LOCAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT OF THE VAN BUREN DISTRICT LIBRARY
                                                                        LDS MICROFILM LOAN PROGRAM
                                                           "RESEARCH YOUR ANCESTORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD"
THE VAN BUREN DISTRICT LIBRARY CAN OBTAIN MILLIONS OF RESEARCH RECORDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD  
THROUGH THE MICROFILM LOAN PROGRAM  OF THE FAMILY HISTORY CENTER, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH

The Van Buren District Library is a licensed microfilm loan site of the Family History Center collection, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Learn more about the loan program at
                                                                          http://woodlands.lib.mi.us/van/fhc_film.html

In addition, microfilm reels are also added to the Local History Collection on Indefinite Loan, a process whereby a fee is paid to
retain the film in the library's "permanent" collection.  The cost to obtain a reel of film on Indefinite Loan is $16.50 each.  If you
would be interested in participating in the library's "Adopt a Microfilm" program, and contribute funds toward Indefinite Loan
microfilm, contact the Local History Department,
lochist@vbdl.org, or download the form, ADOPT A MICROFILM, and mail it in
with your donation.
A gift to our researchers from
Judith Huber Halseth, Ed.D


AVAILABLE FOR OUR VISITING RESEARCHERS


WIFI
and
computers with access to
ANCESTRY LIBRARY EDITION
AMERICAN ANCESTORS.ORG
HERITAGE QUEST
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN OBITUARY INDEX  and
LOCAL HISTORY MASTER INDEX

OUR NON-CIRCULATING COLLECTIONS
Area Histories     
Census and Census Indexes (state, federal, and special)     
CITY AND TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES   
Family and locality vertical files     
Family Histories  
MICHIGAN PLAT BOOK COLLECTION
NEWSPAPERS
Bloomingdale Leader newspaper (microfilm)     
Covert Times newspaper (microfilm)     
Marcellus News newspaper (microfilm)     
South Haven Daily Tribune newspaper (microfilm)     
Berrien County Record (Buchanan) newspaper (microfilm)    
SOLDIER OBITUARIES
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN OBITUARY COLLECTION
PEDIGREE CHARTS
Periodicals
(VBRGS has a periodical exchange with many of the genealogical societies in Michigan)
PHOTOGRAPHES   
SOUTHWEST MILITARY REGISTRY PROJECT   
Southwest Michigan Pioneer Certificate Archives  
Vital & Court Records for the counties of Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo & Van Buren    
YEARBOOK COLLECTION  
MICROFILM COLLECTION
OVER 1200 REELS OF VITAL RECORDS, CENSUS RECORDS,
NEWSPAPERS, PROBATE RECORDS, CHANCERY RECORDS, ETC.


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CATALOG OF THE VAN BUREN REGIONAL GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

CATALOG OF THE VAN BUREN DISTRICT LIBRARY
(This link leads to the Van Buren District Library website.)

A take along brochure to help with library research
LIBRARY
200 N. PHELPS ST.
DECATUR, MI  49045
269-423-4771

LIBRARY STAFF

LIBRARIAN - TONI I. BENSON

CURRENT VOLUNTEERS TO THE
LIBRARY -

KEN ELSTON
FAITH ROGERS
JERRY ANDERSON
ANN BURTON
CONRAD BURTON
ANN FLORA
PAM PENDER
JOYCE BEEDIE

VOLUNTEERS ARE ALWAYS
NEEDED AND APPRECIATED
CONTACT THE LOCAL HISTORY
DEPARTMENT AT 269-423-4771

LOCAL HISTORY
DEPARTMENT HOURS

Winter hours:
Mon,Tues & Thurs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wed 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sat. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Summer hours:
Mon, Tues & Thurs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wed 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sat. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Closed Sundays and
         Holidays             
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