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Comment by James P. LaLone on January 13, 2010 at 1:19pm: Did you know some of the "Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collections" (MPHC) are available free from google books?

http://books.google.com/books?q=editions:0ejMYZO1zP9WjcwWxp&id=...

One of the books is the index for vols. 16-30. If you have access to PERSI through Heritage Quest then you can also see what things have been published on your surname or area of research in the MPHC.

Comment by James P. LaLone on January 13, 2010 at 10:44am: Brenda,
No one has extraced those records that I know of. Pat Hamp has a wonderful site on the MIGenWeb for MI Native Americans and doing some great things. Also have a friend working on a book on the Indians who served in the Civil War in Co. K which looks quite interesting. Unfortunately it appears that Vicki Wilson's page is no longer available as it had some good "how to" info. How are you doing? If you see Maria Harper, tell her I said hi.
Jim.

Comment by Brenda K. Wolfgram Moore on January 13, 2010 at 10:36am: Hi Jim,
Has anyone extracted the records from the Peshyabe microfilm? I have done the deaths for our Cemetery CD but I am not sure if we are going to use them as some of the writing is sooooooooooooo bad and we don't have access to alot of data as we try to add to the burial/cemetery records. Brenda

Comment by James P. LaLone on January 13, 2010 at 10:27am: Concetta,
Ok. As I said, I am interested in all of them, what are the families you are interested in?
Jim

Comment by James P. LaLone on January 13, 2010 at 10:22am: Concetta,
I am only interested in the Anishnabe people. A general Native American group is way beyond what I am comfortable with. I noticed that there is a Cherokee group here on this website.
Jim

Comment by James P. LaLone on January 13, 2010 at 10:02am: Is anyone doing Michigan Native American (Odawa/Ottawa, Chippewa/Ojibwa & Pottawatomi) research? Would like to exchange data if so.
Jim

Comment by Micki Boyer on January 3, 2010 at 5:27pm: Thank you Catherine. We haven't been to those areas in 20 years, but I know that my grandparent's home in Detroit isn't safe anymore, and we've heard some unpleasant things about some other areas. I just don't know the mid-west like I used to.

Comment by Catherine Davis on January 3, 2010 at 1:38pm: As far as I know, all these areas are safe for anyone. I've been to all of them. I would certainly recommend that you go to the Library of Michigan in Lansing, especially for research into Michigan families. It has an excellent Michigan collection and also has significant material from other areas as well. While in Grand Rapids, you should visit the Gerald R. Ford presidential museum. It is not geared for genealogy but does a wonderful job describing a significant era in US history.

Comment by Micki Boyer on January 3, 2010 at 11:14am: We're planning trip to Michigan to do some research in Grand Rapids, Lansing, and surrounding farm towns. We also want to go to Harsen's Island (Clay, MI) and Grosse Pointe. Can anyone give me an idea of how safe these areas are for two elderly people alone, or what areas to avoid? Thanks

Comment by James P. LaLone on January 3, 2010 at 10:35am: The Jan/Feb 2010 issue of Family Chronicle has numerous interesting articles: “SERENDIPITY AND THE SMITH FAMILY”, They came from New Brunswick, settled in Saginaw, MI & then moved on to Washington. “HISTORY OF GENEALOGISTS: HISTORICAL SOCIETIES” & “THE OTHER AMERICAN CENSUSES!” which talks about various state censuses. Others: using hairdos for identifying time periods of photos & Coast Guard records.

The Mar 2010 issue of Family Tree Magazine has articles on African-American genealogy, disasters, Puerto Rican research, and for the tech in you- “GENEALOGY BROWSER TOOLBARS” to name a few of the articles.

The Jan/Feb 2010 issue of Ancestry has a recipe for Cornish Pasty from the Upper Peninsula, as well as many job descriptions that your ancestor may have engaged in, also “10 PLACES YOU DIDN’T THINK TO LOOK” deals with data you may have not looked at in some regular resources, plus other helpful articles.