ACHS archives area table

ACHS Archives

ACHS on-site archives touch at least in some part on all the townships and populated areas. Indexing of the archives is an ongoing project. History books on our shelves cover Michigan and Arenac County and its towns. Whenever possible, we’ve linked the digital copy of our index to the associated document entry or description on this page. Our own publications and indexes as well as some local authors are available for purchase.

NOTE that the list below is not all-inclusive. This just gives you an idea of the types of records available. Online indexes for entries are provided as links. CHECK THE INDEXES AND IMAGES FOR ONLINE DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOS.

TIPS ON USING THE ARCHIVES PAGE: The archives list page is organized alphabetically by overarching locale–county, township, city/village or family.  The record name is listed as closely as possible to the original title of the record, book, document, index, etc. If there currently is nothing for a locale, check back for updates. We are undergoing an accessions system review. Check this page and “News & Notes” for updates to this page.

Arenac County

  • Atlases
  • Cemeteries Master Index
  • Churches: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • County Veterans – WWII to Viet Nam (Index online)
  • Courthouse Papers
  • Deer License Records
  • Digital Collection 
  • Draft Records
  • Govt Department & Business Documents
  • Early Arenac County Independent Obituaries
  • Early School Years, Teacher Examination Results & Teaching Experiences
  • Extension Service Treasurers Record: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • Fishing, Barns, Farming, Lumbering: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • Historical Museum: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • Lumbering Scenes: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • Maps from 1873 & later
  • Merchants, tradesmen and Manufacturers Financial Condition for Arenac County Michigan
  • Native Americans of Arenac County: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • News clipping sscrapbooks
  • Newspapers
  • Obituary scrapbooks
  • Plat Books
  • Poor Board
  • Railroads & Depots: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • Roads, Bridges, Drains: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • School Records, Board Meetings, Class Lists, Attendance Records, Contracts, Certificates, Financials 
  • Schooners, Steamers, Navy Ships & Other Vessels on the Bay: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • Sparrow & Rat Bounty Clerk Receipts
  • Tombstone Inscriptions
  • Various School Class Pictures
  • Veteran’s Honor Rolls – Civil War to Desert Storm
  • WWII Men in Service

Townships

  • Township Histories: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures

Adams Twp

  • Digital Collection

Arenac Twp

  • Arenac Township/ Bay County Highway Routing Land Desc. Records
  • Assessment Rolls/Dog tax
  • Digital Collection
  • Financials
  • Elm Grove School Financial Records
  • Evergreen Cemetery Records

Au Gres Twp

  • Assessment Rolls/Dog Tax
  • Financial
  • Church Records
  • Digital Collection
  •  Election & Voter Records
  • Linwood Cemetery Records
  • Point Au Gres: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures

Clayton Twp

  • Cemetery Records
  • Digital Collection
  • Hannah School Class Records, 1902-1964
  • Road Work Record (Document image & transcript in gallery)

Deep River Twp

  • Assessment Rolls
  • Digital Collection
  • Election & Voter Records

Lincoln Twp

  • Assessment Rolls
  • Bonds & Oaths
  • Chattel Mortgages
  • Digital Collection
  • Election & Voter Records
  • Financial
  • Road District Records

Mason Twp

  • Assessment
  • Cedar Valley Cemetery Records
  • Digital Collection
  • Election & Voter Records
  • Financial
  • Justice’s Civil Docket, Mason Township

Moffatt Twp

  • Assessments
  • Digital Collection

Sims Twp

  • Assessment
  • Digital Collection
  • Financial
  • Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • Sims Ranch: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • Point Lookout: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • Point Lookout School Financial Records
  • Voter Regstration Lists

Standish Twp

  • Assessment
  • Digital Collection
  • Financial Records
  • Index to Saganing Indian Mission

Turner Twp

Justice’s Civil & Criminal Docket, Turner Township

Whitney Twp

  • Assessment
  • Charity Island Light house: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • Digital Collection
  • Election & Voter Records
  • Financial
  • Health Record
  • Laundrie School Financial Records
  • Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • Riverside School Board Records

City/Village

Au Gres

  • Assessment Rolls/Dog Taxes
  • Au Gres-Sims Schools: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • Census
  • Census Plat Books
  • Digital Collection
  • Election & Voter Records
  • Financial
  • Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • Medical Ledger of John Petty MD
  • St. Johns United Church of Christ – Au Gres
  • Catholic Church Records for Au Gres’s St. Marks
  • Old Au Gres Area German Lutheran Church (in German): Annual meeting minutes, Baptism records, Birth records,  Communion records, Confirmation records,Financial account ledger, Funeral records, List of Pastors, Marriage records, Member records, Reviews & Reports
  • Past Schools of the Au Gres Area: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures

Alger

  • Digital Collection
  • Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures 

Delano

  • Delano School Class Records
  • Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures 
  • Digital Collection 

Maple Ridge

  • Digital Collection
  • School Meeting Records, 1890-1902

Melita

  • Digital Collection

Omer

  • Assessments
  • Birth Records — available at Ye Old Courthouse (ACHS project)
  • County’s First Courthouse: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • Digital Collection
  • Catholic Church Records for Omer’s St. Edwards
  • Masonic & Eastern Star Records
  • Omer’s Arenac Exchange Mortgage & Loan Records
  • St. Edwards Catholic Cemetery Records
  • Town of Omer: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures

Pine River

  • Digital Collection
  • Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures

Standish

  • Assessment Rolls
  • Digital Collection
  • Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • Standish Area & Standish-Sterling Schools: Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • Standish Undertaker Records

Sterling

  • Looseleaf Binders of Newspaper Articles, Documents & Pictures
  • Digital Collection
  • St. John’s Lutheran Church: Births, Marriages and Deaths

Turner

  • Digital Collection
  • Book about Turner 1917-19 schools

Twining

  • Arenac Eastern School District memorabilia & yearbooks — available at Ye Old Courthouse (ACHS project)
  • Assessment & Financial
  • Digital Collection

Genealogies & Family Records

  • Book of additional Arenac County Family Genealogy Information
  • Dreier / Dreyer Families
  • Elliot Family
  • Ennes Family
  • Fales/Keeney Family & Friends Obits
  • Hill Family
  • Kleinfelder & Reichle Family Photos
  • Knopp / Marks / Hertzberg Genealogy
  • LaMoria Family Documents, 1890s-1930s
  • Lutze Family
  • Packard Family
  • Reichle Family