Washtenaw
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Site Updates
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2/27/26
- Continued efforts to increase the number of site pages indexed by Google.
1/5/25
- Updated links on the list of MIGenWeb County Sites page.
- Corrected various link problems throughout the site.
12/1/25
- Fixed a malformed email address on the Marriages - A page.
- Added the Washtenaw African American Genealogical Society to the Historical & Genealogical Societies page.
- Updated listing for Woodlawn Cemetery.
11/15/25
- Re-added the Military Resources page link for Spanish-American War volunteers, using the new URL.
11/13/25
- Finished reviewing the Cemetery pages for special characters not displayed properly and corrected all such cases observed.
11/12/25
- "Patched" the Vermont Cemetery Readings page to at least make it legible for now.
- Re-integrated the county marriages pages, now accessed through the Marriage Resources page.
11/11/25
- Augmented the default site search and Advanced Search features with content from the USGenWeb® Archives, Family Group Sheets, and Tombstone projects.
11/6/25
- Added a link to the Michigan Obituary Index from the Death Resources page.
11/3/25
- Corrected bad titles on a couple John Geddes diary pages.
- Updated the Search MIGenWeb via Google page to account for recent changes in site domains.
- Added a Browse & Search MIGenWeb via FreeFind page.
11/1/25
- Fixed the broken BillionGraves.com link on the Death Resources page.
- Refactored the Updates page to improve performance.
- Removed the auto-focus from the top-nav search field to improve experience for mobile users.
- Added a home page link to Probate Estate Case Files at FamilySearch.org.
10/24/25
- Added canonical tags to all site pages.
- Fixed a few broken links.
9/26/25
- Added content to the Military Resources page.
9/23/25
- Added a Military Resources page.
- Updated the web site's table-sorting utility to improve functionality.
9/22/25
- Enhanced the John Geddes Births page by isolating birth month from birth day and death month from death day, enabling each column to be sorted individually.
- Modernized the Geddes Deaths page, including the addition of sortable columns and index navigation.
- Corrected hundreds of special character display issues in the John Geddes diary content.
9/18/25
- Fixed two broken links on the Libraries page.
- Cleaned up numerous formatting issues on the County Evolution in Michigan page.
- Performed site-wide edits to improve support for visually impaired users.
9/17/25
- Performed some site-wide maintenance to promote improved consistency and performance.
9/16/25
- Added a link from the Search Tools page to search/browse the online Washtenaw newspapers hosted by Clarke Historical Library.
- Added a link from the History page to the Washtenaw newspapers listed by Clarke Historical Library.
9/13/25
- Updated the Death Resources page to include a link to death records (1897-1952) at Michiganology.com.
- Updated the Census page to include a link to the 1827, 1834, 1845, 1884, and 1894 Michigan state censuses on Michiganology.com.
8/29/25
- Updated the Cemeteries page to include more cross-links to Find-A-Grave entries.
8/28/25
- Corrected several presentation problems on the Cemeteries page.
- Updated the Freedom Township index page to add links for cemeteries not previously linked, making use of the new link anchors on the Cemeteries page.
- Updated the Manchester index page to add links for cemeteries not previously linked, making use of the new link anchors on the Cemeteries page.
- Updated the Scio Township index page to add links for cemeteries not previously linked, making use of the new link anchors on the Cemeteries page.
- Updated the Chelsea index page to add links for cemeteries not previously linked, making use of the new link anchors on the Cemeteries page.
- Added link anchors to the Cemeteries page.
8/27/25
- Performed some site-wide maintenance focused on improving performance and reducing link problems.
8/8/25
- Merged the Cemeteries by Location page into the Cemeteries page which has now been updated with sortable column headers and footers as well as hot-link dialing.
8/3/25
- Added a plaque from the Dexter Methodist Church on the Scio Historical markers page.
8/2/25
- Reintroduced Family Group Sheets link on the Home page with updated URL.
7/30/25
- Reintroduced the footer's World GenWeb Link with the authorized URL.
7/28/25
- Commented out the footer's World GenWeb Link.
7/22/25
- Updated the name of our State Coordinator.
5/22/25
- Updated details for Stony Creek Cemetery on the Cemeteries page.
3/22/25
- Modernized the MIGenWeb Counties page, including the addition of sortable columns and index navigation.
3/21/25
- Performed some behind-the-scenes maintenance and clean-up to various pages.
3/5/25
- Modernized the Geddes Marriages page, including the addition of sortable columns and index navigation.
3/4/25
- Modernized the Geddes Births page, including the addition of sortable columns and index navigation.
- Added a Search USGenWeb® Archives page.
6/15/24
- Rejuvenated the Historical Resources page.
- Removed outdated material from the Civil War Resources page.
6/13/24
- Rejuvenated the Washtenaw County Libraries and other Michigan Archives and Libraries in the process of refreshing many other pages.
6/9/24
- Rejuvenated the Scio Township page in the process of refreshing many other pages.
6/8/24
- Added Death Extractions from the Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan, 1907, Page 446 to the Death Resources page.
- Refreshed the Michigan Resources page.
- Added Ancestry.com Obituary Postings link to the Death Resources page.
6/7/24
- Refreshed the Ham Palmer, Jr. page.
- Refreshed the Washtenaw County Historical & Genealogical Societies page.
- Refreshed the basic county histories page.
6/6/24
- Added John Geddes diary extractions to the Marriage Resources page.
- Changed the order of listed resources on the Death Resources page and added a Direct Letter Access to the John Geddes extractions.
- Added a Birth Resources page.
6/5/24
- Added a Marriage Resources page.
6/4/24
- Replaced the broken Historic Markers page with a link to a third party listing.
6/1/24
- Repaired the contact link for our state coordinator.
5/29/24
- Made some adjustments to the common page templates and styling.
- Updated more links to use the secure protocol.
5/28/24
- Updated the Home Page navigation anchor icon.
5/27/24
- Corrected a typo in the daily tips.
5/25/24
- Removed the broken "MIGenWeb Family Group Sheets" link from the home page.
- Added a link to the USGenWeb® Tombstone Transcription Project on the Death Resources page.
- Added a link to Washtenaw listings on BillionGraves.com to the Death Resources page.
- Normalized the mandatory link to the MIGenWeb Washtenaw Archive on the home page.
5/24/24
- Added Site Index by Direct Letter Access to the Search Tools page.
- Fixed the "Advanced Search" link in the site header.
- Updated the site search function to imitate the styling used on the rest of the site.
5/22/24
- Fixed the favicon broken when the file was relocated on the MIGenWeb site.
3/31/24
- Updated link to the Washtenaw County Clerk site on the Home page.
- Updated Advanced Search to use secure protocol.
5/1/23
- Updated link to the Oakland County MIGenWeb site on the Home page.
4/24/23
- Added photo of AAFD Vigilant Hose Co. circa 1880 to the Photos page.
2/13/23
- Fixed links to Historical Markers on the Scio Township Historical Markers page.
2/10/23
- Fixed link to Historical Markers on the Historical Information page.
1/30/23
- Improved layout issues on Survey of the Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery page.
12/26/22
- Added ® mark to USGenWeb® references.
12/26/22
- Updated Photo Gallery with new, enhanced versions of photos.
- Fixed a small error on the Updates page.
6/10/22
- Added Lat/Lon-based mapping link for Popkins Cemetery on index pages. Fixed a small typo, too.
5/13/22
- Updated numerous links to eliminate redirects and dead-ends.
- Fixed GENDIS-S page suffering from incomplete upload.
5/12/22
- Replaced "MIGenWeb State Coordinator" with "Colleen Pustola, MIGenWeb State Coordinator".
- Added the official and hotlinked MIGenWeb logo to the home page.
11/30/21
- Improved mobile user experience for GENDIS pages.
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.
11/20/21
- Added a Korean War Deaths page.
11/16/21
- Added a Findagrave.com Search feature.
11/12/21
- Made numerous maintenance updates to the Manchester page.
- Fixed some problems with the Necrology report pages.
- Finished applying modernized styling to all site pages. Fixed and corrected a few pages in the process.
11/2/21
- Tested and updated URLs used in Tips of the Day.
11/2/21
- Applied styling adjustments to top-level pages to improve user experience on mobile devices.
- Added Search MIGenWeb Tool to the Search Tools page.
11/1/21
- Converted table of links on the home page to a simplified list to improve user experience on mobile devices.
10/30/21
- Modernized styling of the York Cemetery page.
10/29/21
- Added Site index and Site Map features to the Search Tools page.
- Fixed all the broken links on the GENDIS pages.
- Added a Search Surrounding Counties tool.
- Added a Search Tools page.
10/22/21
- Fixed broken link to Oakland County MIGenWeb site.
- Fixed broken link to Washtenaw County Clerk.
- Removed broken link to Google Groups Surname Queries.
- Removed broken link to CousinConnect Queries.
- Fixed broken link to Genealogy.com Queries for Washtenaw.
- Removed broken link to RootsWeb Queries.
- Removed broken links to dead mailing lists.
- Converted the copyright notice to automatically renew each year.
8/24/21
- Modernized styling of Pray Cemetery page and improved user experience for mobile users.
8/23/21
- Modernized styling of Dexter Townhall / St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery page and improved user experience for mobile users.
10/23/20
- Corrected bad sort by cemetery name function on Cemeteries page.
7/23/20
- Updated materials on Scio Township page.
- Modernized styling of Scio Township Historical Markers page.
- Modernized styling of Scio Forest Lawn Historical Marker page.
- Modernized styling of Bates Flour Millstone Historical Marker page.
- Added sort by municipality function and municipality anchors to Cemeteries page.
4/10/20
- Corrected name for Olds Cemetery and added approximate lat/lon coordinates on the cemeteries page.
1/2/20
- Replaced approximate street address with precise lat/lon coordinates for Scio Cemetery on the cemeteries page.
12/28/19
- Added approximate street address for Scio Cemetery on the cemeteries page.
11/22/19
- Added online version of County Evolution in Michigan 1790-1897 by Richard M. Welch.
11/12/19
- Reformatted the Mount Olivet Cemetery pages.
- Reformatted and updated the North Lake Cemetery page.
- Reformatted the Oak Grove, Chelsea Cemetery pages.
11/11/19
- Reformatted the Harwood Cemetery page.
- Reformatted the Hudson Mills Cemetery page.
- Updated the Cemeteries page with Find-a-Grave link for the Hudson Mills Cemetery.
- Reformatted the Williams Cemetery page.
- Reformatted the Judd Cemetery page.
- Reformatted the Lapham Cemetery Partial Readings page.
- Reformatted the Leland Cemetery page.
- Updated the Cemeteries page with Find-a-Grave link for the Leland Cemetery.
- Reformatted the Lima Center Cemetery page.
- Reformatted the Glover Cemetery page.
- Reformatted the Maple Grove Cemetery page.
- Edited the Moore/Canfield Cemetery page.
- Reformatted the Mooreville Cemetery page.
- Reformatted and consolidated the Mt. Hope Cemetery page.
11/8/19
- Reformatted the 1860 Freedom Township Census page.
- Reformatted the 1860 Sylvan Township Census page.
- Reformatted the Benton Cemetery page.
- Reformatted the Bridgewater Cemetery page.
- Reformatted the Clements Cemetery page.
- Reformatted the Cooley Cemetery page.
- Reformatted the Cottonwood Cemetery page.
- Reformatted the Dixboro Cemetery page.
- Reformatted the Four Mile Lake Cemetery page.
6/14/19
- Applied organizational refresh to the Cemeteries page.
6/12/19
- Fixed some issues with the Maps page.
- Added links to cemeteries on Find-a-Grave.com where no files existed on the Cemeteries page.
5/2/19
- Added Google-based MIGenWeb.org Meta-search alternative to State Resources page.
- Refreshed MIGenWeb Counties page.
4/24/19
- Expanded the Books page.
- Cleaned up the History page a bit.
4/23/19
- Published new Books page.
4/19/19
- Removed global left navigation to improve experience on mobile devices.
- Enabled Auto-focus for on-site search.
- Suppressed broken MIGenWeb Metasearch.
- Reformatted Updates page.
- Optimized all images for faster downloads.
- Replaced Postcards page with new Photo Gallery.
- Procured vintage photo of S. B. Nickels Butcher Shop circa 1910.
- Updated Maps page, removing dead links and adding new maps.
- Integrated Genealogical Society of Washtenaw Facebook feed into home page.
4/18/19
- Updated and optimized GENDIS death pages.
- Procured vintage photo of J. J. Livernoise circa 1910.
- Procured vintage photo of Elsifor Bros Trucking Cart circa 1910.
4/15/19
- Cleaned up other link issues.
- Fixed broken GENDIS individual links.
- Merged 1840 Superior Township Census pages, alphabetized listings and added alphabetical page index.
- Repaired on-site search.
4/14/19
- Re-established site on MIGenWeb server.
- Updated links to surrounding county sites.
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