Chelsea District Library Collections & Databases
- Ancestry Library – In library only
- Heritage Quest
- Sanborn Maps – In library
- Sanborn Maps – Remote access
Also see:
Family History Index – A collection of local obituaries and cemetery records at Chelsea District Library, now available online.
From the Library’s Archives
History of Chelsea, 1832-1850, by Rena Walworth (1945)
History of Chelsea, 1850-1901 by Nina Belle Wurster (1945)
History of the McKune House by Paul Hoffman (1973)
History of the public library in Chelsea, 1932-1972 by Jean L. Eaton (1972)
Local & State Resources
- Bentley Historical Library – at the University of Michigan
- Burton Historical Collection – at Detroit Public Library
- Chelsea Area Historical Society
- Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County
- Jackson County Genealogical Society
- Michigan Genealogical Council
- Michigan Genealogy on the Web – part of the USGenWeb Project
- People of the Three Fires – Michigan tribal groups genealogy, part of the USGenWeb Project
State of Michigan Government Resources
- Family History Month is October – a listing of Library of Michigan workshops, newsletters, and services
- Family History and Your Health – a newsletter from the Michigan Department of Community Health (pdf)
- Genealogical Death Indexing System – Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics
- Library of Michigan and State Archives of Michigan – genealogy records and services, including the 1870 Michigan Census Index and Images; Michigan Cemetery Sources; Michigan Naturalization Records; and State Population Censuses for Michigan
- Michigan Newspapers – Track the name changes of local newspapers throughout history and find out where to obtain copies
- Michigan eLibrary – genealogy links
National Resources
- AfriGeneas.com – African-American genealogy resources
- Cyndi’s List – more than 200,000 links to genealogy resources on the Web
- FamilySearch – from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
- The Genealogy Homepage – collection of links updated daily
- Hispanic Genealogy Center
- National Genealogical Society
- The USGenWeb Project
- USGenWeb Kidz
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration – records and resources