Genealogy & Local History

A collection of interviews of Ypsilanti residents who lived through the Jim Crow era, fought racism during WWII, and led the local Civil Rights movement.

A large collection of census, vital, military, and immigration records for genealogy research. ***Remote access to Ancestry has ended. You will again have to use a library computer to access the database.***

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A list of over 1,000 digitally-accessible newspaper collections across Michigan.

Published by the Historical Society of Michigan, Michigan History offers readers an inspiring array of articles about Michigan’s diverse history.

One of the largest genealogy databases of its kind, with over 6 billion historical records from the U.S. and around the world.

Join us quarterly to hear Ypsilanti History in story form!

Search vital records–births, deaths, and marriages–from The Ypsilanti Commercial newspaper, which was published from 1865-1900.