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Data sources contained in the Antrim Families database.

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When you access the Antrim Families database, you will have, in effect, searched the following sources for information about your family.

This list of sources is in two parts: A) Completed projects and B) On-going transcription of data.

A. Completed Projects.

  1. "The Alba Area Centennial, 1877 - 1977", published by the Alba Area Historical Society.
  2. "All Our Yesterdays", Lawrence Wakefield, Village Press, Traverse City, 1977.
  3. Baptisms at St. Paul parish, Elk Rapids as extracted by Nora Brewer Everett in 1933 and published by the DAR.
  4. Bellaire Masonic Lodge membership records.
  5. Bible Records extracted by Nora Brewer Everett.
  6. "Biographical History of Northern Michigan", Bowen, Chicago, 1905. Hundreds of short bios.
  7. Burial Permits
    1. Mancelona twp - 1913 through 1980
    2. Central Lake twp - 1960 through 1980
  8. Cemetery stone inscriptions
    1. Antrim county -- all 33 cemeteries
    2. Charlevoix -- Jones cemetery, South Arm township
    3. Charlevoix -- Sunset cemetery, East Jordan, a few inscriptions
    4. Otsego -- St. Thomas Aquinas, Elmira
  9. Census of 1860 for Antrim County.
  10. Census of 1870 for Antrim County.
  11. Census of 1880 for Antrim County.
  12. Census of 1900 for Antrim County.
  13. East Jordan Library -- a large collection of obituaries and news articles. Generally, the source cannot be identified nor the publication date. This is an invaluable tool for Echo and Jordan twp. research.
  14. Gazeteer of the State of Michigan, surveyed for the years 1867, 1873, 1875, 1885, 1887-8 and 1889-90.
  15. "Gleanings from Ellsworth's Yesteryears", Elsie Timmer, 1966.
  16. Grand Traverse Herald, an early newspaper in Traverse city.
  17. Helena Twp. birth records between 1906-1932. extracted by Nora Brewer Everett.
  18. "Historical Notes on Alden and Helena townships" compiled by Irene Hawley Montney, 1964.
  19. "A History of Northern Michigan and its People", Perry Powers, ____, Chicago, 1912. Several bios.
  20. "Looking Back at the Central Lake Area", compiled by Terry Donaldson, Torch Publishing.
  21. Mancelona Masonic Lodge membership records.
  22. Marriages at St. Paul parish, Elk rapids as extracted by Nora Brewer Everett.
  23. "Memories Album of Rapid City", Leona Lacure Guy, 1978.
  24. "Michigan, A Centennial Hisory of the State and Its People", Fuller, The Lewis Publ. co.,Chicago, 1939.
  25. "Michigan Ghost Towns, vol. 1", Roy L. Dodge, Amateur Treasurer Hunters Association, Inc., Oscoda, 1970.
  26. "Michigan's Centennial Family Farm Heritage", Mary L. Wermuth, 1986, Walworth Press, Marceline.
  27. Miscellaneous Vital Records of Grand Traverse Co. extracted by the DAR. I largely duplicated this effort when I found the source book.
  28. Mortality Schedule from the 1870 Census.
  29. Mortality Schedule from the 1880 Census.
  30. "Pioneer Potpourri", Rosalind Batterbee Bundy Westcott, 1995, Dawn Creations.
  31. "Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers in the Civil War." Various volumes.
  32. Standard Atlas of Antrim County, Michigan, George A. Oble Co., Chicago, 1910.
  33. "Supper in the Evening", Al Barnes, 1967 & 1985, Horizon Books, Traverse City.
  34. "The Traverse Region", H. R. Page & Co., 1884, a reproduction in 1976 by the Grand Traverse Historical Society.
B. Projects under way and period completed.

  1. Bellaire Independent through 2-7-1901
  2. Birth records transcribed at Antrim County Bldg. 1867 through 6-1907.
  3. Birth records transcribed at Charlevoix County Bldg.
  4. Charlevoix County Herald, East Jordan, through 10-29-1914
  5. Charlevoix Courier, Charlevoix,
  6. Charlevoix Sentinel, Charlevoix, through 11-6-1872
  7. Death Records transcribed at the Antrim County Bldg. 1867 through 1911
  8. Death Records transcribed at Charlevoix County Bldg. through 1908
  9. Elk Rapids Progress and its predecessors, Elk Rapids, 1873 through 6-1908
  10. Mancelona Herald, Mancelona, 1881 through 10-1935
  11. Marriage Records transcribed at Antrim County Bldg. 1867 through 11-1905
  12. Marriage Records transcribed at Charlevoix County Bldg.
  13. Petoskey News-Review
  14. Record-Eagle and its several predecessors in Traverse City. 185? through 1-7-1875
  15. The Torch, Central Lake, 1900 through 1921 + 1932. 1933 is in progress. I have yet to review 1898 - 1900.

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