Wayne County MIGenWeb

Research Help

*These require a library card (free) for Michigan residents

General Resources
FamilySearch (requires free account)
Library of Michigan Databases*
Bentley Historical Library
Burton Historical Collection  5201 Woodward Ave.
Detroit Catholic Holdings in Burton Historical Collection
MIGenWeb Archives
Michiganology
Detroit Society for Genealogical Research 
Downriver Genealogical Society
Detroit Area Orphanages
 
Ethnic
AfriGeneas
Fred Hart Williams Genealogical Society  Aftican American Families
French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan
French Canadian links
Genealogical Society of Flemish Americans
Irish Genealogical Society of Michigan
Jewish Genealogical Society of Michigan
Native American
Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan
Polish-Americans in the Detroit Area
 
Message Boards
Ancestry Message Board
Genealogy.com GenForum
 
Newspapers
Detroit Free Press 1831-1999*
Detroit News 1873-present*
Michigan Chronicle 1939-2010*
Clarke Library Newspaper Portal
Dziennik Polski Newspaper Name Index  1904-7 (off site)
 
USGenWeb Help
Research Aids
USGenWeb Kidz Helps kids learn about genealogy