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New Jersey

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	'''Former Countries: ''' [[New Netherland]] {{·}} [[New Sweden]]<br><br> '''Click''' on the map below to go to a county page. '''Hover''' over a county to see its name. To see a '''larger''' version of the map, [[New Jersey Counties Map\|click here]].		'''Former Countries: ''' [[New Netherland]] {{·}} [[New Sweden]]<br><br> '''Click''' on the map below to go to a county page. '''Hover''' over a county to see its name. To see a '''larger''' version of the map, [[New Jersey Counties Map\|click here]].
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Michigan

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	== Counties ==		== Counties ==
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		+	For published works see:<br>
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		+	*A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AMERICAN COUNTY HISTORIES by P. William Filby.
		+	*MICHIGAN COUNTY HISTORIES: A BIBLIOGRAPHY by the Michigan Department of Education, State Library Services.<br>

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	'''Extinct or Renamed Counties: ''' [[Aishcum County, Michigan\|Aishcum]]{{·}} [[Anamickee County, Michigan\|Anamickee]]{{·}} [[Bleeker County, Michigan\|Bleeker]]{{·}} [[Brown County, Michigan\|Brown]]{{·}} [[Cheonoquet County, Michigan\|Cheonoquet]]{{·}} [[Des Moines County, Michigan\|Des Moines]]{{·}} [[Dubuque County, Michigan\|Dubuque]]{{·}} [[Forest County, Michigan\|Forest]]{{·}} [[Iowa County, Michigan\|Iowa]]{{·}} [[Isle Royal County, Michigan\|Isle Royal]]{{·}} [[Kanotin County, Michigan\|Kanotin]]{{·}} [[Kautawaubet County, Michigan\|Kautawaubet]]{{·}} [[Kaykakee County, Michigan\|Kaykakee]]{{·}} [[Keskkauko County, Michigan\|Keskkauko]]{{·}} [[Manitou County, Michigan\|Manitou]]{{·}} [[Meegisee County, Michigan\|Meegisee]]{{·}} [[Michilimackinac County, Michigan\|Michilimackinac]]{{·}} [[Mikenauk County, Michigan\|Mikenauk]]{{·}} [[Neewago County, Michigan\|Neewago]]{{·}} [[Notipekago County, Michigan\|Notipekago]]{{·}} [[Okkuddo County, Michigan\|Okkuddo]]{{·}} [[Omeena County, Michigan\|Omeena]]{{·}} [[Shawano County, Michigan\|Shawano]]{{·}} [[Tonedagana County, Michigan\|Tonedagana]]{{·}} [[Unwattin County, Michigan\|Unwattin]]{{·}} [[Wabassee County, Michigan\|Wabassee]]{{·}} [[Washington County, Michigan\|Washington]]{{·}} [[Wyandot County, Michigan\|Wyandot]]		'''Extinct or Renamed Counties: ''' [[Aishcum County, Michigan\|Aishcum]]{{·}} [[Anamickee County, Michigan\|Anamickee]]{{·}} [[Bleeker County, Michigan\|Bleeker]]{{·}} [[Brown County, Michigan\|Brown]]{{·}} [[Cheonoquet County, Michigan\|Cheonoquet]]{{·}} [[Des Moines County, Michigan\|Des Moines]]{{·}} [[Dubuque County, Michigan\|Dubuque]]{{·}} [[Forest County, Michigan\|Forest]]{{·}} [[Iowa County, Michigan\|Iowa]]{{·}} [[Isle Royal County, Michigan\|Isle Royal]]{{·}} [[Kanotin County, Michigan\|Kanotin]]{{·}} [[Kautawaubet County, Michigan\|Kautawaubet]]{{·}} [[Kaykakee County, Michigan\|Kaykakee]]{{·}} [[Keskkauko County, Michigan\|Keskkauko]]{{·}} [[Manitou County, Michigan\|Manitou]]{{·}} [[Meegisee County, Michigan\|Meegisee]]{{·}} [[Michilimackinac County, Michigan\|Michilimackinac]]{{·}} [[Mikenauk County, Michigan\|Mikenauk]]{{·}} [[Neewago County, Michigan\|Neewago]]{{·}} [[Notipekago County, Michigan\|Notipekago]]{{·}} [[Okkuddo County, Michigan\|Okkuddo]]{{·}} [[Omeena County, Michigan\|Omeena]]{{·}} [[Shawano County, Michigan\|Shawano]]{{·}} [[Tonedagana County, Michigan\|Tonedagana]]{{·}} [[Unwattin County, Michigan\|Unwattin]]{{·}} [[Wabassee County, Michigan\|Wabassee]]{{·}} [[Washington County, Michigan\|Washington]]{{·}} [[Wyandot County, Michigan\|Wyandot]]
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		+	=== Family Histories / Genealogies: ===
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		+	*GENEALOGIES IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY, 2 VOLS. -1 SUPPLEMENT, ed. by Marion J. Kaminkov.
		+	*COMPLEMENT TO GENEALOGIES IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS: A BIBLIOGRAPHY ed. by Marion J. Kaminkov.
		+	*DIRECTORY OF FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS, by Elizabeth P. Bentley. (out of date)
		+	*DIRECTORY OF FAMILY "ONE-NAME" PERIODICALS, by J. Konrad. (out of date)
		+	*FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS, SOCIETIES AND REUNIONS, by J. Konrad. (out of date)
		+	*INDEX TO AMERICAN GENEALOGIES: AND TO GENEALOGICAL MATERIAL CONTAINED IN ALL WORKS by Joel Munsell's Sons publishers.
		+	*GENEALOGICAL PERIODICAL ANNUAL INDEX published by Heritage Books
		+	*INDEX TO GENEALOGICAL PERIODICALS by Donald L. Jacobus.
		+	*BIBLIOGRAPHIA GENEALOGICA AMERICANA: AN ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO AMERICAN GENEALOGIES AND PEDIGREES by Daniel S. Durrie.
		+	*AMERICAN & BRITISH GENEALOGY AND HERALDRY: A SELECTED LIST OF BOOKS by P. William Filby.
		+	*A LIST OF SOME AMERICAN GENEALOGIES WHICH HAVE BEEN PRINTED IN BOOK FORM comp. by Thomas A. Glenn.
		+	*AMERICAN GENEALOGIST: BEING A CATALOGUE OF FAMILY HISTORIES & PUBLICATIONS by William H. Whitmore.
		+	*See also the various who's who... (ie. WHO'S WHO IN THE MIDWEST)
		+	*MICHIGAN'S CENTENNIAL FAMILY FARM HERITAGE,1986:A MICHIGAN SESQUICENTENNIAL HISTORY by Mary L. Wermuth.
		+	*PERSI (Periodical Source Index) by the Allen Co. Public Library in Ft. Wayne, IN. (online through Heritage Quest)
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		+	=== Guides<br> ===
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		+	Guides geared specifically for Michigan genealogy research:.<br>
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		+	*GENEALOGIST'S GUIDE TO... NORTHWEST MICHIGAN, ...THE CAPITOL
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		+	REGION OF MICHIGAN, . . .SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN, .. .THE THUMB AREA<br>OF MICHIGAN, ...THE MIDDLE OF MICHIGAN, ...NORTHEASTERN MICHIGAN<br>and ...UPPER PENINSULA MICHIGAN; all compiled by Victoria Wilson.
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		+	*GENEALOGY IN MICHIGAN: WHAT, WHEN, WHERE by Alloa Anderson & Polly Bender.
		+	*MICHIGAN GENEALOGY by C. McGinnis
		+	*TRACING YOUR ANCESTORS IN MICHIGAN by Ethel W. Williams.<br>
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		+	=== Legal Materials - ===
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		+	Probate records such as wills often provide useful information, see: ''SEARCHING AMERICAN PROBATE RECORDS'', by Fran Carter. Other records, such as various legal cases might be of use - see ''"HOW TO FIND SERIES #12: FINDING MICHIGAN LAWS & CASES IN THE MSU LIBRARIES"'', published by MSU Libraries, 1983.<br>

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	[[Erie Canal]]{{·}} [[Lake Erie]]{{·}} [[Lake Huron]]{{·}} [[Lake Michigan]]{{·}} [[Lake Superior]]{{·}} [[Soo Locks]]{{·}} [[Detroit-Chicago Road]]{{·}} [[Detroit-Vincennes Road]]{{·}} [[Ft. Gratiot Road]]{{·}} [[Grand River Road]]{{·}} [[Great Trail]] or Great Path{{·}} [[La Plaissance Bay Road]]{{·}} [[Lake Shore Path]] or Lake Trail{{·}} [[Maumee-Jonesville Road]]{{·}} [[Monroe Road]]{{·}} [[Saginaw Road]]{{·}} [[Sauk Trail]]{{·}} [[Tennessee, Ohio and Great Lakes Trail]]{{·}} [[Vincennes-Indianapolis-Detroit Road]]{{·}} [[Erie-Kalamazoo Railroad]]		[[Erie Canal]]{{·}} [[Lake Erie]]{{·}} [[Lake Huron]]{{·}} [[Lake Michigan]]{{·}} [[Lake Superior]]{{·}} [[Soo Locks]]{{·}} [[Detroit-Chicago Road]]{{·}} [[Detroit-Vincennes Road]]{{·}} [[Ft. Gratiot Road]]{{·}} [[Grand River Road]]{{·}} [[Great Trail]] or Great Path{{·}} [[La Plaissance Bay Road]]{{·}} [[Lake Shore Path]] or Lake Trail{{·}} [[Maumee-Jonesville Road]]{{·}} [[Monroe Road]]{{·}} [[Saginaw Road]]{{·}} [[Sauk Trail]]{{·}} [[Tennessee, Ohio and Great Lakes Trail]]{{·}} [[Vincennes-Indianapolis-Detroit Road]]{{·}} [[Erie-Kalamazoo Railroad]]
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		+	=== Photos<br> ===
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		+	*MEN OF MICHIGAN: A COLLECTION OF THE PORTRAITS OF MEN PROMINENT IN BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE IN MICHIGAN, pub. By Michigan Art Co., 1904<br>

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United States Online Genealogy Records

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U.S. Virgin Islands

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	''[[United States\|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|go to]] [[U.S._Virgin_Islands\|U.S. Virgin Islands]]''		''[[United States\|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png\|go to]] [[U.S._Virgin_Islands\|U.S. Virgin Islands]]''

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−	Territory of the United States. The U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas) were purchased from Denmark on January 17, 1917. They are about 60 miles east of Puerto Rico, in the northeast Caribbean Sea, helping to separate it from the North Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. Virgin Islands are southwest of the British Virgin Islands.	+	Territory of the United States. The U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas) were purchased from Denmark on January 17, 1917. They are about 60 miles east of Puerto Rico, in the northeast Caribbean Sea, helping to separate it from the North Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. Virgin Islands are southwest of the British Virgin Islands. In Danish records they are called ''Dansk Vestindien ''or ''De Danskvestindiske Øer''. <br>

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	If your ancestor traveled by passenger ship to or from St. Thomas in the 1800s, or to or from Christiansted between the years 1794 to 1847, it is likely a record was created documenting that travel. Now, all Virgin Islanders will be able to view those archived records in digital format thanks to a remarkable gift from the Rigsarkivet (the Danish National Archives).<br>		If your ancestor traveled by passenger ship to or from St. Thomas in the 1800s, or to or from Christiansted between the years 1794 to 1847, it is likely a record was created documenting that travel. Now, all Virgin Islanders will be able to view those archived records in digital format thanks to a remarkable gift from the Rigsarkivet (the Danish National Archives).<br>

−	The entire 34 DVD set of Passenger Arrival Lists, along with a preliminary finding aid prepared by Susan Lugo, is available at the following repositories: the Territorial Archives and the von Scholten Collection at Enid M. Baa Public Library, the Caribbean Genealogy Library in St. Thomas, Whim Research Library and Archives in St. Croix, the Territorial Archives at Florence Williams Public Library in Christiansted, the Elaine I. Sprauve Public Library Special Collections on St. John, the Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Genealogía collection being established at the Universidad Interamericana de Hato Rey, and the Archives and Records Management Unit of the Deputy Governor's Office in Road Town, Tortola.	+	The entire 34 DVD set of Passenger Arrival Lists, along with a preliminary finding aid prepared by Susan Lugo, is available at the following repositories: the Territorial Archives and the von Scholten Collection at Enid M. Baa Public Library, the Caribbean Genealogy Library in St. Thomas, Whim Research Library and Archives in St. Croix, the Territorial Archives at Florence Williams Public Library in Christiansted, the Elaine I. Sprauve Public Library Special Collections on St. John, the Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Genealogía collection being established at the Universidad Interamericana de Hato Rey, and the Archives and Records Management Unit of the Deputy Governor's Office in Road Town, Tortola.

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		+	*Danish National Archives (Copenhagen, Denmark)  ''Rigsarkivet''

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	To add your knowledge and help expand the wiki [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Help_wanted_on_the_U.S._Virgin_Islands_pages click here]:		To add your knowledge and help expand the wiki [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Help_wanted_on_the_U.S._Virgin_Islands_pages click here]:
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