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History & Genealogy

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Detroit

A flourishing city and port of entry, in the county of Wayne, and is the county seat, situated on the north-west bank of Detroit river, 18 miles above lake Erie, 7 miles below the outlet of lake St. Clair, 250 miles west from Buffalo, and 526 miles from Washington; latitude 42 deg. 24 min. north, and longitude 82 deg. 58 min. west.

Detroit Data & Resources Online

Maps 1796 Map of Detroit
1943 Lafayette/Jefferson Ave Business Area Map
1943 Woodward Ave/Cadillac Square Business Area Map
History Origin Of Detroit Street Names
Early Detroit Industry
Name Sakes from the City
Detroit - In the Beginning
All Detroit History - off site
1967 Riot Victims
Extinct Townships/Communities in Detroit & Wayne County
Old Greenfield Township Original Land Owners
Early Orphanages / AsylumsHistory & Some census records
Detroit Jail/House of Corrections
Newspapers History of All Detroit Area Newspapers
Rearview Mirror Archives, The Detroit News
City Directories 1837 Detroit City Directory
1856 Detroit City Directory
Johnston's 1857/58 Detroit City Directory of "Colored" People
1943 Detroit Business Directory
Ferland Family in Detroit City Directories
Vital Records Deaths 1809-1868 surnames A - Byram
1893 Detroit Deaths
1894 Detroit Deaths
1911 Free Press Birth, Death, Marriage Announcements
January 6, 1926 Death Notices
August 7, 1937 Birth, Death, Marriage Announcements
1938 Detroit Death Announcements
November 16, 1939 Detroit Death Announcements
January 26 - January 30, 1946 Death Announcements
December 27, 1951 Detroit Marriage Applications
December 3, 1978 Detroit Death Announcements
December 1998 Jewish Weekly Birth Announcements
January 1999 Jewish Weekly Death Announcements
Miscellaneous Obituaries
Ethnic/Culture Detroit Area Native Americans
Slavery in Detroit
Bios of Colored Troops buried in Elmwood Cemetery
Early French Families of Detroit
Original French Land Claims of Detroit 1700s
Fabulous Ruins of Detroit
Museums, Theaters, and Historic Buildings of Detroit and Southeast Michigan - off site
Schools Detroit Public School System School Locations, History, Early area teachers
Southwestern High School Class of 1925
Family Bios and Trees Voigt Family History Detroit Brewery
DeLisle Family
Elija McCoy "The Real McCoy"
Cemeteries Elmwood Cemetery Stones partial listing
Forestlawn Cemetery partial listing
Mt Elliott Cemetery partial listing
Mt Olivet Cemetery partial listing
Russell Street Cemetery History
Sacred Heart St Mary's Cemetery partial listing
Sweetest Heart St Mary's Cemetery partial listing
Temple Beth El (aka Champlain Street) Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery partial listing
Woodmere Cemetery Partial Listing

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