Abbreviations at end of each resource are: ADL - Adrian District LIBRARY
LOM - Library of MI in Lansing
LHM - Lenawee Historical Museum
LHM-C - scanned copies on computers at LHM
R&R - Read it & Reap Library in Sand Creek
TDL - Tecumseh District Library
*extra copies are for sale at LHM
MI History:
MI Pioneer & Historical Collection, 40 vol.: ADL
Lenawee History:
*The Antislavery-Underground Railroad Movement in Lenawee, 1830-1860: ;LHM
Aunt Kate's Scrapbook: Memoirs of Lenawee Co. MI, 1879-1922, full index: LHM, LOM, R&R
Early History of Lenawee Co. & City of Adrian; Historical Oration, July 4, 1876: LHM, LOM
A Field Guide to the Museum of the Lenawee Co. Hist. Soc., 4th grade class: LHM
*History & Biographical Record of Lenawee, Whitney & Bonner, 2 vols., 1880, original & reprint w/index: LHM, LOM (separate index to each vol.), R&R
Illus. History & Biographical Record of Lenawee Co. MI, Knapp & Bonner, 1903: LHM, LOM, R&R
The Kalamazoo Valley Family Newsletter, 1984, all about Lenawee: LHM
Lenawee Co., 1823-1860, no index, a dissertation: R&R
*Lenawee Co., A Harvest of Pride & Promise, 1990: LHM, LOM
Lenawee Co. Events of 1850-1899, vol. 1, (vol.2?): LHM
*Lenawee County, Images of America, 2017: LHM; index: LHM-C
*Lenawee County Memories, the Early Years, by ADT, 2017: LHM
Lenawee Co. Youth Survey, by YMCA, 1959: LHM Lenawee Land Use, 1968: LHM
*Lenawee Reflections, Sept. 1988 - Aug. 1989, by Lindquist: LHM, LOM, R&R
Local Records of Lenawee Co., 1950, Bean Creek Valley, Franklin Twp., Meth. Epis. Franklin Circuit, Springville - Cambridge Twp., Tipton - Franklin Twp., 6 indexes: LOM
*Looking @ Lenawee, by Jan Richardi, 2015: LHM
Memoirs of Lenawee Co., R. I. Bonner, 1909, 2 vols: LHM, LOM, R&R
Michigan’s Centennial Family Farm Heritage, 1986: LHM
The Northward Beat: One Rural AL Community’s Migration to the Indutrial North, thesis: LHM
Old Chicago Road, US-12 from Detroit to Chicago, Images of America, 2011: LHM
*Portrait & Biographical Album of Lenawee Co, Chapman Bros., 1888: ADL, LHM
Index: typed & bound: LOM; handwritten: LHM
*Reflections, a pictorial history of Lenawee, by ADT, 2007: LHM
Resources for Researching in Lenawee, microfilm at LOM, AOM, &c.: LHM
Tales from the Headlands, Moravian immigrants & sugar beet industry: LHM
There was a Place Called What??? In Lenawee Co, by Stevens, 2000: LHM, LOM
*The Underground Railroad in Lenawee, Pamphlet “Seeds of Time” #14: LHM, LOM
The Way It Was, by Ruth Smith, reminiscences, pamphlet: LHM, LOM
*Wreck On the Wabash, by Dickens-Perkins, 2001: LHM
City History:
Addison:
Addison MI History, typewritten: LHM
Book on Early Addison, by Coffin, typewritten: LHM
The History of the Addison Area, 1834-1976, by Dan Cherry: LHM, R&R
*Memories of Addison, 2013, by Dan Cherry: LHM
Memories of Early Addison, Old Timers; typewritten: LHM
Adrian:
*Adrian at the Turn of the Century, Seeds of Time Booklet: LHM, R&R
Adrian: Behind the Scenes, by Golen, early Adrian from 1825-1860: LHM
Adrian Centennial Register, 1825-1925-1975; a book for home-comers to sign, their address and when they lived in Adrian & when they left: LHM
Adrian Guards, minutes, 1847-1853: LHM
Adrian Home Comers Association, Officers & Comms; Register of Visitors, 1905, ‘06, & ‘07, w/year they left Adrian, typed: LHM
*Adrian, Images of America: LHM, R&R
Adrian MI - Past, Present, & Future, by M. A. Brown, sociology class paper, typed: LHM
*Adrian, the City that Worked, by Lindquist, history 1825-2000: LHM
*Adrian: The Home City of all MI, a picture book, 1907: LHM [2007 phots at LHM]
Allen Pinkerton comes to Adrian: R&R
Adrian ‘Sesqui’ Memories, 1975: LHM
Adrian’s Past as Told by Local Residents, 4th grade class project: LHM
*A Century of Progress, Adrian Centennial Program, 1953: LHM
*Early Adrian, 1964 green (sep. index: LHM), rev. 1973 white (index: LHM-C): LHM, R&R
Souvenir Edition of Adrian & Hudson MI, Jan. 1901
Yesterday & Today in Adrian, past & present photos, 2013: LHM
Blissfield:
Blissfield Area Sesquicentennial, 1824-1974: copy at LHM
Blissfield, Images of America, 2014: LHM
Spanning the Years, History of Blissfield, 1824-1999: LHM
Britton:
History of Britton MI, 1830-1971, no index: LHM, R&R
Brooklyn & Irish Hills Area:
The Best of The Brooklyn Exponent ATTIC, Vol. 1, by Cherry, 2006: LHM
The Best of The Exponent Attic, Vol. 2, by Cherry, 2016: LHM
‘Round the Square, Brooklyn Area, by Rothfuss, 1981: LHM
Cadmus:
The Story of the Village of Cadmus, by Stout, 1972, rev. 1994, no index: LHM, R&R
Cement City:
History of the Cement City Area, 1848-1998, by Bolenbaugh: LHM
Clinton:
Car Dealerships in Clinton, 2004: LHM
Clinton 125th Anniversary, 1963: LHM
The Early History of Clintonites, by Woodward, 2006: LHM
The Village of Clinton, MI, a History, 1829-1979, no index: LHM, R&R
Deerfield:
Deerfield Album, 1873-1973, no index: LHM, R&R-
Hudson & Bean Creek Valley:
The Bean Creek Valley, incidents of its early settlement, 1876, reprint, full index: LHM, R&R
Above original edition: LHM
Hudson Sesquicentennial, 1833-1983: R&R
Reflections on the Bean, history of Hudson area, : ADL, HDL, LDL, LHM, R&R
Index to Reflections on the Bean: LHM
Souvenir Edition of Adrian & Hudson MI, Jan. 1901: LHM
Yesterday & Today in Hudson, by Lennard, 2010: LHM
Irish Hills & the Lakes & Manitou Beach:
Along the Trails of Michemanetue, Manitou Beach & Devils Lake, 1820s+, by Cherry, LHM
The Civil War History of the Irish Hills; reprint from MI Heritage, Summer 1966: LHM
*Early Vacations at the Lakes of Lenawee Co., Pamphlet #4: LHM, LOM
An Historical Sketch of Sand Lake: LHM, LOM
Ho! For Devils Lake, by Roys, w/Reflections of Devils Lake by Beal: LHM
Irish Hills Booklets, copies, comp. Nichols: LHM
Irish Hills Pictures 2003, scanned Photos: LHM
Lake Reflections, Chronicles of Devils & Round Lakes,1996: LHM, LOM
Night of the Wind, Palm Sunday Tornado, 1965, by Cherry, 2002: LHM
*Night of the Wind, extended version, by Cherry, 2022: LHM
Fifty Years Later, April 11, 1965, The Palm Sunday Tornado, by Cherry, 2015: LHM
Yesterday & Today at Devils Lake, before & now photos, 2011: LHM, LOM
Macon:
Macon, by Damon, 1999: LHM
Manitou Beach: (See also Irish Hills)
Morenci:
Our Journey in Time, Morenci MI, 1833-1976: LHM
Onsted: See also Cambridge Twp.
History of Onsted & Prospect Hill, copies of newspaper articles: LHM
Onsted History Compendium, notebook: LHM
Palmyra:
Historical Sketch of Palmyra MI thru 1949: LHM, R&R
Sand Creek:
*In the Center of Four Twps., the History of Sand Creek, by Perkins, 2006: LHM
*Sand Creek Telephone Co., a history, 1908-2008, by Perkins: LHM
Sand Lake:
Sand Lake, an historical collection, 1981: LHM, R&R [index: LHM-C]
Springville, Cambridge Twp.:
Mosher 1867 Journal, The Exponent Edition, 1999, notebook: LHM
Tecumseh:
City of Tecumseh MI Sesquicentennial, 1824-1974, pics, no index: LHM, R&R
The History of Tecumseh MI, Children’s Edition, by Smith, 2009: LHM
One Hundred Years, A Country Town, The Village of Tecumseh, 1824-1924, no index: LHM, R&R
Wellsville: R&RTownship & Area History:
SW Lenawee: see Aunt Kate’s Scrapbook: LHM
Adrian Twp.:
see also Quaker Records
Cambridge Twp.:
Cambridge Heritage, History of Twp. & Onsted, by Woods, 1999, no index: LHM
Dewey Cambridge History, articles from Onsted News, 1996, notebook: LHM
Gateway to Progress, Cambridge Twp. & Onsted, Vol. 1, 1833-1976: LHM
Dover Twp.:
Early Days of Dover Twp., by Kanye, 1972, notebook: LHM
Franklin Twp.:
A Little Bit of Yesterday: The History of Franklin Twp., no index: LHM, R&R
Macon Twp.:
Fond Memories of Macon Twp. Pioneers, comp. Stiles, 2024: LHM
Raisin Twp.: see also Quaker Records
A History of Raisin Twp. from the beginning to the present: LHM, R&R
Index of above: R&R
A Population Study of Raisin Twp., thesis by Kerr, 1932: LHM
Residents of Raisin Twp., alpha, ca. 1860: LHM-C, LOM
Ridgeway Twp.:
I Remember, Early Days of Ridgeway Twp., bef. 1977, by Stone: LHM
Ridgeway Twp., a topical history, The Whys, Whens, & Whos, by Slick, 1983: LHM
Riga Twp.:
Riga Twp. History, 1993, the first 150 years, no index: LHM, R&R
Woodstock Twp.:
Woodstock in Review, Vol.III, comp. Bolenbaugh, 2000:LHM
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Architecture & History of houses
Adrian Architecture- on line
*Castles, Churches & Courthouses, by Paul Plassman; many photos; Hillsdale, Lenawee, & Jackson Counties
Birth, Marriage & Death Records, &c:
Adrian Daily Telegram Obituary Listings, 1922-1984, index only: LHM
Cambridge Twp. Births, 1906-1921: LHM
Cambridge Twp. Births, 1906-1952: LHM
Cambridge Twp. Births, 1921-1947: LHM
Cambridge Twp. Death Records, 1906-1914 & Birth Records 1906-1910, 2 vols.: R&R
Fairfield Twp, Justice of the Peace Marriage Docket, 1875-1921: original & Index: LHM
Hudson Gazette Death Notices, 1866-1873: LHM
Hudson Gazette Marriages, 1858-1880: LHM
Lenawee Co. Probate Index, 3 vols.: 1827-1948: some bags illegible LHM
Maple Lane Manor Record Book, 4 vols.: LHM
Marriages in Lenawee Co., 1852-1854, + earlier ones: LOM
Marriages, 1853-1876, from Adrian papers: ADL, LHM, LOM, R&R
*Marriages & Deaths as found in MI Expositor, Adrian, 1850-1852: LHM, LOM, R&R
Marriages Licenses & Certs. of Marriage, Lenawee Co., 1891-1913: LHM-C, LOM
Marriages of Lenawee People in Jackson County, typed: LHM
MI Expositor, an Adrian paper, marriages & deaths, 1850-1852: LHM
*MI Messenger, Vol. 1, Adrian paper, 1890-1893, marriages, births, & deaths: LHM, LOM
*MI Messenger, Vol. 2, Adrian paper, 1894-1895, marriages, births & deaths: LHM, LOM
*MI Messenger, Vol. 3, Adrian paper, 1896-1897: LHM
Naturalizations, Index to, Lenawee Co, 4 indexes: LHM, LOM
Newspaper Death Records, from Hudson Gazette 1858-1875 & The Daily Press 1874-1877 (Adrian), parts 1 & 2 bound together, w/indexes: LOM
Obituaries & Deaths, 1853-1876, from Adrian papers: ADL, LHM, LOM, R&R
Obituaries, etc. on cards: LHM
Ogden Twp. Justice of the Peace Records, 1858-1877, original & index & CD: LHM
Onsted Births & Deaths, 1907-1948, + index to Cambridge & Onsted: LHM
Onsted Justice of the Peace, 1852-1892: LHM
Tears of Joy, Tears of Sorrow, Marriages & Deaths, Jonesville & MI Expositor, 1840’s: LHM
Tecumseh Herald, extracts of Births, Marriages, Deaths, Civil War, 1852-1864, 2000: LHM
Tecumseh Herald, extracts of Births, Marriages, Deaths, etc, 1880-1895, 2000: LHM
Tecumseh Herald Obits, 3 vols., extractions: LHM
West Adrian Church, Record of Marriages, 1867-1880: LHM
Burial & Cemetery Records:
Lenawee Burials:
Burial Permits, various Lenawee Co.: LHM
Burial Records of Lenawee Co., MI (by Lenawee Co. Family Researchers, 10 vols. so far):
*Vol. 1: Seneca Twp., 2000: LHM, LOM, R&R
*Vol. 2: Medina Twp., 2001: LHM, LOM, R&R
*Vol. 3: Franklin Twp., 2003: LHM, LOM, R&R
*Vol. 4: Oakwood Cemetery, 2003, w/corrected index: LHM, LOM, R&R
Revised Index to Oakwood Cemetery published separately for early editions: LHM
*Vol. 5: Adrian Twp, except Oakwood Cemetery, 2006: LHM, LOM, R&R
*Vol. 6: Macon Twp., 2008: LHM, LOM
*Vol. 7: Cambridge Twp., 2010: LHM, LOM
*Vol. 8: Blissfield Twp., 2010: LHM, LOM
*Vol. 9: Rome Twp., 2012: LHM, LOM
*Vol. 10: Palmyra Twp., 2014: LHM, LOM
Cemeteries, 2 vols. of various HCB cemetery records: LHM
Church Cemeteries, mostly Sisters & Saints, typed: LHM
Clinton Twp., typed: LHM
Deerfield Twp., typed: LHM
Dover Twp., typed: LHM
Fairfield Cemetery, typed: LHM
Fairfield Twp., typed: LHM
Gravestone Records of Lenawee Co. MI by HCB, in 5 vols.
Vol. 2: 1937, Twps.: Adrian, Rome, Rollin, Woodstock, Cambridge, Franklin, Raisin: LOM
Vol. 3: 1940, Twps.: Blissfield, Deerfield, Macon, Ogden, Palmyra, Ridgeway & Riga: LOM
Vol. 4: 1942, Twps.: Dover, Hudson, & Madison: LOM
Microfilm of all 5 vols.: LHM, ADL, LOM
Notebook of various cemeteries in Dover, Hudson, & Madison Twp., incl. Hunt & Sand Creek, copied from HCB’s work: LHM
Gravestone Records of Lucas & Fulton Co's., includes part of Lenawee Co. before Toledo War: ADL
Hudson Twp., typed: LHM
Hudson, Maple Grove Cemetery: LHM
Lenawee Hills Memorial Park, Adrian, typed: LHM
Madison Twp., Bradish Cemetery, typed: LHM
MI Cemetery Atlas, Lenawee Co. on page 60: ADL, (p. 60 copy at LHM)
MI Cemetery Compendium, 1979, Lenawee pages 222-232: LHM
MI Cemetery Source Book: (Lenawee pages at LHM)
Ogden Twp., Zion Cemetery, typed: LHM
Onsted, Maple Shade Cemetery, typed: LHM
Raisin Twp., typed: LHM
Raisin Valley Cemetery Association, 3 vols., handwritten, some death cert.: LHM
Ridgeway Cemetery, typed: LHM
Riga Twp., Riga Cemetery, typed: LHM
Rollin Twp, typed: LHM
Rome Twp., Union Burial Grounds Map (now East Rome Cemetery)
Tecumseh, Brookside Cemetery, typed: LHM
Tecumseh Twp., Lenawee Hills Cemetery, typed: LHM
Woodstock Twp., typed: LHM
Census:
1830 Federal Census: Territory of MI: LHM, R&R
1830 Lenawee Co. Census, only fragments exist, 1935: LHM, LOM
Index to 1840 Federal Population Census of MI, alpha: R&R
1845 MI State Census, extraction, w/index: LHM
1850 US Census in 2 vols., photocopied, index in vol. 2: LHM, LOM, R&R
1850 Lenawee County, alphabetical: R&R
1850 Federal Census, Lenawee Co., Index to, typed: LOM
1890 MI Veteran Census Index: R&R
Various MI Census Microfilm Records: ADL, LHM
Church Records (Religious):
General denominations:
The History of the Macon Churches, 1934: R&R
Records, 1824-1925, of various Lenawee Co. Churches: LOM
Baptist:
Adrian First Baptist Church, 4 vols.: ADL
Catholic:
A History of St. Joseph Church, Adrian: R&R
Friends (Quakers):
"Glimpses of Quakerism" by Edith Haviland, 1935: ADL, R&R
MI Quakers: Abstracts of 15 Meetings, 1831-1960, (authors unaware there were 2 Raisin Churches, Raisin Valley & Raisin Center: ADL, LHM, R&R
Quaker Sesqui-centennial, 1812-1962, Ohio Yearly Meeting: LHM
Quaker Vital Records: Raisin & Adrian Monthly Meetings, 1842-1888; 1969: LHM-C, LOM
Methodist:
Methodist Episcopal Church, Deerfield, Records of, 1969: LOM
Presbyterian:
1st Presbyterian Church in Raisin, index, 1943: LHM-c, LOM
1st Presbyterian Church in Tecumseh, Records, 1943: LHM-C, LOM
Directories:
Adrian: all from 1859 to present at LHM & at ADL
Lenawee: 1921 Farmers’ Directory, 1953, 1957+:
Tecumseh:
Genealogy & Family Related Materials:
Bible Records & Family Genealogies, 1939, w/index: LOM
Irish Settlers in Lenawee & From Tipperary to Tecumseh, 1992, typed, by Rajner: LHM
*LCFR Pedigree Charts, 1996: LHM, LOM, R&R
*LCFR Family Member Charts, 2006: LHM, LOM
LCFR Newsletter Subject & Person Index, Vols. 8-14: L
Lenawee Co. Genealogical Resources, by LCFR, 1996 (morphed into this list: LHM, LOM
MI Records, family histories, Stone School Records, &c.: LOM
MI Records, Rogers, Seward, & DePuy families &c. & school records, &c.; pr. 1945: LHM-C, LOM Naturalizations, Indexes to, by Stevens, 1999, check all 4 indexes: LHM
Overseer of the Poor Record Books, Adrian, a1887-1957: LHM
Rogers, Seward, Smith Familes, et al.: LHM-C, LOM
Southeastern MI Pioneer Families, compiled 1994: LHM, LOM
Subject Index, Vols. 1-7 of LCFR Newsletters, 1996: LOM, R&R
Geologic Properties:
Flowing Wells & Municipal Water Supplies, 1906: LHM
Indians (Native Americans):
The Indians of Lenawee Co, Erich von Fange, 1988: R&R; rev. 1997 notebook: LHM
Native Americans of Lenawee, by von Fange, 2nd rev. 2015: LHM
Maps:
Adrian:
1835 Proposed Plat Map of Adrian Village: LHM
1852:LHM
1866 aerial view: LHM
1871, w/wards: LHM
1874, w/wards from 1874 Plat Book: LHM
1889, aerial view: LHM
Lenawee:
*1844: LHM
1857, w/Adrian inset: LHM
*1900, w/villages, schools & churches: LHM
1902-3 Plat Map, large: LHM
1941, w/rural schools marked: LHM
1960 Road Map: LHM
Other maps:
Hudson, 1868: LHM
MI SW & NW OH road map, 1956: LHM
Tecumseh, 1868: LHM
Military Records:
Civil War:
4th MI Infantry at the Battle of New Bridge VA: R&R
The 4th MI Infantry in the Civil War: LHM
The 4th MI Volunteer Infantry at Gettysburg, Battle for the Wheatfield: LHM
Civil War Diary, by William Harrison Marshall, 18th MI Infantry, 1864: LHM
A Civil War Family Story: Lenawee Co. MI; Milo Bovee’s letters & diaries: LHM
The Civil War History of the Irish Hills, reprint MI Heritage article: LHM
Civil War - Hudson Gazette, 1858-1865, notebook typed: LHM
Civil War Journal of a Union Soldier, Harmon Camburn of Lenawee: LHM
Civil War Soldiers from Hudson Newspapers, on card: LHM
Descriptive Book, Company K, 11th Infantry, MI, hand-written: LHM
History of the MI Org’s. At Chickamauga, Chattanooga, & Missionary Ridge, 1863: LHM
An Historical Sketch of the 7th Vol. Infantry MI, 1862-‘65, by Isham: LHM
Infantry Tactics, 1861: LHM
Michigan In the War, 1861-1865: LHM
Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen, vol. II, p. 564-659, bios of Lenawee Co Civil War Veterans: LDL
Record, 3 books: 7th MI Infantry, 9th MI Cavalry, & 18th MI Infantry: LHM
Spanish-American War:
Michigan Volunteers of ‘98, Official Souvenir: LHM
WWI:
Company D 429th Telegraph Battalion: LHM
Frank Murphy in WWI, by Fine: LHM
History & Rhymes of the Lost Rebellion, by McCollum: LHM
History of The 126th Infantry in the War with Germany, 1920: LHM
*The Lenawee Homefront During WWI, pamphlet # 10: LHM, LOM
Lenawee County Soldiers Lost in WWI, notebook orange, LHM
Michigan’s Polar Bears, 339th Infantry, by Doolan 1965: LHM
The United States Army as a Career, 1913: LHM
WWII:
Lenawee in WWII, a Scrapbook History, by Lindquist, 1996: LHM
National Guard of the US, 1940, State of MI: LHM
“Ringmasters”, History of The 491st Bombardment Group, 1992: LHM
Other:
Enlistment Book, Co. B, 1st Infantry, MSB, 1880-1899: LHM
GAR, Palmyra MI Minutes, 1886-1912: LHM
The History of Annis-Flint Post 1584 VFW & Auxiliary, 2018: LHM
Military Depts. of MI Adjutant General’s Office, 1891-1901, handwritten: LHM
The Toledo War, the 1st MI-OH Rivalry, by Faber, 2008: LHM
USS Adrian Victory: LHM
USS Lenawee, 4 vols.: LHM
Newspapers: many are online, most ADT on microfilm at LHM; many photos from ADT from 1960-2015 are at LHM
- The Evening Record - one issue of this previously unknown paper has surfaced: date later: LHM
Plat Books:
Lenawee
Family Maps, by Boyd, original purchasers, read how-to in front of book: LHM, LOM
Landsmen of Lenawee Co., full index, original perchasers, by Peck: LHM, LOM, R&R
1857 Wall Plat Map, cut into twps. (hard to read): LHM, R&R
*1874 Plat Book: LHM
*1893 Plat Book: LHM
*1916 Plat Book, 143+p.: LHM
*Reprint of 1874, 1893, & 1916 Plat Books, indexes for each: LHM, R&R
*1921 Plat Book & History of WWI, no index: LHM, R&R
*1928 Plat Book, 47+p., no index: LHM
1942 Plats of Lenawee Co., Lenawee Co. Abstract Office, in 3 vols.: LHM
Many more recent plat map books are at LHM
Schools:
50 years of Love, Care & Education: R&R
112 Years of Adrian Public School History, 1828-1940: LHM
1953 School Memories, photo book of Jasper School: R&R
*Adrian Senior Sickles: LHM (extra copies for sale & some other yearbooks)
Lenawee Schools 1976: LHM
The Little Red School, Lenawee Co. Rural Schools, 1976: LHM
Maple Pride, Adrian Public Schools, 1989-2020: LHM
Pathways to Knowledge, Adrian Public Schools, 1828-1988: LHM
Rural schools - KD & PP are assembling a notebook of info on rural schools at LHM
Souvenir of Raisin Valley Seminary, near Adrian, 1850-1900, Friends boarding school: R&R
Stone School Records: LHM-C, LOM
Tax Records:
Adrian & Lenawee Co., 1839 to ca. 1906 (some years missing): LHM, scanned copies on LHM-C
Transportation:
The Teeter & Wobble, the Toledo & Western Railway, no index: LHM, R&R
