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Guide to Alger County, Michigan ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Russell A. Alger. The County has Munising as its seat and the County was created March 17, 1885. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Alger County Courthouse 101 Court St. Munising, MI 49862 Phone: (906) 387-2076 Alger County Website County Clerk has birth, death and land records from 1884, marriage records from 1887, divorce and court records from 1885. Probate Court has probate records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Census Records
Available at Munising School Public Library 810 State Hwy. M-28 West, Ste. A Munising, MI 49862
 * United States Census: Schoolcraft County 1850-1910
 * Alger County 1900-1920; Territory 1820-1840
 * Michigan Indian Census:
 * Bay Mills [Chippewa] Great Lakes 1935-1937
 * Great Lakes [Chippewa &amp; Potawatomi] 1938-1940

 State Census


 * 1894 Michigan Department of State. Census of the State of Michigan, 1894. Vol 3. Lansing, MI: R. Smith & co., state printers, 1896. (Civil War veterans only) Digital version at FamilySearch Digital Library
 * 1850-1880 - at FamilySearch

Church Records

 * 1819-1991 - at FamilySearch

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1929-1966 at FamilySearch

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Michigan (1790-1897)

Military Records
Civil War

Online Indexes and Records
 * at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1945 - at FamilySearch

World War I
 * 1917-1919 - at FamilySearch

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1837-1993 - at FamilySearch

Newspapers
Available at Munising School Public Library 810 State Hwy. M-28 West, Ste. A Munising, MI 49862


 * Munising News 1896-current
 * Munising Republican, 1892-1902
 * Cloverland Farmer 1915-1923
 * Sunday Morning Star, 1890-1891
 * Weekly Tribune, June-Dec 1893
 * Manistique Courier 1896-1899
 * Schoolcraft County Pioneer, 1880-1896
 * Semi-Weekly Pioneer, 1886-1888
 * Manistique Tri-Weekly Pioneer, 1888-1892
 * Tri-Weekly Pioneer 1892-1894
 * Semi-weekly Pioneer, 1894-1895
 * Manistique Tribune 1896-1899
 * Grand Marais Pilot and Pictured Rocks Review 1971-1974
 * Alger County Republican 1888-1903
 * Alger County Independent, 1938-1940
 * Wrights Weekly, 1924-1928
 * Lake Superior Breeze, 1906-1907
 * Lake Superior Pilot, 1901
 * Grand Marais Gazette, 1994-2004
 * Grand Marais Herald, 1895-1910

Alger County newspapers available at the Library of Michigan in Lansing include:

Au Train:


 * ALGER COUNTY REPUBLICAN (1888-1896)

Grand Marais


 * GRAND MARAIS GAZETTE (1994-2004)
 * GRAND MARAIS HERALD (1899, 1903, 1905, 1910)
 * GRAND MARAIS PILOT &amp; PICTURED ROCKS REVIEW (1971-1994)

Munising


 * ALGER COUNTY DEMOCRAT (1891-1892)
 * ALGER COUNTY INDEPENDENT (1938-1940)
 * CLOVERLAND FARMER (1915-1923)
 * LAKE SUPERIOR BREEZE (1906-1907)
 * LAKE SUPERIOR PILOT (1901-1901)
 * MUNISING NEWS (1898-1899, 1901, 1904-1939, 1989-1991)
 * MUNISING REPUBLICAN (1896-1906)
 * WRIGHT'S ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY (1923-1928)

Obituaries

 * 1820-2006 at FamilySearch

Probate Records
Online Indexes and Records

Ancestry
 * 1797-1973 at FamilySearch

School Records
Munising School Public Library 810 State Hwy. M-28 West, Ste. A Munising, MI 49862


 * Munising High School Yearbooks &amp; Senior Photos

Birth

 * 1867-1917 - at FamilySearch
 * 1867-1902 - -- Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. Records include such information as name of child, birthdate and place, if still-born, illegitimate or twin, gender, race and record number.

Marriage

 * 1585-1945 - Michigan, United States Marriages at FindMyPast $
 * 1820-1937 - at FamilySearch
 * 1820-1940 - at FamilySearch
 * 1868-1925 - -- Free name indexes at FamilySearch.  Records include such information as names of bride and groom, date of license, ages, race, residences, birthplaces, occupations and names of the fathers of the bride and groom.

Death

 * 1850-1880 - at FamilySearch
 * 1867-1897 - --Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch.   Records include such information as name of deceased, date and place of death, gender, color, marital status, age in years, months and days, disease or apparent cause of death, birthplace, names and occupations of parents, and the date the record was made.

Libraries
Alger County Historical Society PO Box 201 Munising, MI 49862  Website

Grand Marais Historical Societybr>PO Box 179 Grand Marais, MI 49839  Website

Alger County Historical Society PO 1496 Washington St. Munising, MI 49862 Telephone: 906-387-4308 Fax:906-387-4188 E-mail:[mailto:algerchs@jamadots.com algerchs@jamadots.com] Website

List of Michigan Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical and Genealogical SocietiesWebsite

Websites

 * The Alger County MIGenWeb Project, an member of The MIGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * Alger County MI Genealogy (Michigan Genealogy)
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.