Genealogy & Local History

About Our Resources

The Library's genealogy resources are divided into many forms, locations, and content. Materials may be located in locked cabinets, on shelves in binders, in file cabinets, on microfilm, and online. Some of our resources require you to use your Library card or present a valid driver's license or ID to access.

Year Books

We have recently added digitized copies of the Caro High School Year Books to our online offerings.

Tuscola County Advertiser

We are in the process of digitizing all copies of the Tuscola County Advertiser that we have on microfilm. Follow this link to search 1868-2021 and more!

Burial Records

Caro Area District Library has several historical collections available to search or to have copies requested.

Download and print a comprehensive guide to genealogy research and information available at the Library -- Click here!

Burial Files

Lists of burial records by hobby genealogists. Many of these records may be incomplete or are not uniformly formatted.

• Almer Township -- Record 1
• Almer Township -- Record 2
• Civil War Veterans from Michigan
• Hickory Island (Unionville)
• Siple (Tuscola County)
• West Dayton Township

Additional Online Burial Information

•  Almer Township

• Brookside
• Cass City
• Columbia Township
• Denmark Township
• East Dayton Township
• Elkland Township
• Ellington
• Indianfields Township
• Junita Township
• Kingston
• Moreland
• Riverside
• Saint Patrick
• Siple
• Watertown Township
• Wisner Township

Internet Resources

• Burton Historical Collection

• Cass City Genealogical Society
  
• Cyndi's List -- A starting place for those doing genealogy research online.
• Death Records and Indexes
• Ellington Death Index
• Family Search
• Find a Grave
• Genesee County Clerks Public Access
• Interment.net -- This is a work in progress. Many of the cemeteries have an entire listing.
  
• Latter Day Saints -- Contact the local ward of the Mormon Church and see if they have public access to their records.
• MeL Genealogy Gateway
• MIGen Web -- Several Tuscola County genealogical records, including platmaps and some of the courthouse’s death records.
• National Cemetery Administration
• Obituaries Help -- Templates for creating family trees and other miscellaneous resources.
• Plat Maps
• Plat Maps via Seeking Michigan
• Public Libraries of Saginaw --  Obituaries and death notices. Several Tuscola County residents listed here.
• Rawson Memorial Library -- Online Cass City paper.
• Seeking Michigan -- Death Records 1897-1920.
• Tuscola County Death Index
• Tuscola County Genealogical Society
• US Land Records

Archival Materials

Caro Area District Library has several historical collections available for search or to have copies requested. Check out our archives here.