Genealogy Resources
I receive numerous emails from people with genealogical questions. I love to hear from people who visit the site, and am always delighted to get a message from someone who is an ancestor of an early settler -- or some other figure in Detroit history. However, since I know nothing about genealogy, I can rarely, if ever, answer the questions I am asked regarding the topic. The best I can do is to direct people to other places.
Since the topic is so popular, I have decided to provide some links to sources that will be helpful to anyone interested in Detroit genealogy.
Google is the best search engine around. If the information below doesn't help, go to Google and enter the surname you are looking for and "genealogy". For instance, "smith genealogy". And run a search.
Ancestry.comDetroit Michigan History and Genealogy
Detroit Public Library - Burton Historical Collection
Detroit Society for Genealogical Research
INS
Michigan Genealogy Forum
Wayne County MI Genealogy Forum
Genealogies of Specific Nations
Finland
Genealogy, History, Tradition
France
Potpourri Genealogy
Germany
Sedelmeier Family Genealogy
Poland
MIPolonia
Genealogies of Specific Names/People
Breen, Hogan, Kelly, Matteson, McGrathMays/Wehrly
Thomas Noyes
Sedelmeier Family Genealogy
Yax
Military Data
Genasearch - The Fifth Infantry (Detroit)National Archives