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.

Free Webinars at Library of Michigan

February 5, 2026 - 6:30PM-7:30PM

Michigan Roots: African American Migration in Michigan

This presentation discusses the migration of Blacks to Michigan in the mid-1880s, before the Great Migration from the south,

with specific examples in Marquette, Midland, and Detroit.

Guest Speaker: Rozlyn Kelly (Farmngton Genealogical Society Past-President)

Click Here to Register for Michigan Roots

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

The Farmington Genealogical Society is a member of both the Michigan Genealogical Council and the National Genealogical Society.

The Michigan Genealogical Council Newsletter is available to download, read, or print. Click on the link to find out more about the genealogical happenings around our State.

My Farmington Family

Tue - 02/17/2026

Come join us for an interesting presentation when FGS member and website manager Rick Shaul introduces us to his Farmington ancestors who settled in the townships of Farmington and Southfield in the early 1820s.

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Michigan Pioneer Collections

Thu - 03/05/2026

The early settlement period of Michigan is often a challenging area for researchers. Explore ways to navigate these barriers through content at the Library of Michigan that spans the Old Northwest, the Territory of Michigan, and the initial decades following Michigan’s statehood. Learn about key resources for researching this period, including the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collections. Click Here to register

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Michigan Pioneer Collections

Thu - 03/05/2026

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