Genealogy Assistance - First Tuesday of every month from 2:00-4:00 in the Brighton Room. Get some help tracking down your ancestors!

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The Brighton Room houses specialized materials with a focus on local history and genealogy research materials, both reference (used in the library only) and circulating (may be checked out). See the list below for a full accounting of Brighton Room resources. The room is locked, but access is available during regular library hours. See the Reference Desk Librarian for room access and assistance.

Brighton Room Resources

Online Obituary Index (indexes obituaries in the Brighton Argus and Livingston County Daily Press and Argus back to 1880-April/2006)
Computer Progams and Databases: Family Tree Maker, Ancestry.com, and Ancestry Plus (through Access Michigan)
Books - Genealogy and Local History	Magazines
Maps	Videos
Microfilm - Brighton Argus and Livingston County Daily Press and Argus	Local Year Books
Genealogy Forms	Census Resources - national, local
Newspapers Clipping Files	Local Government Record Resources
Cemetery Info	Telephone Books
Family Histories

Gloria Osborne is the librarian in charge of the Brighton Room. 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.