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Heritage Room Resources

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Census

Various published census records are available via Ancestry Library (in library use only) or Heritage Quest (in library or remotely with a valid FCL card).

Directories—City, Telephone and Polk

Various issues of Farmington area city, telephone, and Polk directories are available.  Some early (1939-1950) editions of these directories are also available via our Digital Collections.

Genealogical Periodicals

Acorns to Oaks – Oakland County Genealogical Society

American Spirit (DAR)

Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Quarterly

Your Genealogy Today (formerly Family Chronicle)

Family Tree Magazine

Internet Genealogy

Historical Periodicals

American History

Civil War Times

History Today

Michigan Historical Review

Michigan History

Newspapers

Farmington Forum (Jan. 1976 – Dec. 1989) by e-mail appointment only.  Please complete question form.

Farmington Observer (formerly Enterprise, Enterprise Observer and Observer Eccentric) (1888 – current).

May be viewed online: current issue, Search Newspapers or browse issues in our Digital Collections.

Northwest Gazette (Mar. 1989 – Dec. 2004) by e-mail appointment only.  Please complete question form.

Photograph Collection

Photocopies of the FCL collection of more than 2000 photographs may be viewed in the Photo Collection Index.  A digital copy can be e-mailed with the submission of the request form found in the Heritage Room in the front of the Photo Collection Index. No more than five requests will be honored at one time.

Surname Indexes and Collections

Indexes may be searched here.

• Cook Collection
• Obituaries
• Photocopied Obituaries
• Heeney-Sundquist Funeral Home Records
• Engagement, Anniversary & Weddings 1940–1959
• People in the News
• Portrait & Biographical Album, Oakland County, MI (1892)

Vertical Files

Burgundy binders in Unit 1C contain newspaper clippings concerning many aspects of Farmington Township.

Yearbooks

Farmington Township high schools, 1923–present (scattered years); some elementary schools; and yearbooks from some area colleges and universities, 1892–1953 (scattered years). Must request yearbooks from the Reference Desk.

Fifty Essential Works of Michigan History

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• At the Crossroads: Michilimackinac During the American Revolution.

Armour, David A. and Keith R.Widder. 

•  Bogue, Margaret Beattie. Fishing the Great Lakes: An Environmental History, 1783-1933 (333.95 B)
• Brehm, Victoria, ed. The Women’s Great Lakes Reader (977.03 W)
• Buley, R. Carlyle. The Old Northwest: Pioneer Period, 1815-1840. (977 B)
•  Carson, Gerald. Cornflake Crusade.
• Catton, Bruce. Waiting for the Morning Train: An American Boyhood. (Biography / Catton)
• Cleland, Charles E. Rites of Conquest: The History and Culture of Michigan’s Native Americans. (977.4004 C)
• Clifton, James A., George L. Cornell, and James M. McClurken. People of the Three Fires: The Ottawa, Potawatomi and Ojibway of Michigan.(Main Library Heritage Room: 977.4 C)
• Clive, Alan. State of War: Michigan in World War II. (977.404 C )
• Darden, Joe T. Detroit, Race and Uneven Development. Main Library Heritage Room Reference 305. 8—(does not circulate)
• Dunbar, Willis F. All Aboard! A History of Railroads in Michigan. (385 D)
• Dunbar, Willis F. and George S. May. Michigan: A History of the Wolverine State. (977.4 D)
• Dunnigan, Brian Leigh. Frontier Metropolis: Picturing Early Detroit, 1701-1838. (Oversize: 977.434 D)
• Eckert, Kathryn Bishop. Buildings of Michigan. (720 E)

Search Obituaries/Genealogical Indexes

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About These Indexes

These indexes were hand-compiled by Volunteers in the Farmington Community Library Heritage Room and  members of the Farmington Genealogical Society. They are made available in an  online version hosted by the Farmington Community Library.

The Obituary Index

The Obituary Index contains name, date of death (may be calculated, and/or approximate), source of the obituary, date of the obituary, and page number where the obituary appeared.  A separate table lists maiden names and the page number where they appear in the printed version of the index which is available in the Heritage Collection. The obituary index can be searched by last name, first name, soundex code, and date of death.

The Surname Index

The Surname Index contains a compilation of names which appear in church records, newspaper articles, biographies, names of local cities, towns and lakes, family group sheets, land conveyance records, marriage notices (1940–1959), obituaries, photocopied obituariesFuneral Home Records, and wedding and birthday notices held in the Heritage Collection of the Farmington Community Library. The index contains name, source, page, and in some cases a brief note.

How to Use the Indexes

Clicking on the Search the Indexes Tab, below, brings you to the Search Tool. The Search Tool Screen looks like this:

The Obituary Index can be searched by last name, first name, soundex code, and date of death. An Obituary Index Search returns this result:

You can click on the hyperlinked result—and it is important to note the section and page Number—and be taken to the first page of that issue. Use the menu at the top of the page to navigate to the page needed for the obituary, which page can then be downloaded or printed as a .pdf.
Other Indexes will display in their search results references to other tools—primarily print—that are available in the Heritage Room of the Main Library.

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