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Genealogy - Livingston County Resources

Livingston County Record Sources - addresses and phone number for getting specific records.

General Sources

  • Charboneau, Milton.
    • Early Land Owners and  Settlers of Livingston County, Michigan,1828 to 1870'sRef 929.377 Charboneau
    • First Land Owners, Livingston County, Michigan: from U.S. TractRecords   Ref 929.377 Cha
  • Genealogical References in Livingston County Libraries.  Ref 929.3 Genealogical
  • History of Livingston County, Michigan: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches.  Ref 977.436 His
  • Lewis, Helen F. Southeastern Michigan Pioneer Families: Especially Livingston County and New York OriginsRef 977.436 Lewis
  • Livingston County MemoriesRef 974.26
  • Portrait and Biographical Album of Ingham and Livingston Counties. Ref 977.426 Portrait    
Census
  • Federal Census and Mortality Schedule, Livingston County Michigan. Transcribed and ed. By Kernie L. King, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880.   Ref 929.1 Eighteen
  • U.S. Federal Census, Livingston County Michigan.  Ref microfilm
Cemeteries
  • Brighton Hills Cemetery. Ref Brighton Room
  • D.A.R. Records Old City Cemetery St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Brighton Room
  • Green Oak Plain Cemetery. Ref Brighton Room
  • Greenwood and Mount Olivet Cemeteries, Fowlerville, Michigan: Transcribed records. Ref 929.509 Greenwood
  • Iosco Township Cemeteries Livingston County MichiganRef 929.5 Ios
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery Tombstone Transcriptions St. Joseph Parish Howell Michigan August 1992. Ref 929.5 Mt
  • New Division of Lakeview Cemetery (Oak Grove Cemetery) Ref 929.509 New
  • Old Village Cemetery Index: With Veteran's Index and Map. Ref Brighton Room
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Ref Brighton Room
  • Transcription West Howell or Fleming Cemetery Livingston County Michigan.  Ref 929.5 Trans
  • United Brethren Cemetery and Benjamin Cemetery Conway Township Livingston County Michigan.  Ref 929.5 Uni
Maps
  • Combined Atlas of Livingston County, Michigan 1875-1895-1915 Ref 912.774Com
  • Farm Plat Book and Business Guide, Livingston County, Michigan (1954) Ref 912.774 Farm
  • Geil, Harley.1859 Map of Ingham and Livingston, Michigan  Ref 912..774 Rep
  • Land Atlas & Plat Book, Livingston County, Michigan (1991,1998) Ref 912.774 Land
  • Plat Book of Livingston County, Michigan (circa 1935)  Ref 912.774 Plat
Special Topics

  • Abstracts of Matrimonial and Baptismal Registers of Father Patrick O'Kelly1842 - 1856. Ref Brighton Room
  • Index of Probate Records Livingston County, Michigan. Ref 929.377 Ind
  • Naturalization Records Livingston County, Michigan. Ref 929.377 Nat
  • Property Owners at Smith McPherson Addition to the Village of Brighton Circa 1870. Ref Brighton Room
  • Tax Assessment Roll 1843 Brighton Township Michigan. Ref Brighton Room
Brighton Area
  • Brighton Area Centennial(1967) Ref 977.436 Brighton
  • Brighton Area Schools Alumni Directory 1994.  Ref 378.025 Brighton
  • Brighton Centennial 1867 - 1967. Ref 977.436 Brighton
  • Brighton Homecoming: From the Pages of Time. (1961) Ref 977.436 Brighton
  • Brighton: Victory Home Coming (1946).  Ref 977.436 Brighton
  • Old Brighton Village.  Ref 977.436 Old  (plus circ. Copy)
  • Pless, William. Our Pioneer Ancestors and Company in Michigan: Settlement of Germans in Genoa TownshipRef 977.436 Pless
  • Yesteryears of Green Oak 1830 - 1930. Ref 977.436

Newspapers

Brighton Argus - microfilm
1880 - 1883 April - December
1895 - 1896  December - November
1900 - 1939 January - December
1965  January - December
1968 January - December
1970 - 2000 January - September
Livingston County Daily Press and Argus - microfilm
2000 September - Current

Telephone Books

1906 Livingston County
1956 Brighton
1958 Brighton
1959 Brighton
1960 Brighton
1961 Brighton
1962 Brighton
1963 Brighton

1972-1973 Livingston County
1978-1979 Livingston County
1982-1983 Livingston County
1984-1985 Livingston County
1986-1987 Livingston County
1988-1989 Livingston County
1989-1990 Livingston County
1990 - 2003 Livingston County

Yearbooks

Brighton High School

1946
1949
1950
1954
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976


1977
1978
1979
1981
1982
1983
1984
1986
1990
1992 - 2008
Howell High School
1978
1980
1981
1985
1986


1989
1990
1992
1995

Family Histories

Gehringer Family
Pike Family



Gloria Osborne is the librarian in charge of the Brighton Room collection. Feel free to contact her with specific questions about the scope of the collection and using the resources. She may be contacted by phone at 810-229-6571, ext 217 or by e-mail at gosborne@brightonlibrary.info.

 

 
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