Preserving and Celebrating History
Strategies and Resources for Documenting

Presented by:

• Carol Bacak-Egbo, Historian for Oakland County Parks - bacakegboc@oakgov.com

• Maura Jung, Educator - maljwolf@yahoo.com

Resources

Township Survey Maps Search: https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=1

Family Maps: https://arphax.com/

Vegetation Circa 1800 maps: https://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/resources/vegetation-circa-1800

Natural Community Abstracts: https://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/communities/abstracts

Archaeological Atlas of Michigan: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/g/genpub/1265156.0001.001

State Historic Preservation Office: https://www.miplace.org/historic-preservation/

Maawndoonganan – Anishinaabe Resource Manual: https://cmted.org/michigan-social-studies-standards-guide/

Land Patent Search: https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx

Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan, 1842: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Acts_of_the_Legislature_of_the_State_of/aDg4AAAAIAAJ?q=Buckhorn+Michigan&gbpv=1#f=false

Michigan Counties Histories and Atlases: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/micounty/

Census for the State of Michigan, 1874: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Census_of_the_State_of_Michigan_1874/u1nhAAAAMAAJ?hl=en

For Historical Newspapers: Digital Michigan Newspaper Portal: https://digmichnews.cmich.edu/

Find a Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/

Fold2 Military Records: https://www.fold3.com

Rose Township History: roseheritage.org

Copyright © Maura Jung and Carol Egbo-Bacak. The content on this page is released with the Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 License