Lookup Volunteers
If you own any St Joseph County books or resource materials and will do look-ups, please let Joel Newport know. As you can see, volunteers are needed.
Feel free to request a look-up from the following resources. If you request a lookup, please thank your volunteer for their time.
The Fair Use copyright policy allows lookup volunteers to do minimal look ups on copyrighted publications. Please don't abuse this privilege by asking for more. If you find that a publication has more information than a look-up can provide, your local bookstore should be able to order the book for you.
Available Lookup Resources
Directories
Shannon: Luedder's Three Rivers Michigan City Directory 1944; Luedder's Three Rivers Michigan City Directory 1952; Luedder's - Johnson Three Rivers Michigan City Directory 1954; Johnson's Three Rivers City Directory 1962; Robinson's 1967 Rural Directory, St Joseph County, Michigan; Robinson's 1973 Rural Directory, St Joseph County, Michigan.
Daniel Brothers: 1924 Sturgis city directory.
Historical Literature
Doug & Peg Adams: 1877 History of St Joseph County (Reprint, Indexed).
Joel Newport: 1877 History of St Joseph County (Reprint, Indexed).
Plat Books
Doug & Peg Adams: 1858 Plat Book of St Joseph County (Indexed); 1898 Plat Book of St Joseph County (Not Indexed).
Year Books
Doug & Peg Adams: 1928 & 1929 Stugensian (Stugis High School Year Book).
Other Links
- They Came To St. Joseph: Lynette Stilley's site documenting the Shimmel and Vincent families' trek from New York to St. Joseph County from 1836 to 1850.
- Genealogy Trails for St. Joseph County, MI: Another free genealogy website dedicated to St. Joseph County, MI.
- LDS Family Search Pilot Website: A free search site sponsored by the LDS, including scans of Michigan births, deaths and marriages.
- Michigan Death records 1897-1920: Free scans of Michigan Death records.