Manistee County Lookup Volunteers |
 
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Areas of
interest, knowledge, information |
Email Address |
I've been researching local churchbooks for over 10 years and am able to read German, Norwegian, Danish, Latin
and even some Polish and would be glad to do lookups in local churchbooks. I currently work at St. Joseph
Parish, which would make lookups there especially easy. |
Jerry Stege
252 Fifth Avenue
Manistee, MI 49660 ph:(616) 723-7783. |
"Schimke History," by Gerald E. Schimke, pub. 1979. The ancestral
history and descendents of Schimkes who came to America. | Carol Schimke |
"Arcadia 1880-1980," pub. 1980.
Thumbnail histories of various businesses, organizations, and surnames.
Many group pictures with names listed, e.g., Johnson's Band in 1910,
the 1904 confirmation class of Trinity Lutheran Church, the 1905
baseball team. |
Carol Schimke |
"How
to Do Things," pub. 1919. Contains a list of residents
of Arcadia, Bear Lake, Brown, Filer, Manistee, Maple Grove, Onekama,
Pleasanton and Stronach Townships in about 1918. Similar to a city
directory but for rural areas of the county. |
Carol Schimke |
Collection of
Manistee County Obituaries.
Susan specializes in Polish genealogy. | Susan Bachinski |
Probert Obituaries, 1922 - 1924,
Bear Lake, Pleasanton area. |
Tad D. Campbell |
Manistee County History
Lyn will do lookups in the 3 volume collection "The History of Northern Michigan and Its People" which has some County History and Biographies of Prominant Leaders of Society during the mid to late 1800's. |
Lyn Blake
Schwartz |
Latter Day Saints microfilm available
at your nearest LDS branch:
Birth Records - Index to Births, A to Z, 1867 - 1973
Birth Records - Vol. 1-2, 1867 - 1886
Birth Records - Vol. 3-4, 1887 - 1900
Birth Records - Vol. 5-6, 1900 - 1914
Marriage Records - Index to Marriages - Vol. 1-2, 3-4, 1855
Marriage Records - Index to Marriages - Vol. 5, to 1973
Marriage Records - Vol. 1-2, 1855 to 1887
Marriage Records - Vol. 3, 1887 to 1911
Death Records - Vol. 1-2, 1867 to 1911
(Includes death index 1867 to 1973)
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Census Microfilm for Manistee Co.
1860 - Michigan - Roll #543
1870 - Michigan - Roll #689
1880 - Michigan - Roll #593
1890 - Destroyed by Fire - Not Available
1900 - Michigan - Rolls #727, #728
1910 - Michigan - Roll #661
1920 - Michigan - Roll #783
| Susan Bachinski |
Georges has information on almost all
immigrants to Manistee Co. from Belgium (Waasland) . |
Georges Picavet |
I have some of the Arcadia school censuses from 1890 to 1921
because my g grandfather L.L. Finch was schoolboard secretary. Will be
happy to do lookups.I was raised
in Arcadia and have relatives everywhere. |
Steven
N. Finch
510 Laurel Dr., Columbia, MO 65203 ph:573-446-1826. |
I would be glad to do library,
church, or any other Manistee lookups as I live fairly close to
Manistee. |
Margaret Gustafson |
I have a copy of "French Families of the Detroit River Region". This has wonderful information on families throughout the entire Michigan area.
I also have Mnroe Co.,MI Marriage Records Index 1818-1903.
If you think any one in your area would be interested
please post my resources and email address.
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Debbie Bert |
I am
willing to look up names in the book "The Salt of City of the Inland
Seas"
from May of 1899. It is a reprint of an anniversary issue of the
Manistee
Daily News. It covers the history of Manistee, Pioneer reminiscences,
Churches, Lodges & Secret Societies, Agriculture, Schools, Hospitals,
Volunteer Soldiers.... |
Roxanne McLintock |