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    6/4/24
  • Replaced the broken Historic Markers page with a link to a third party listing.

    • 6/1/24
  • Repaired and updated the Marriages page. Certain parts of it broke when browser modernization deprecated remote iframe and include functions.
  • Repaired the contact link for our state coordinator.

    • 5/29/24
  • Fixed all the 1870 Census Pages. The links had all broken when FamilySearch.org changed their search URL parameters.

    • 5/29/24
  • Made some adjustments to the common page templates and styling.
  • Improved the formatting of the Index to Emanuel Baptist Marriage Records, 1877 - 1996 and the Index to Zion Lutheran Church Marriage Records, 1868 - 1995.

    • 5/28/24
  • Updated the Home Page navigation anchor icon.
  • Modified the common page template to support better headers and future standardization efforts.

    • 5/27/24
  • Corrected a typo in the daily tips.

    • 5/25/24
  • Added a link to Iosco listings on BillionGraves.com to the Death Resources page.

    • 5/24/24
  • Added Site Index by Direct Letter Access to the Search Tools page.
  • Normalized the mandatory link to the MIGenWeb Iosco Archive on the home page.

    • 5/23/24
  • Fixed the favicon broken when the file was relocated on the MIGenWeb site.
  • Updated Site Search functionality to add Site Map and Site Index tools and to improve stylng.
  • Normalized font treatment for page headers to improve legibility and styling consistency.
  • Updated the site search function to imitate the styling used on the rest of the site.
  • Removed an outdated search tip from the monthly rotation.

    • 5/22/24
  • Removed the broken "MIGenWeb Family Group Sheets" link from the home page.

    • 12/2/23
  • Resolved the security warning for the County History link on the home page.
  • Fixed the link for Curated Library of Michigan Holdings on the home page.
  • Resolved the security warning for the Au Sable / Oscoda Historical Museum link on the home page.
  • Replaced link to defunct AGHP Iosco site with a link to its latest historical view at Archive.org.

    • 4/24/23
  • Updated the home page to fix the USGenWeb® Archives, County History, MIGenWeb Family Group Sheets, AHGP Iosco, and Michigan Library Holdings links.

    • 12/31/22
  • Added ® mark to USGenWeb® references.

    • 5/13/22
  • Removed Rootsweb mailing list content as that list no longer exists.
  • Updated numerous links to eliminate redirects and dead-ends.

    • 5/12/22
  • Replaced "the MIGenWeb State Coordinator" with "Colleen Pustola."
  • Added the official and hotlinked MIGenWeb logo to the home page.

    • 1/25/22
  • Added a Search Tawas Herald feature.

    • 12/7/21
  • Added canonical URL tags to all site pages.

    • 12/1/21
  • Separated the GENDIS page into a separate page for each letter.

    • 11/30/21
  • Improved mobile device user experience for the GENDIS page.

    • 11/24/21
  • Rotated the pool of Daily Tips shown on the home page.

    • 11/23/21
  • Added "View Details" links to the Vietnam War Deaths page.

    • 11/17/21
  • Added a Korean War Deaths page.

    • 11/17/21
  • Moved the National Resources to a separate page.
  • Moved the State Resources to a separate page.
  • Moved the modern county map to a separate page.
  • Moved USGenWeb Archives search to the Search Tools page.
  • Updated site styling to improve mobile user experience.

    • 11/15/21
  • Added a Search MIGenWeb feature.
  • Applied modern styling to Vietnam War Military Deaths page.
  • Added a Search FindAGrave.com feature.

    • 11/3/21
  • Added 1894 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Oscoda and 1898 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Tawas City / East Tawas to the Maps page.
  • Tested and updated URLs used in Tips of the Day.

    • 10/31/21
  • Fixed the broken link to the Alcona MIGenWeb site.

    • 10/30/21
  • Developed a Frankenstein image-map alternative to remove a mysterious black rectangle that was obscuring part of the Iosco county map on the Home page.
  • Removed the broken Iosco County History Museum link from the Home page.
  • Removed discontinued links from the USGS Place Names & Maps page.

    • 10/29/21
  • Fixed some of the broken links on the USGS Place Names & Maps page.
  • Fixed all the broken links on the Historical Markers page.
  • Added Site Index and Site Map features to the Search Tools page.
  • Fixed all the broken links on the GENDIS page.
  • Added a Search Surrounding Counties tool.
  • Added a Search Tools page.

    • 10/22/21
  • Remastered and optimized the Iosco County map displayed on the Home page.
  • Converted copyright notice to automatically update itself each year.

    • 6/15/21
  • Changed formatting on County Evolution in Michigan 1790-1897 page to improve experience on mobile devices. This will likely need several more iterations of incremental improvement.

    • 4/29/21
  • Modified site code to make site more "Mobile Friendly" which should improve users' ability to find the site when searching Google.

    • 10/23/20
  • Added link to mapped location of Laidlaw Cemetery on the Cemeteries page.

    • 1/8/20
  • Added 1903 Myers Plat Book Map to the Maps page.

    • 1/3/20
  • Created the Maps page and added 5 maps.

    • 1/1/20
  • Updated the link to the Social Security Death Index material at Ancestry.com on the Death Resources Page.

    • 11/22/19
  • Added online version of County Evolution in Michigan 1790-1897 by Richard M. Welch.

    • 10/8/19
  • Updated Home Page link to MyHeritage.com Postings.
  • Updated Home Page link to Iosco-Arenac Library Holdings.
  • Updated Home Page link to The AuSable / Oscoda Historical Museum.
  • Updated Home Page link to Ancestry.com Queries/ Postings/ Surnames.
  • Removed unsupported options from Look-up Volunteers page.

    • 5/26/18
  • Added 1850 link to the Census Page for Iosco as part of Michilimackinac / Mackinac county.
  • Added 1894 state census link to the Census Page.

    • 5/8/18
  • Refreshed listings, locations, and links on Cemeteries Page

    • 5/2/18
  • Optimized images to reduce download times (especially on phones).
  • Published 1860 U.S. Census Index linked to individual records at FamilySearch.org.
  • Alphabetized and refreshed Funeral Records page.
  • Added Google-based MIGenWeb.org Meta-search alternative to Home page.

    • 5/1/18
  • Published 1870 U.S. Census Index linked to individual records at FamilySearch.org.
  • Reformatted this Updates page.
  • Enabled Auto-focus for on-site search.
  • Integrated HSGS Facebook page feed into Home Page.
  • Consolidated Death Resources onto new page.
  • Consolidated Census Resources onto new page.
  • Reorganized links on Home Page.

    • 4/17/18
  • Updated and optimized Deaths 1867-1897 page.

    • 4/16/18
  • Revised homepage layout and improved usage on mobile devices.
  • Repaired more bad links on homepage.
  • Pulled USGW Iosco Archives into on-site frame.

    • 4/15/18
  • Repaired on-site search.
  • Repaired broken links to smaller cemeteries on the cemeteries page.

    • 4/14/18
  • Re-established site on MIGenWeb server.
  • Cleaned up links on Home page.
  • Fixed GENDIS individual links.
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