Chelsea District Library Collections & Databases

• Ancestry Library - In library only
• Heritage Quest
• Sanborn Maps - In library
• Sanborn Maps - Remote access

Also see:
Family History Index - A collection of local obituaries and cemetery records at Chelsea District Library, now available online.

From the Library's Archives

Historic Chelsea

History of Chelsea, 1832-1850, by Rena Walworth (1945) > Read Article History of Chelsea, 1850-1901 by Nina Belle Wurster (1945) > Read Article History of the McKune House by Paul Hoffman (1973) > Read Article History of the public library in Chelsea, 1932-1972 by Jean L. Eaton (1972) > Read Article

• Bentley Historical Library - at the University of Michigan
• Burton Historical Collection - at Detroit Public Library
• Chelsea Area Historical Society
• Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County
• Jackson County Genealogical Society
• Michigan Genealogical Council
• Michigan Genealogy on the Web - part of the USGenWeb Project
• People of the Three Fires - Michigan tribal groups genealogy, part of the USGenWeb Project

• Family History Month is October - a listing of Library of Michigan workshops, newsletters, and services
• Family History and Your Health - a newsletter from the Michigan Department of Community Health (pdf)
• Genealogical Death Indexing System - Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics
• Library of Michigan and State Archives of Michigan - genealogy records and services, including the 1870 Michigan Census Index and Images; Michigan Cemetery Sources; Michigan Naturalization Records; and State Population Censuses for Michigan
• Michigan Newspapers - Track the name changes of local newspapers throughout history and find out where to obtain copies
• Michigan eLibrary - genealogy links

• AfriGeneas.com - African-American genealogy resources
• Cyndi’s List - more than 200,000 links to genealogy resources on the Web
• FamilySearch - from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
• The Genealogy Homepage - collection of links updated daily
• Hispanic Genealogy Center
• National Genealogical Society
• The USGenWeb Project
• USGenWeb Kidz
• U.S. National Archives and Records Administration - records and resources