Archives Links
This page includes links to some of the external resources we find ourselves using frequently. Some of these sites give general information about materials in their collections; some are collections of digitized archival (or "primary source") material that you can use online; and some are or include catalogs of archival material that you can search.
Kalamazoo Public Library Local History Room
KPL Local History Database (includes Kalamazoo Gazette index)
City of Kalamazoo Records Management, Research and Archives
Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Society
Kalamazoo Rootsweb Mailing List Archive (includes Kalamazoo Gazette obituaries)
Kalamazoo Rootsweb Cemetery Information (click on "Burial Index" then "Burials by Cemetery")
Kalamazoo Genealogy (independent site with much local primary source material)
Ladies Library Association of Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University Archives
University of Michigan Bentley Library
Central Michigan University Clarke Historical Library
Michigan State University Special Collections
Historical Society of Michigan
Seeking Michigan (wide range of unique Michigan cultural heritage information, including death records, 1897-1920)
Great Lakes Colleges Association Member Schools
Chicago Genealogy (indexes for many Chicago family histories, also some Michigan people)
IMLS Digital Collections and Content
OAISTER (Union catalog of digital resources)
Library of Congress - American Memory
Cyndi's List (genealogy)
Family Search (LDS family history records - now adding digitized versions of filmed materials)