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History Books
History of Lapeer County, Michigan : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers (1884) by H. R. Page
Early History of Michigan: With Biographies of State Officers, Members of Congress, Judges and Legislators (1888) by Stephen D. Bingham (to download pdf, click the gear in upper right)
History of Michigan (1889) by Sarah Lieb
Portrait and biographical record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola counties, Michigan (1892)
History of Michigan (1906) by Lawton T. Hemans
Lapeer Area (2006) by Catherine Ulrich Brakefield
Eastern Lapeer County (2014) by Catherine Ulrich Brakefield
Rails Around the Thumb by T. J. Gaffney also see the video
Oakdale: The Lapeer State Home by Laura Fromwiller and Jan Gillis
Pioneer families and history of Lapeer County, Michigan, with 15,000 names indexed (1978) J. Dee Ellis, compiler (I am trying to find a copy of this.)
Newspaper Articles Mostly transcribed, so you can search and copy text.
Newspaper Archives
Newspapers.com This is the best resource, but it isn't free.
Chronicling America from the Library of Congress
Digital Michigan Newspapers
Michigan Online Historical Newspapers Summary at The Ancestor Hunt
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Detroit Free Press (1831-1922) (Free one-day trial.)
Current Newspapers
The County Press (Lapeer County)
Lapeer Area View
The Brown City Banner
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