Iosco MIGenWeb

Site Updates

12/2/23
• Resolved the security warning for the County History link on the home page.


• Fixed the link for Curated Library of Michigan Holdings on the home page.


• Resolved the security warning for the Au Sable / Oscoda Historical Museum link on the home page.


• Replaced link to defunct AGHP Iosco site with a link to its latest historical view at Archive.org.

4/24/23
• Updated the home page to fix the USGenWeb^® Archives, County History, MIGenWeb Family Group Sheets, AHGP Iosco, and Michigan Library Holdings links.

12/31/22
• Added ® mark to USGenWeb^® references.

5/13/22
• Removed Rootsweb mailing list content as that list no longer exists.


• Updated numerous links to eliminate redirects and dead-ends.

5/12/22
• Replaced "the MIGenWeb State Coordinator" with "Colleen Pustola."


• Added the official and hotlinked MIGenWeb logo to the home page.

1/25/22
• Added a Search Tawas Herald feature.

12/7/21
• Added canonical URL tags to all site pages.

12/1/21
• Separated the GENDIS page into a separate page for each letter.

11/30/21
• Improved mobile device user experience for the GENDIS page.

11/24/21
• Rotated the pool of Daily Tips shown on the home page.

11/23/21
• Added "View Details" links to the Vietnam War Deaths page.

11/17/21
• Added a Korean War Deaths page.

11/17/21
• Moved the National Resources to a separate page.


• Moved the State Resources to a separate page.


• Moved the modern county map to a separate page.


• Moved USGenWeb Archives search to the Search Tools page.


• Updated site styling to improve mobile user experience.

11/15/21
• Added a Search MIGenWeb feature.


• Applied modern styling to Vietnam War Military Deaths page.


• Added a Search FindAGrave.com feature.

11/3/21
• Added 1894 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Oscoda and 1898 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Tawas City / East Tawas to the Maps page.


• Tested and updated URLs used in Tips of the Day.

10/31/21
• Fixed the broken link to the Alcona MIGenWeb site.

10/30/21
• Developed a Frankenstein image-map alternative to remove a mysterious black rectangle that was obscuring part of the Iosco county map on the Home page.


• Removed the broken Iosco County History Museum link from the Home page.


• Removed discontinued links from the USGS Place Names & Maps page.

10/29/21
• Fixed some of the broken links on the USGS Place Names & Maps page.


• Fixed all the broken links on the Historical Markers page.


• Added Site Index and Site Map features to the Search Tools page.


• Fixed all the broken links on the GENDIS page.


• Added a Search Surrounding Counties tool.


• Added a Search Tools page.

10/22/21
• Remastered and optimized the Iosco County map displayed on the Home page.


• Converted copyright notice to automatically update itself each year.

6/15/21
• Changed formatting on County Evolution in Michigan 1790-1897 page to improve experience on mobile devices. This will likely need several more iterations of incremental improvement.

4/29/21
• Modified site code to make site more "Mobile Friendly" which should improve users' ability to find the site when searching Google.

10/23/20
• Added link to mapped location of Laidlaw Cemetery on the Cemeteries page.

1/8/20
• Added 1903 Myers Plat Book Map to the Maps page.

1/3/20
• Created the Maps page and added 5 maps.

1/1/20
• Updated the link to the Social Security Death Index material at Ancestry.com on the Death Resources Page.

11/22/19
• Added online version of County Evolution in Michigan 1790-1897 by Richard M. Welch.

10/8/19
• Updated Home Page link to MyHeritage.com Postings.


• Updated Home Page link to Iosco-Arenac Library Holdings.


• Updated Home Page link to The AuSable / Oscoda Historical Museum.


• Updated Home Page link to Ancestry.com Queries/ Postings/ Surnames.


• Removed unsupported options from Look-up Volunteers page.

5/26/18
• Added 1850 link to the Census Page for Iosco as part of Michilimackinac / Mackinac county.


• Added 1894 state census link to the Census Page.

5/8/18
• Refreshed listings, locations, and links on Cemeteries Page

5/2/18
• Optimized images to reduce download times (especially on phones).


• Published 1860 U.S. Census Index linked to individual records at FamilySearch.org.


• Alphabetized and refreshed Funeral Records page.


• Added Google-based MIGenWeb.org Meta-search alternative to Home page.

5/1/18
• Published 1870 U.S. Census Index linked to individual records at FamilySearch.org.


• Reformatted this Updates page.


• Enabled Auto-focus for on-site search.


• Integrated HSGS Facebook page feed into Home Page.


• Consolidated Death Resources onto new page.


• Consolidated Census Resources onto new page.


• Reorganized links on Home Page.

4/17/18
• Updated and optimized Deaths 1867-1897 page.

4/16/18
• Revised homepage layout and improved usage on mobile devices.


• Repaired more bad links on homepage.


• Pulled USGW Iosco Archives into on-site frame.

4/15/18
• Repaired on-site search.


• Repaired broken links to smaller cemeteries on the cemeteries page.

4/14/18
• Re-established site on MIGenWeb server.


• Cleaned up links on Home page.


• Fixed GENDIS individual links.