(This website has no official
connection to Isabella County, Michigan, Central Michigan University,
or the Saginaw Chippewa Indian
Tribe)
| Isabella County was formed in 1831 from parent counties, Saginaw
and Midland. The county is located close to the geographic center of the
lower peninsula of Michigan. While primarily rural in nature, Isabella
County is also noted for it's oil and gas production and the manufacturing
of machinery for industry, food service and wood products. Mt. Pleasant
is the county seat and also the home of Central Michigan University and
the Clarke Historical Library, the second largest genealogy and historical
library in the state. Central Michigan University was opened in 1893 as
the Central Normal School and Business Institute. The school was operated
by the city of Mt. Pleasant until 1895 when it was taken over by the State
of Michigan and became Central Michigan Normal School. CMU became a four
year institution in 1918 and a university in 1959. The county also encompasses
the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Reservation, home of the Soaring Eagle Casino.
Act of the
State Legislature Establishing Isabella County |
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Volunteer to index information or do lookups!. If you own or have access to sources for Isabella County (birth records, marriage records, tax records, cemetery records, biographical information, county or city histories, etc.) volunteer to index or type up information to make available to other persons interested in the people and history of Isabella County. You may also volunteer to do lookups in those resources for people making requests. Please contact Donna Hoff-Grambau for more information. |
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!!WANTED!!
Old Records Pertaining to Isabella County
To Be Placed on this GenWeb.
BOOKS/BOOKLETS: such as old school yearbooks, church anniversary books, women's and men's organizations that give listings of members.
TOWNSHIP RECORDS: Old voter registrations, early marriage and death records, school records, etc.
PHOTOS: Pictures of schoolhouses or classes, sports teams, etc. with their names and years.
OTHER: Old family letters, local
businesses, and more.
These would need to be the early years until about 1940 time period. Birth
Records, if they are family records, are fine. If they are from official
records, then they need to be 100 years old. Death and Marriage Records to
the present. If you send photocopies or scanned photos and articles, we would
appreciate them. OR if you have material that you would loan us to scan or
transcribe to put on the website, please let us know. Simply e-mail
Donna Hoff-Grambau.
Neighboring County Sites
Osceola,
Clare,
Gladwin,
Midland
Gratiot,
Montcalm,
Mecosta
In March and April, of 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Michigan GenWeb. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Michigan, where collected genealogical databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in the index. At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page. My name is Donna Hoff-Grambau, and I am the web person responsible for Isabella county. Please contact me if you would like to contribute information to this database or volunteer to do lookups or type information into a format that can be uploaded to the web. If you would like to host or co-host a Michigan county, or contribute information to any of the state wide projects (Census and Tombstone) please contact the Michigan State Coordinator, Jan Cortez.
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