Michigan Genealogy

Michigan Genealogy

Author: Carol McGinnis

Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 518

ISBN-13: 9780806317557

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This is one of the finest statewide sourcebooks ever published, a remarkable compilation of sources and resources that are available to help researchers find their Michigan ancestors. It identifies records on the state and regional level and then the county level, providing details of vital records, court and land records, military records, newspapers, and census records, as well as the holdings of the various societies and institutions whose resources and facilities support the special needs of the genealogist. County-by-county, it lists the names, addresses, websites, e-mail addresses, and hours of business of libraries, archives, genealogical and historical societies, courthouses, and other record repositories; describes their manuscripts and record collections; highlights their special holdings; and provides details regarding queries, searches, and restrictions on the use of their records.


Darker than Night

Darker than Night

Author: Tom Henderson

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2006-10-03

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 1429997087

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A chilling account of the murders of two hunters in rural Michigan—a mystery that haunted a community and baffled the police for two decades. In the bitter cold of 1985, two buddies from Detroit embark on a hunting trip to the Michigan wilderness, unaware they will soon become the hunted. The eerie silence surrounding their sudden disappearance is broken after nearly two decades when a relentless investigator inspires a terrified witness to break her silence. The witness narrates a haunting scene that had unfolded years back, pointing fingers at the prime suspects—the Duvall brothers. With no bodies unearthed, the justice system is riveted by the startling revelations during an electrifying trial in 2003. The brothers, Raymond and Donald Duvall, had bragged about the murders, evocatively explaining how they dismembered their victims and fed them to pigs. Despite the shocking confession, the case holds its ground purely on a single witness’s account, taking the courtroom through a labyrinth of dark secrets and sinister acts. This gripping thriller presents a vivid tale of crime that reveals the devastating power of evil.


Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986

Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986

Author: Library of Congress

Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 1368

ISBN-13:

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The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.


Genealogies in the Library of Congress

Genealogies in the Library of Congress

Author: Marion J. Kaminkow

Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com

Published: 2012-09

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9780806316666

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This "Supplement to Genealogies in the Library of Congress" lists all genealogies in the Library of Congress that were catalogued between 1972 and 1976, showing acquisitions made by the Library in the five years since publication of the original two-volume Bibliography. Arranged alphabetically by family name, it adds several thousand works to the canon, clinching the Bibliography's position as the premier finding-aid in genealogy.