New England Historic Genealogical Society

Databases include 1.4+ billion records for the U.S., the British Isles, and continental Europe. It also features one of the most extensive online collections of early American genealogical records, a large searchable collection of research journals and magazines.

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Cyndi's List for Michigan

Links to Facebook groups and pages related to genealogy. List was originally published by Katherine Willson of Michigan but now maintained as a part of Cyndi's List.

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Family History Daily

Provides articles, expert tutorials and online courses designed to help beginners and hobbyists find their ancestors, organize their research and make sense of DNA results.

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FamilySearch

The world's largest free genealogy database - billions of records including U.S. census, vital records, military, immigration, and international collections. Free account required.

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FamilySearch Wiki

The FamilySearch Research Wiki is a free, online genealogical guide created and maintained by FamilySearch, a non-profit organization. It contains links to genealogy databases, websites, other resources, research strategies, and genealogical guidance to assist in the search for your ancestors. Articles included are locality pages for countries around the world and topic pages that include pertinent genealogy record types explaining how to use the record, what it contains, and how to find it.

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ICD

The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) was originally published by the WHO and used around the world to classify diseases. Currently used by insurance companies and medical professionals to code medical visits and by other entities to code the causes of death. Look up the number scrawled across death certificates and the year of death to determine the cause.

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Double Dating: Julian or Gregorian Calendar

Explains double dates sometimes found on records.

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Linkpendium

Provides links to free and subscription websites that can help with genealogical research. Their directory includes 10,000,000 plus links to information about families around the world as well as helpful information about U.S. states and counties. The site emphasizes free resources.

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MyHeritage Library Edition

Family history/genealogy resource including more than 6 billion historical ​records from the United States, Europe, Latin America, and other regions. Includes the full USA federal census (1790-1940); census of England and Wales (1841-1901); U.S. World War II Army Enlistment as well as records of Union and Confederate Civil War soldiers. Over 2 billion family trees. Must log in from inside any Michigan Library for this link to work.

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Stephen P. Morse

The One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse contain hints for finding immigration records, census records and many other tools for genealogical research.

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