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*[http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/det/ Library of Congress - Detroit Publishing Company] | *[http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/det/ Library of Congress - Detroit Publishing Company] | ||
*[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?c=bhl Bentley Historical Library Image Bank (University of Michigan)] | *[http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?c=bhl Bentley Historical Library Image Bank (University of Michigan)] | ||
| − | *[http://historicdetroit.org/buildings/ | + | *[http://historicdetroit.org/buildings/ Historicdetroit.org] |
*[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] (requires a subscription, or is available at public library) | *[http://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] (requires a subscription, or is available at public library) | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books Google Book Search] is good for researching people. | *[http://books.google.com/books Google Book Search] is good for researching people. | ||
Revision as of 16:00, 28 February 2012
This page has been set up to document resources useful in researching mend homes.
Burton Historical Collection at Detroit Public Library
- Polk City Directories
- Sanborn Maps
- Historical City Atlases
- Address Change Directory (behind librarian's desk) Required for looking up addresses prior to 1920 change.
- Archived newspapers (online at Burton - some accessible on microfiche, some digitized online)
- Reading Room File ?
Online Information
Old photo achives:
- Shorpy
- Early Detroit Images, Burton Historical Collection
- Detroit Publishing Company
- Virtual Motor City, Wayne State University
- Historic Map Works - Residential Genealogy
- Library of Congress - Detroit Publishing Company
- Bentley Historical Library Image Bank (University of Michigan)
- Historicdetroit.org
- Ancestry.com (requires a subscription, or is available at public library)
- Google Book Search is good for researching people.
- Detroit street number and street name changes. Also includes 1928 Polk City Directory and a link to information about historic districts.
Other Resources:
- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan
- Library of Michigan / Archives of Michigan (Lansing) 1870 Census is digitized and available online.
- Detroit Historical Society (Detroit Historical Museum and Dossin Great Lakes Museum)
- Detroit Historic District Commission
- Historic Designation Advisory Board A good source for pictures of a house.
- Wayne County Register of Deeds
