About the GSWC Library & Research Team

Quick links

• Search the catalog (search & filter holdings) (migration of the catalog to this site is pending)
• Submit a research request (how to submit a request)

Access to GSWC Library Collections

Search the catalog

Drop-down menus in the Library Catalog let you filter by:

• Location
• Subject
• Both location and subject

Tip: Use the subject quick-links in the navigation menu to jump directly to holdings in a specific subject area.

Visit the library by appointment

In-person visits are by appointment only.
Please contact the Research Team if you would like to visit the library. Email the Research Team

Request research

Please visit the Research Request page for instructions how to request research (in material owned by the library).

What the Research Committee can help with

The Research Committee does limited research on Washtenaw County residents, usually limited to materials available in the GSWC Library, including:

• Birth records (1867–1913)
• Marriage records (1827–1912)
• Death records (1867–1913)
• Probate index
• Grantor/grantee land deed indexes (1827–1905)
• Washtenaw County plat maps (1856, 1864, 1874, 1895, 1915)

• Cemetery transcriptions (see Cemetery Records)
  • Digital copies of transcriptions are available to members
• Copies and transcriptions of Bible records
  • Use surname index to identify names of interest
  • Send inquiry to info@washtenawgenealogy.org
  • Surname index maintained by the GSWC Bible Record Committee (see Bible Registry)

• County, city, and town histories
• Index of early newspapers
• Early tax records and land records on microfilm
• Family History Capers (see Capers Name Index or Capers Subject Index) (login required to view the subject index) (Capers Name Index is pending)

Unique indexed collections

• Correspondence files related to queries and research requests
• Pedigree charts for members
  • Surname index maintained by the Ancestor Chart manager
• Family vertical files
• Pioneer file
• Obituary book
  • a listing of members' "In Memoriam" notices published in Family History Capers
  • a scrapbook of member obituaries

Library location and access status

Current access status: The GSWC Library is currently stored in Ann Arbor and is open by appointment only.

The Ann Arbor FamilySearch Center in Saline remains open to the public with limited hours.