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Several stops can lead to the same repository. Maps show selected verified locations, not every guide stop or every community represented in the records. Use each stop’s access instructions, including for online and out-of-county collections. Check access before traveling.
Use the library’s on-site computers. The library explicitly restricts this digital archive to access inside the building; call 906-387-2125 for a demonstration or availability.
Repository information · Map position sourceRequest an archive appointment using the society’s current site/contact route. Confirm specific volumes and reproduction options first; its Collections page currently has no detailed inventory.
Repository information · Map position sourceRequest the named record group before travel. NMU identifies its reading room as Harden Hall room 228. Confirm opening hours with staff. Its current construction notice warns retrieval can be delayed or temporarily unavailable; contact staff ahead.
Repository information · Map position sourceContact the society before travel for seasonal opening or an appointment. The township places the museum at the end of Coast Guard Point Road beside the west pier.
Repository information · Map position sourceCounty outlines: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundaries . Selected major roads: 2024 TIGER/Line primary and secondary roads . Public repository addresses checked against the sources above, with approximate Census geocoder positions. Unmatched addresses and out-of-county repositories are listed in the key rather than assigned a guessed position. Markers identify contact locations, not collection coverage. Historical boundaries, township lines and current traffic conditions are not shown. Prepared November 3, 2026.
The on-site OCR archive includes Rock River Reflector (1928, 1930, 1931), Mathias Tales of Time (1939), Mather Oracle (1922-1929), Mather Torch (1947-1979), and newspapers including Munising News (1898-2013).
These are listed holdings, not every school or every issue. OCR misses names; browse adjacent pages. Remote access is not promised.
NMU’s survey identifies county/township tax, treasury and justice volumes spanning 1890-1950.
An older survey is a collection lead, not confirmation of current custody or open access. No automatic matching until local confirmation.
The survey describes surname/place-organized photographs spanning 1885-2000 and oral histories with an interviewee list; only a minority were transcribed.
A photograph span is not continuous coverage. Ask which recordings, permissions and transcripts are available today.
Onota records include women’s voter registration (1924), school officers (1941-1942), and assessments (1912-1977), all RG 2016-137.
The guide places these records at NMU. Voter and officer records exclude many residents; assessment continuity needs checking.
The township identifies logging-era displays and boom-town photographs at the Lightkeepers Museum. Use these to investigate a street, business or waterfront setting.
No personnel lists or complete family photograph index claimed. Confirm reproduction permission and identification with the society.
Give the repository the locality, year, collection and specific question. Ask about the relevant volume or folder, gaps, access restrictions and copying costs. Save the citation and record what you searched, including searches with no result.
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Use these dated holdings to choose a next search. This is a selection of cataloged collections, not a complete inventory of Alger County records.
A range is a lead, not a guarantee. Bars show the dates stated by the cited catalog or inventory. They do not establish uninterrupted coverage, complete reporting or online image access. Unmarked years mean not represented in this selection, not that records were destroyed. Indexes and abstracts still need to be followed to the underlying record.
Listed years: 1928, 1930–1931.
Use the library’s on-site computers. The library explicitly restricts this digital archive to access inside the building; call 906-387-2125 for a demonstration or availability.
Keep in mind: On-site only; listed span does not establish every issue or page.
Listed years: 1939.
Use the library’s on-site computers. The library explicitly restricts this digital archive to access inside the building; call 906-387-2125 for a demonstration or availability.
Keep in mind: On-site only; listed span does not establish every issue or page.
Listed years: 1922–1929.
Use the library’s on-site computers. The library explicitly restricts this digital archive to access inside the building; call 906-387-2125 for a demonstration or availability.
Keep in mind: On-site only; listed span does not establish every issue or page.
Listed years: 1947–1979.
Use the library’s on-site computers. The library explicitly restricts this digital archive to access inside the building; call 906-387-2125 for a demonstration or availability.
Keep in mind: On-site only; listed span does not establish every issue or page.
Listed years: 1898–2013.
Use the library’s on-site computers. The library explicitly restricts this digital archive to access inside the building; call 906-387-2125 for a demonstration or availability.
Keep in mind: On-site only; listed span does not establish every issue or page.
Listed years: 1924.
Request the named record group before travel. NMU identifies its reading room as Harden Hall room 228. Confirm opening hours with staff. Its current construction notice warns retrieval can be delayed or temporarily unavailable; contact staff ahead. Staff confirmed on November 2, 2026 that the collections floor remains under construction, with completion expected by February 2027. This is an estimate, not a guaranteed reopening date; confirm retrieval and reading-room access before travel.
Keep in mind: Specific series, not comprehensive resident coverage; gaps not itemized.
Listed years: 1941–1942.
Request the named record group before travel. NMU identifies its reading room as Harden Hall room 228. Confirm opening hours with staff. Its current construction notice warns retrieval can be delayed or temporarily unavailable; contact staff ahead. Staff confirmed on November 2, 2026 that the collections floor remains under construction, with completion expected by February 2027. This is an estimate, not a guaranteed reopening date; confirm retrieval and reading-room access before travel.
Keep in mind: Specific series, not comprehensive resident coverage; gaps not itemized.
Listed years: 1912–1977.
Request the named record group before travel. NMU identifies its reading room as Harden Hall room 228. Confirm opening hours with staff. Its current construction notice warns retrieval can be delayed or temporarily unavailable; contact staff ahead. Staff confirmed on November 2, 2026 that the collections floor remains under construction, with completion expected by February 2027. This is an estimate, not a guaranteed reopening date; confirm retrieval and reading-room access before travel.
Keep in mind: Specific series, not comprehensive resident coverage; gaps not itemized.
Confirm the historical jurisdiction as well as the date. A record may be held outside today’s county, and an inventory’s ending year does not mean recordkeeping stopped.
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