Where should you turn for a wide range
of Kalamazoo-related information? To the Kalamazoo County US GenWeb site.
For those who are unfamiliar with the USGenWeb, it is an all
volunteer project. As a result, each state and county site is
arranged differently. In addition, the type and number of records
available vary by county. The Kalamazoo site has a little bit of
everything so you are sure to find something helpful.
Some information is available here,
while some is available via links to other sites. Among other
things, you will find information on or links to:
Census records
Celery
Cemeteries
Family webpages, just a few
Funeral homes with addresses and phone
numbers
County history, numerous articles on
various topics
Vital records (some) with links to more
Links to military information
Some obits
Photos in various categories
My favorite part of the website without
a doubt is the history section. There are several topics listed, but
in many cases clicking on a particular one leads to several more.
Articles include ones on early life in Kalamazoo county, Indians in
Kalamazoo, the county poor farm, the Dutch, railroads and much more.
I can't tell you how many times I have Googled something and been
directed to an article on the Kalamazoo GenWeb site.
As this is an all volunteer effort
you'll find a patch-work quilt of information here. To make it
easier to find a particular surname you can take advantage of the
search feature. You can search just the Kalamazoo county page or all
of the Michigan GenWeb.
After you are done perusing the
Kalamazoo county page, you may want to look at the Michigan GenWeb
site as well. If you are really lucky you may just find a rescued
family treasure at Michigan's Orphan Artifacts. You can also visit the Michigan Tombstone Photo/Transcription Project to see if your relatives are represented (select a county and then a cemetery to get started).
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