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.

Veteran Bounty Land Records Presentation

Veteran Bounty Land Records Video
Michigan Genealogical Council has included a link to the March 13 meeting presentation, Veteran Bounty Land Records, with Jan Alpert. Click on the image below to view the video. The video is 37 minutes long, including the introduction and Q&A.

Michiganology

The Michigan Archives Website, Michiganology.org contains a number of digital treasures including the actual images of Death Certificates (up through 1949 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

The Farmington Genealogical Society is a member of both the Michigan Genealogical Council and the National Genealogical Society.

The Michigan Genealogical Council Newsletter is available to download, read, or print. Click on the link to find out more about the genealogical happenings around our State.

MGC / Archives of Michigan Fall Conference

Fri - 11/14/2025

Curt Witcher, Director of Special Collections at the Allen County Public Library is the featured speaker. For complete details and the registration link is on the MGC Home page. Earlybird pricing of $50 is available through November 1, 2025. Click here to go to the MGC Home Page.

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Evaluating Genealogical Evidence

Tue - 11/18/2025

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 also be discussed.

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I Have a Question

Tue - 01/20/2026

This open-agenda meeting will provide the forum for attendees to ask questions; share helpful information; and/or obtain insights on ‘How to’ set up a service (e.g. Dropbox, a file hosting service), or a specific research task.

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