Welcome to Farmington Genealogical Society!
50 Year Certificate
Farmington Genealogical Society
Presented by
The Michigan Genealogical Council,
May 11. 2023.
The Farmington Genealogical Society has been serving the family history community with information on Farmington, Oakland County, Michigan for fifty years! We are celebrating our Golden Anniversary and are moving into our second half century with renewed energy.
The Farmington Genealogical Society meets on the third Tuesday of each month, September through May, except December, at the Downtown Branch of the Farmington Library, located at 23500 Liberty Street in Farmington, Michigan. Click this link to Google Map. Our meetings begin at 6:30 pm and our speaker presentation begins at 7:00 pm.
Our website provides interest for our members and non members alike. Our meeting schedule with program topics can be viewed in our Calendar of Events, our Publications as digital publications available are available for download. We have the funeral home documents for the Thayer-Rock Funeral Home (July 1937 through December 2016) and Passenger Crew Lists for Canada to Michigan crossings (February 1901 through December 1952).
Also check us out on Facebook, and join our Facebook group.
Veteran Bounty Land Records Presentation
Veteran Bounty Land Records Video
Michigan Genealogical Council has included a link to the March 13 meeting presentation, Veteran Bounty Land Records, with Jan Alpert. Click on the image below to view the video. The video is 37 minutes long, including the introduction and Q&A.
Michiganology
The Michigan Archives Website, Michiganology.org contains a number of digital treasures including the actual images of Death Certificates (up through 1950 and rolling an additional year each January in compliance with the state 75 year limitation). Non-digital items, such as research and county guides, are available at the Archives of Michigan pages on Michigan.gov. Check it out! The Library of Michigan can also be researched online. They are in the same building in Lansing, but fall under different departments in the state government, therefore, different websites.Associations
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FamilySearch website, Bloomfield Hills FamilySearch Center, and using off-line records
Tue - 03/17/2026
David Lambert, from the Bloomfield Hills FamilySearch Center will discuss the FamilySearch website and the resources available at the Bloomfield Hills FamilySearch Center. The presentation also includes how he researched the migration of the Michael and Ann (Carter) Wolf family from New Jersey to south-western Ohio, then finally to south-eastern Indiana. Come join us and hear how this amazing journey unfolds.
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Navigating Michigan Vital Records Prior to 1867
Thu - 04/02/2026
Prior to 1867, Michigan had no statewide system for recording vital events, making it difficult to locate documentation of birth, marriage, and death from the state’s early decades of statehood. Explore the initial legislation and practices that eventually led to statewide civil registration of major life events. Review alternative sources that may provide key details when a vital record was lost or never recorded. Click Here to register
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Come join FGS Volunteers and research those elusive ancestors
Tue - 04/14/2026
Come join us for help with your research. Members of the Farmington Genealogical Society will help attendees look through the thousands of databases of Ancestry.com Library Edition plus FamilySearch.org (Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints) database. Plus, where you might want an assist in research. Registration is required. Click Here to Register
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