person and their family background, and fill in excellent personal information on your family tree. Search by last name in one cemetery where you know an ancestor is buried, and you may find the burials of other ancestors you didn’t know were there, and find interesting new information on them. All information on this site is user submitted, so information included with each entry varies, as does the completeness of the records for each cemetery included on the website.
3. FamilySearch.org Organized and managed by the Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints (aka the Mormons), this website is almost on par with the quality of Ancestry.com with its records. There are millions of records from all over the world here, all for free, and more are being added all the time as the church collects them. Some records are found on subscription sites, while others are found nowhere else online. Most are indexed and searchable, while a small number are only browsable. The site is totally free for anyone to use, and you can really get a long way in researching your genealogy using this site alone. It will also give you a good start if you’re just beginning. Even if you’re a member of a subscription site, this is an excellent one to include in the sites you always go to when you do your online genealogy research. It’s that useful.
4. Fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html (aka Old Fulton Postcards)If you have ancestors from anywhere in New York state, and sometimes from the surrounding states, you’ve got to look at this site. Run by one intrepid and enthusiastic person, it has scanned newspapers from the area going back 200 years and sometimes more. The scanned pages are attached to a search field that will find any name or other word you put in it, making searching for articles on your ancestors easy. You will discover all kinds of previously unknown family information on this website.
This just in...
Tall Tales: Debunked or Confirmed
The Jeremiah Johnston Connection
The Jeremiah Johnston Connection
The Tale:
My father Steve, asked me to check into a tale he had been told by an old logger by the name of Jack Johnstone. My father was a young impressionable boy of fourteen years and the story he was told around the campfire after a long day of logging in the wilds of Alaska left a lasting impression. As a child I remember having to watch the movie Jeremiah Johnson over and over. Clearly my father was still inspired by the tall tale told to him so many years earlier. Jack Johnstone of Ketchikan, Alaska told the tale that he was a direct descendent of Jeremiah Johnston, famous and infamous mountain man.
The Process:
The first step to debunk or confirm this tall tale was to learn as much about Jeremiah Johnston’s life....
My father Steve, asked me to check into a tale he had been told by an old logger by the name of Jack Johnstone. My father was a young impressionable boy of fourteen years and the story he was told around the campfire after a long day of logging in the wilds of Alaska left a lasting impression. As a child I remember having to watch the movie Jeremiah Johnson over and over. Clearly my father was still inspired by the tall tale told to him so many years earlier. Jack Johnstone of Ketchikan, Alaska told the tale that he was a direct descendent of Jeremiah Johnston, famous and infamous mountain man.
The Process:
The first step to debunk or confirm this tall tale was to learn as much about Jeremiah Johnston’s life....
To read more please click on the button below
NOW THATS JUST WEIRD...
HELP FROM THE OTHER SIDE???
by Judith Grimes
A TRUE STORY
I was born on the steps of the hospital in a taxi with my genetic father passed out drunk in the back seat. Mom divorced him and I never saw him or knew him or any of his family. I was raised by a stepfather.
Never was I told anything about my genetic father, other than he was a womanizer and a drunk and burned to death in a house fire that he started with a cigarette after a new years eve bender. I have been doing genealogy since Iwas 16 and for over four decades I have worked on my mother's familys and my husbands familys--never on my genetic father's family.
When at age 55, I finally asked my mom to go to the cemetery with me and find some of my father's family graves and his. She refused and told me that genealogy was intrusive and she didn't like me digging around in her life.
From that day on she progressively got more dominate on the negative about family trees and would not answer any questions. She even went to the trouble to destroy photos that she had kept up until that time. She was having brain damage with strokes and it changed her thinking that was already negative to something that she believed me pure evil in what I was asking.
She considered me a turncoat and a traitor to her. She passed away in sept of 2000 and the DAY that I came home from the cemetery -- my PC was full -- flooded with data concerning all my fathers people. All his mother's people, and all my aunts and uncles and cousins and names that I had never heard and data unrequested. I had not until that day known my grandmother's maiden name or her birthday or anything about her.
It came from sources all over the USA and from people that I had never contacted. I had to wonder. DID momma help me from the other side? or had some bottleneck caused by her life's pain keep me from knowing my family? It was really a joy and at the same time a great sadness.
A TRUE STORY
I was born on the steps of the hospital in a taxi with my genetic father passed out drunk in the back seat. Mom divorced him and I never saw him or knew him or any of his family. I was raised by a stepfather.
Never was I told anything about my genetic father, other than he was a womanizer and a drunk and burned to death in a house fire that he started with a cigarette after a new years eve bender. I have been doing genealogy since Iwas 16 and for over four decades I have worked on my mother's familys and my husbands familys--never on my genetic father's family.
When at age 55, I finally asked my mom to go to the cemetery with me and find some of my father's family graves and his. She refused and told me that genealogy was intrusive and she didn't like me digging around in her life.
From that day on she progressively got more dominate on the negative about family trees and would not answer any questions. She even went to the trouble to destroy photos that she had kept up until that time. She was having brain damage with strokes and it changed her thinking that was already negative to something that she believed me pure evil in what I was asking.
She considered me a turncoat and a traitor to her. She passed away in sept of 2000 and the DAY that I came home from the cemetery -- my PC was full -- flooded with data concerning all my fathers people. All his mother's people, and all my aunts and uncles and cousins and names that I had never heard and data unrequested. I had not until that day known my grandmother's maiden name or her birthday or anything about her.
It came from sources all over the USA and from people that I had never contacted. I had to wonder. DID momma help me from the other side? or had some bottleneck caused by her life's pain keep me from knowing my family? It was really a joy and at the same time a great sadness.
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NEW LINKS TO SGS
We would like to make note of a couple of new links to our LINK page:
For Genealogy Helps from blogger Mark Orwig for his site. This a WONDERFUL place to learn or RE-learn what to do, where to go and how to get started. We highly recommend it!
Genealogy- Ultimate Beginners Guide:
https://www.smarterhobby.com/genealogy/
For Genealogy Helps from blogger Mark Orwig for his site. This a WONDERFUL place to learn or RE-learn what to do, where to go and how to get started. We highly recommend it!
Genealogy- Ultimate Beginners Guide:
https://www.smarterhobby.com/genealogy/
Blogger and Genealogy Enthusiast
Mark Orwig
Mark Orwig
And for an old favorite:
History4you.com a website that was used during the past local Discovery Days has now been redesigned and is up and running for current help on how to D.I.G. (Discover, Index, Genealogy)
CHECK THEM OUT !
History4you.com a website that was used during the past local Discovery Days has now been redesigned and is up and running for current help on how to D.I.G. (Discover, Index, Genealogy)
CHECK THEM OUT !
HOYT LIBRARY NEEDS YOUR HELP!!!
THIS FROM M LIVE...
By Isis Simpson-Mersha
isimpson@mlive.com
SAGINAW, MI -- Hoyt Public Library won an award from the Historical Society of Michigan for it's local history and genealogy collection.
The library established it's collection in 1960 and since then it has become one of the premier local history collections in the Midwest, according to documents submitted by library officials.
"We are very proud of our local history and genealogy department, it really is a gem here," said Jennifer Harden, marketing director and librarian. "It's one of the largest collections in the Midwest and a lot of people don't even realize that we have it."
The collection includes many unique and valuable resources on the history of Saginaw, the Saginaw Valley, and the people and families who settled the region. This includes original source materials, census records, plat books, diaries, scrapbooks, business ledgers, photographs, as well as over 20,000 books, microforms, and periodicals.
The Society presents the State History Awards every year to individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the appreciation, collection, preservation and/or promotion of state and local history.
The awards are the highest recognition presented by the Historical Society of Michigan, the state's official historical society and oldest cultural organization, according to the press release from The Historical Society of Michigan.
Harden said, Kim White, branch head and Stacy McNally, main librarian of the local history and genealogy department, will accept the award in Holland, at the annual State History Conference, which runs from Sept. 22 to 24.
The State History Conference explores significant people, places and events in Michigan's past through a diverse offering of keynote speakers, breakout sessions, workshops and tours. Each year, the conference moves to a different location to feature the local history of that area and to address notable statewide historical matters, according to the press release.
14 other recipients will also be awarded at the conference, to see a full list visit, here.
By Isis Simpson-Mersha
isimpson@mlive.com
SAGINAW, MI -- Hoyt Public Library won an award from the Historical Society of Michigan for it's local history and genealogy collection.
The library established it's collection in 1960 and since then it has become one of the premier local history collections in the Midwest, according to documents submitted by library officials.
"We are very proud of our local history and genealogy department, it really is a gem here," said Jennifer Harden, marketing director and librarian. "It's one of the largest collections in the Midwest and a lot of people don't even realize that we have it."
The collection includes many unique and valuable resources on the history of Saginaw, the Saginaw Valley, and the people and families who settled the region. This includes original source materials, census records, plat books, diaries, scrapbooks, business ledgers, photographs, as well as over 20,000 books, microforms, and periodicals.
The Society presents the State History Awards every year to individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the appreciation, collection, preservation and/or promotion of state and local history.
The awards are the highest recognition presented by the Historical Society of Michigan, the state's official historical society and oldest cultural organization, according to the press release from The Historical Society of Michigan.
Harden said, Kim White, branch head and Stacy McNally, main librarian of the local history and genealogy department, will accept the award in Holland, at the annual State History Conference, which runs from Sept. 22 to 24.
The State History Conference explores significant people, places and events in Michigan's past through a diverse offering of keynote speakers, breakout sessions, workshops and tours. Each year, the conference moves to a different location to feature the local history of that area and to address notable statewide historical matters, according to the press release.
14 other recipients will also be awarded at the conference, to see a full list visit, here.
SAGINAW SCANNING PROJECT !!
Hoyt library is looking for volunteers to help
With scanning several projects including documents and photographs....
Right now, the library is in the midst of a massive archiving project, scanning in old historical images from Saginaw and making them available online to the public. Chris Applin, the 26-year-old assistant local history and genealogy librarian, is the
Project manager:
Chris Applin. <capplin@saginawlibrary.org>
Chris works Monday thru Thursday.
From 12-6. Every other Fri/Sat -half the day.
With scanning several projects including documents and photographs....
Right now, the library is in the midst of a massive archiving project, scanning in old historical images from Saginaw and making them available online to the public. Chris Applin, the 26-year-old assistant local history and genealogy librarian, is the
Project manager:
Chris Applin. <capplin@saginawlibrary.org>
Chris works Monday thru Thursday.
From 12-6. Every other Fri/Sat -half the day.
You can find pictures that have been done. http://www.saginawimages.org/
help us Index LOCALLY!!!
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FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR OWN HOME, OR WITH HELP AT THE FAMILY HISTORY CENTER, INDEX RECORDS SO THAT EVERYONE CAN ENJOY THE AVAILABLE ONLINE DATA TO USE FOR FREE! *OR*
GO TO HISTORY4YOU.COM AND FOLLOW THE STEPS TO LEARN HOW TO INDEX
GO TO HISTORY4YOU.COM AND FOLLOW THE STEPS TO LEARN HOW TO INDEX
- In this project,index only documents pertaining to a death. Any image that does not show at least one death record should be marked as a No Extractable Data image.
- The obituaries and death notices are typically in chronological order.
- Each batch includes up to five images.
- Each image usually shows just one document, but some obituaries may extend across multiple images, and some images may contain more than one obituary.
SAGINAW RESEARCH HELP
THE SAGINAW FHC
IS OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES FOR FREE HELP...
WHENEVER YOU WANT TO DO A LITTLE MORE DIGGING AROUND YOUR TREE!
TUES 1-4 / WED 6-9 / SAT 9-3
1415 N Center Road, Saginaw, MI 48638
Call: 989-793-1696 x2
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW
TO SEE A MAP OF THE AREA
PLEASE NOTE: FamilySearch will no longer rent out microfilm at any of its affiliate centers as of Sept 7, 2017. The entire microfilm collection, stored within the Granite Mountain in Utah, has been digitized and is now being made available online for FREE. Microfilm on loan currently may be kept at the facility it was sent to. If you need help viewing a film, please either contact the local FHC in Saginaw at the above location:
Or contact FamilySearch directly at 1-866-604-1830
IS OPEN AT THE FOLLOWING TIMES FOR FREE HELP...
WHENEVER YOU WANT TO DO A LITTLE MORE DIGGING AROUND YOUR TREE!
TUES 1-4 / WED 6-9 / SAT 9-3
1415 N Center Road, Saginaw, MI 48638
Call: 989-793-1696 x2
CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW
TO SEE A MAP OF THE AREA
PLEASE NOTE: FamilySearch will no longer rent out microfilm at any of its affiliate centers as of Sept 7, 2017. The entire microfilm collection, stored within the Granite Mountain in Utah, has been digitized and is now being made available online for FREE. Microfilm on loan currently may be kept at the facility it was sent to. If you need help viewing a film, please either contact the local FHC in Saginaw at the above location:
Or contact FamilySearch directly at 1-866-604-1830
Interesting Stuff
SGS September Meeting : Exploring Research Sites- Finding The Goldmine Of Obituaries- By Debbie Sheets
From our Sept meeting: this page is LOADED with links to all the GOOD sites I could find, many of them from places I actually went to, and checked out for our members.
Finding Obituaries
Obituaries are small notices or articles, generally appearing in newspapers, reporting a person's death. They can contain information about surviving family members, biographical information, or other details about the person's life and death. Not all deaths will be reported in an obituary.
It is commonly supposed that obituaries are readily available on the World Wide Web. This is not true, particularly in the case of older obituaries. While some more recent newspapers may be available online, most older newspapers are still not available freely on the Internet or in any digital format.
You can also access the Library of Congress for obits in newspapers.
The exception to this is that your local public library may provide you free access to subscription databases that let you search newspaper obituaries. In particular, the company NewsBank has a subscription database that may make finding an obituary from the United States very easy.
NewsBank - America's Obituary & Death Notices
This database may be part of another database from NewsBank called America's GenealogyBank.
If you cannot find the obituary that you are looking for there, if your library does not have access to these or similar databases, or if you do not have access to a library, then you will need to find the newspaper in which the obituary was published and try to find the obituary in its archives.
This pathfinder or research guide on finding obituaries outlines the typical series of steps to take when attempting to locate an obituary. Remember, the following steps are simply suggestions, and you may find that your own search follows a different path or makes use of different sources.
Because most obituaries originally appeared in newspapers, searching involves some use of newspaper resources as well as some search strategies specific to obituaries.
For most obituary searches, the most important steps are:
http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/newsFARQ.html
Finding Obituaries
Obituaries are small notices or articles, generally appearing in newspapers, reporting a person's death. They can contain information about surviving family members, biographical information, or other details about the person's life and death. Not all deaths will be reported in an obituary.
It is commonly supposed that obituaries are readily available on the World Wide Web. This is not true, particularly in the case of older obituaries. While some more recent newspapers may be available online, most older newspapers are still not available freely on the Internet or in any digital format.
You can also access the Library of Congress for obits in newspapers.
The exception to this is that your local public library may provide you free access to subscription databases that let you search newspaper obituaries. In particular, the company NewsBank has a subscription database that may make finding an obituary from the United States very easy.
NewsBank - America's Obituary & Death Notices
This database may be part of another database from NewsBank called America's GenealogyBank.
If you cannot find the obituary that you are looking for there, if your library does not have access to these or similar databases, or if you do not have access to a library, then you will need to find the newspaper in which the obituary was published and try to find the obituary in its archives.
This pathfinder or research guide on finding obituaries outlines the typical series of steps to take when attempting to locate an obituary. Remember, the following steps are simply suggestions, and you may find that your own search follows a different path or makes use of different sources.
Because most obituaries originally appeared in newspapers, searching involves some use of newspaper resources as well as some search strategies specific to obituaries.
For most obituary searches, the most important steps are:
- First, find the name and date of newspapers that did or might have carried the obituary.
- Second, locate a copy of the newspaper.
http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/newsFARQ.html
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from our readers...
This just in: more places to search for obits from SGS MEMBER:
Mike Hutchinson
THANK YOU MIKE!!
http://libguides.bgsu.edu/CanadianNewspapers
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nationalpost/obituary-search.aspx
About 5 years of Michigan obits:
http://miobituaries.blogspot.com/
Mike Hutchinson
THANK YOU MIKE!!
http://libguides.bgsu.edu/CanadianNewspapers
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nationalpost/obituary-search.aspx
About 5 years of Michigan obits:
http://miobituaries.blogspot.com/
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The Eddy Room at Hoyt Library
In 1991-1994, a small project to renovate four rooms on the second floor of Hoyt Library gave a preview of the beauty and functionality that a full renovation could bring. The Eddy Historical and Genealogical Collection, one of the finest local history and genealogical collections in Michigan, was now showcased in the beautifully renovated rooms, which featured restored oak beams in the high ceiling, and an elegant Victorian color scheme. This $400,000 project, funded entirely through grants and private donations, added the electrical heating and mechanical improvements needed to create a temperature- and humidity-controlled climate for these unique historical materials.
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A state-of-the-art computer training center was created to serve both staff and patron training needs. In the freshly painted and refurnished reference room a large U- shaped block of 15 computer stations was made available for public use. The completely remodeled children's room featured space for 6 computer workstations on child-sized furniture. All areas of the library had new carpet reflecting the Victorian motif, and sturdy, attractive new shelving to replace old wooden shelves that were split and unstable. Hoyt Public Library, completely renovated for the first time in a century, continues to stand as a landmark - a visible sign of the strength, endurance and vision of the people of Saginaw.