Where Did Seeking Michigan Go?
Many genealogists used
SeekingMichigan.org when researching their Michigan family. Seeking Michigan is
no longer available to researchers unless you use Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Michiganology replaced it.
Michiganology is the free digital platform of the Archives of Michigan. The
Archives of Michigan is the record keeper of important documents pertaining to
Michigan. These records include keeping all the records having to do with the
business of the government, including records of genealogical interest. A list
of government departments and their record coverage is here. https://michiganology.org/index.php?name=SO_116ceb56-8917-48a5-a9a9-62cf4a53bfad
This is one reason that the Archives migrated to a new platform. The new
platform will be able to store many more documents than Seeking Michigan could
have. The upcoming Naturalization and Probate records will make this change
exciting.
In
addition to Michiganology, the Michigan History Center website https://www.michigan.gov/mhc/ has an Archives of Michigan section. The
Michigan History Center encompasses the Archives of Michigan and the Michigan
History Museum at the Michigan Library and Historical Center, 702 W. Kalamazoo,
Lansing, MI. Other museums and historic sites are part of the Michigan History
Center. The way I understand it is the databases will be stored on Michiganology
and the business of the Archives will be at the Michigan History Center. For
example, if you are looking for a guide on military records, it would be found
at the Archives portion of the MHC website. If you are looking for death
certificates, they would be found on the Michiganology website.
Can you find everything that
was on Seeking Michigan at Michiganology and Archives of Michigan Michigan History Center? Yes, but finding it is a challenge. Using the Wayback Machine I was able to see what was once on Seeking Michigan.
To use the Wayback Machine, go to Internet Archive. Type www.seekingmichigan.org and click "browse history" or enter button.
A timeline of years is at the top of the page. I chose 2018. A monthly calendar shows and the blue circles are the dates that Seeking Michigan was archived. I selected the last day of the year for my use.
Seeking Michigan had headings Seek, Discover, Look, Learn, and Services. I have taken the five headings and their subheadings and created the list below. Next, I found where the information is currently, January 2022. If there is no URL listed for a subheading that means I haven’t been able to find the information.. Some items are being reformatted and will be available at a later date. I used Michiganology, Archives of Michigan and Google to find the same information.
This is a work in progress and as I found new information I will update it.
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Seeking Michigan |
Michiganology |
Archives of Michigan |
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Seek |
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About |
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https://www.michigan.gov/mhc/0,9075,7-361-85148_85779-463960--,00.html |
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Guides |
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Being reformatted |
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Getting Started in Genealogy |
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Vital Records |
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County Records |
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Upcoming |
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Immigration and
Naturalization |
https://michiganology.org/naturalization/ (incomplete) |
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Military |
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs https://michiganology.org/uncategorized/SO_4450ae0d-f082-48ed-a285-9271b35c5996 |
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Indexes |
The indexes are being reformatted and are incomplete at this
time. |
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Detroit News Index |
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Naturalization Index |
https://michiganology.org/naturalization/ (incomplete-more to come) |
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Military Index |
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Being reformatted |
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Civil War |
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Civil War List of
Principals and Substitutes |
RG 59-14 https://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_mhc_sa_CWPrin_Abbey_Dillon_135181_7.pdf
https://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_mhc_sa_CWPrin_Disher_KnappE_135183_7.pdf Last names
A-K. Available |
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Michigan Civil War Graves Database |
https://web.archive.org/web/20180902234835/http://www.suvcwmi.org/graves/ |
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Grand Army of Republic
Posts |
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Being reformatted Record Group 63-19 |
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Grand Army of Republic
Membership Rosters |
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Being reformatted |
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Spanish American War
Medal Recipients |
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Being reformatted |
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WWI Guest Register |
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Being reformatted |
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WWII Honor List |
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Photograph Index |
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Being reformatted |
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Portrait Collection |
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Being reformatted |
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Civilian
Conservation Corps |
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Being reformatted |
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General Photograph
Collection |
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Being reformatted |
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Events |
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https://www.michigan.gov/mhc/0,9075,7-361-61086_66302---,00.html |
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Programs |
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Visit |
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https://www.michigan.gov/mhc/0,9075,7-361-85148_85780_92246-493712--,00.html |
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Contact Us |
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County Clerks |
Offsite at https://web.archive.org/web/20190105025933/http://michigancountyclerks.us/contact |
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Discover |
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All Collections |
https://michiganology.org/uncategorized/SO_6e94eaa7-d9e6-4f65-93a6-1b9e9be9ea73/
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Death Records 1897-1920 |
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Death Records 1921-1952 |
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Architecture |
/https://michiganology.org/uncategorized/SO_f4fadd9a-16f5-4af5-b770-c3288fabc8df/ Conduct a search within this collection. |
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Civil War Battle Flags |
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Civil War Manuscripts |
https://michiganology.org/uncategorized/SO_8e15bc0c-b6d0-4aed-957e-3e3786d40ac4/ Conduct a search ‘civil war’ within this collection. Over 1500
items online |
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Civil War Photographs |
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Civil War Service
Records |
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Civil War Volunteer
Registry |
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Early Documents |
https://michiganology.org/uncategorized/SO_e36948d6-0951-484e-8afd-989b7f31c351/
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Films |
Audiovisual materials available at https://michiganology.org/index.php?name=SO_fdb466ec-8e3c-4836-8382-674379793de0
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Governors of Michigan |
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https://www.michigan.gov/formergovernors/ Incomplete |
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Early Photography |
https://michiganology.org/index.php?name=SO_fdb466ec-8e3c-4836-8382-674379793de0 Search within this collection, over 1700 images available |
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Lighthouses and Life
Saving Stations |
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Main Streets |
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Maps |
https://michiganology.org/index.php?name=SO_fdb466ec-8e3c-4836-8382-674379793de0 Search within this collection, over 6,000 maps are online. |
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Music of Michigan |
River Street Anthology https://michiganology.org/riverstreetanthology/ |
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Oral Histories |
Use the search feature in the middle of the home page or at the
top right corner at https://michiganology.org
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Rural Property
Inventories |
https://michiganology.org/?s=rural+property+inventories
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State Census 1827-1874 |
https://michiganology.org/index.php?name=SO_582893d9-fe09-4945-8f2a-230f8d7d3a7f
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State Census 1884-1894 |
https://michiganology.org/index.php?name=SO_582893d9-fe09-4945-8f2a-230f8d7d3a7f
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Surveyor Notes |
https://michiganology.org/index.php?name=SO_b2ac8f99-b597-447a-9f8b-6930f813c70d
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Surveyor Plat Maps |
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https://www.michigan.gov/dtmb/services/maps/static/general-land-office-plats
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Look |
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Historical Stories |
Discoveries in the Archives: https://michiganology.org/series/discoveries-in-the-archives/ |
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Learn |
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Statehood |
https://michiganology.org/stories/steps-to-statehood-for-michigan/
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State Capital |
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https://www.michigan.gov/som/government/state-capitol
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State Symbols |
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https://www.michigan.gov/som/about-michigan/state-facts-and-symbols
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Governor’s Decisions |
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Https://www.michigan.gov/mhc/0,9075,7-361-85129_85968-424045--,00.html
This is from 2017 and not all links work. |
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Museum Programs |
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https://www.michigan.gov/mhc/0,9075,7-361-85147_87196---,00.html The museum special programs are on hiatus due to Covid-19. |
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Services |
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Research Requests |
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https://www.michigan.gov/mhc/0,9075,7-361-85148---,00.html
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Annual Report |
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Appeals Court |
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Certification |
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Circuit Court |
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Corrections |
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Land Patents |
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Legislative
History |
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Military Records |
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Naturalization |
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Probate Court |
https://shop.michiganology.org/products/probate-court-research
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Supreme Court |
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Survey Notes |
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Thanks for this article, from Northern Michigan!
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