Genealogy Research

• Ancestry
  Worldwide historical records, family tree services and genealogy. Access is only available on-site at a Jackson District Library branch.
• Heritage Quest Online
  A comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. HeritageQuest Online provides genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries, with coverage dating back as early as the 1700s. Powered by Ancestry.
• Jackson Citizen Patriot Historical and Current Collection
  Explore Jackson history through local news, events and people with Jackson Citizen Patriot Historical and Current Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.
• Jackson County Obituary Index
  A team of volunteers from Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson County Genealogical Society, and JDL compiled and indexed historic obituary announcements from Jackson County Newspapers. This project ran from 2018-2024.
• MyHeritage – Library Edition
  MyHeritage Library Edition is one of the largest, most internationally diverse genealogy databases of its kind. Access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos and other resources in thousands of databases that span the past five centuries.
  Resource provided by Michigan eLibrary (MeL).
• Passenger & Immigration Lists Index
  The Passenger & Immigration Lists Index covers more than 5 million names of persons who immigrated to North American between the late 1500s and the mid-20th Century.