MICHIGAN / FOLLOW THE RECORD

Michigan genealogy guides

Find the local office, school or community that kept the record. Explore 83 county guides across both peninsulas.

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Find any of Michigan’s 83 counties

All 83 Michigan counties have a guide. Collections and access details will continue to be refined.

Published county guides · A–Z

County coverage: 83 of Michigan’s 83 counties. Collections remain selective; this is not a complete inventory. Latest additions checked November 1, 2026; individual guides show their review dates.

FIRST COUNTY GUIDE

Wayne County

Explore 18 research stops: township courts, school collections, union records, church registers, funeral microfilm and suburban newspapers.

Explore Wayne County →

FOLLOW THE EMPLOYER

Ford Motor Company

Use our existing guide to check personnel-record limits and explore workplace research routes.

Research a Ford employee →

Start with the place and the period

Identify the city or township and county for the date of the event.
Choose the record creator: school, township, court, parish or employer.
Check the inventory for years and gaps, then ask the custodian how to consult the item.

For additional record-group references, the Archives of Michigan county guides provide record-group references and holdings. A record may be held outside the county that created it.

The research planner includes all 83 Michigan counties. The Michigan boundary explorer connects historical dates to the planner.

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