Welcome to Farmington Genealogical Society!
50 Year Certificate
Farmington Genealogical Society
Presented by
The Michigan Genealogical Council,
May 11. 2023.
The Farmington Genealogical Society has been serving the family history community with information on Farmington, Oakland County, Michigan for fifty years! We are celebrating our Golden Anniversary and are moving into our second half century with renewed energy.
The Farmington Genealogical Society meets on the third Tuesday of each month, September through May, except December, at the Downtown Branch of the Farmington Library, located at 23500 Liberty Street in Farmington, Michigan. Click this link to Google Map. Our meetings begin at 6:30 pm and our speaker presentation begins at 7:00 pm.
Our website provides interest for our members and non members alike. Our meeting schedule with program topics can be viewed in our Calendar of Events, our Publications as digital publications available are available for download. We have the funeral home documents for the Thayer-Rock Funeral Home (July 1937 through December 2016) and Passenger Crew Lists for Canada to Michigan crossings (February 1901 through December 1952).
Also check us out on Facebook, and join our Facebook group.
How can we help?
See the word Suggestions / Questions on the sidebar? If you are a member, after you have signed in on your membership account, click it and add what we can do to make your membership more meaningful. Topics for meetings or anything else you want to bring forward is gratefully accepted. If you are not a member, Click Here to send an email and we will respond as soon as possible. Michiganology
The Michigan Archives Website, Michiganology.org contains a number of digital treasures including the actual images of Death Certificates (up through 1948 and rolling an additional year each January in compliance with the state 75 year limitation). Non-digital items, such as research and county guides, are available at the Archives of Michigan pages on Michigan.gov. Check it out! The Library of Michigan can also be researched online. They are in the same building in Lansing, but fall under different departments in the state government, therefore, different websites.Associations
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Evaluating Genealogical Evidence
Tue - 01/21/2025
Genealogical research can eventually reveal conflicting records. Well-versed in teaching genealogical and family history, Dan Fantore’s Evaluating Genealogical Evidence explores the value of the evidence that genealogical researchers uncover. The importance of evaluating the strength of evidence is stressed when there are discrepancies between sources. Strengths and weaknesses of common sources (census schedules, birth and death certificates) are presented. Challenges with indices and original versus derivative sources will be discussed.
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Identifying Old Family Pictures and the People in Them
Tue - 02/18/2025
Going through photographic history, Professional Genealogist Derek J. Blount will examine various types of photographs and their mountings to determine when and how they were produced. We will also discuss means to determine when photos were taken by looking at clothing and backgrounds, so feel free to bring in your old family photographs.
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Traffic Violations, Criminal Complaints and Marriages: Records of a Justice of the Peace
Tue - 03/18/2025
Adam Oster, Community Engagement Librarian for the Library of Michigan gives us insights on this topic. Justices of the Peace served as local magistrates empowered primarily to administer summary justice in minor cases, to commit for trial, and to administer oaths and perform marriages. Discover the role in which the justices played in local courts and how to locate them in Michigan municipalities. See examples of records of former Paris Township Justices of the Peace Earl H. Keyes and Ray A. Blett. Learn how to apply these examples when locating other justice of the peace records throughout the state.
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