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On 26 January 1837 Michigan was admitted into the Union as the 26th state, doubling the nation’s original total of 13. Located in the Great Lakes region, Michigan (including the Upper Peninsula) is America’s largest state east of the Mississippi River, and the 9th most populous state in the U.S.
Photo: Upper Falls, Tahquamenon Falls State Park, Michigan. Credit: Attila Nagy; Wikimedia Commons.
If you are researching your family roots in Michigan, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online MI newspaper archives: 148 titles to help you search your family history in “The Wolverine State,” providing news coverage, family stories and vital statistics from 1837 to Today. There are currently more than 31 million newspaper articles and records in our online Michigan archives!
Dig deep into our archives and search for obituaries and other news articles about your Michigan ancestors in these recent and historical MI newspapers online. Our Michigan newspapers are divided into two collections: Historical Newspapers (complete paper) and Recent Obituaries (obituaries only).
Search Michigan Newspaper Archives (1837 – 1995)
Search Michigan Recent Obituaries (1995 – Current)
Here is our complete list of online Michigan newspapers in the archives. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The MI newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.
| City | Title | Date Range* | Collection |
| Adrian | Daily Telegram | 1/3/1893 – 12/28/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Adrian | Tri=weekly Telegram | 9/25/1900 – 1/1/1903 | Newspaper Archives |
| Adrian | Daily Telegram | 12/9/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor News | 1/2/1909 – 12/30/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor Daily Times | 9/1/1903 – 5/2/1908 | Newspaper Archives |
| Ann Arbor | Michigan Argus | 10/17/1879 – 12/27/1907 | Newspaper Archives |
| Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor Daily Argus | 11/16/1898 – 6/24/1907 | Newspaper Archives |
| Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor News-Argus | 6/25/1907 – 5/2/1908 | Newspaper Archives |
| Ann Arbor | True Democrat | 12/19/1845 – 3/8/1849 | Newspaper Archives |
| Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor News | 4/3/2003 – 7/23/2009 | Recent Obituaries |
| Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor News: Web Edition Articles | 7/24/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bad Axe | Huron Daily Tribune | 12/17/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Baldwin | Lake County Star | 1/1/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bay City | Bay City Times | 1/2/1889 – 12/30/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Bay City | Bay City Times | 1/1/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bay City | Bay City Times, The: Web Edition Articles | 10/22/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Big Rapids | Pioneer | 4/2/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bronson | Bronson Journal | 3/3/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Caro | Tuscola County Advertiser | 9/26/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Cassopolis | Cassopolis Vigilant | 7/23/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Charlevoix | Charlevoix Courier | 1/2/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Cheboygan | Cheboygan Daily Tribune | 10/5/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Coldwater | Coldwater Daily Reporter | 11/9/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Dearborn | Arab American News | 10/27/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Detroit | Plaindealer | 9/20/1889 – 5/19/1893 | Newspaper Archives |
| Detroit | Weekly Detroit Free Press | 1/2/1886 – 6/4/1887 | Newspaper Archives |
| Detroit | Herold | 1/6/1911 – 12/29/1911 | Newspaper Archives |
| Detroit | Detroiter Abend-Post | 8/18/1929 – 8/18/1929 | Newspaper Archives |
| Detroit | Detroit Independent | 1/13/1923 – 1/13/1923 | Newspaper Archives |
| Detroit | Detroit Informer | 1/13/1900 – 1/13/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Detroit | South End, The: Wayne State University | 5/5/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Detroit | Michigan Chronicle | 8/2/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Detroit | Associated Newspapers of Michigan | 7/20/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Detroit | Metro Times | 8/4/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Detroit | Detroit News | 1/1/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Detroit | Detroit News, The: Web Edition Articles | 10/28/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Edwardsburg | Edwardsburg Argus | 7/20/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fenton | Tri-County Times | 3/23/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ferndale, Berkley, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge | Woodward Talk | 5/19/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Flint Journal | 1/3/1898 – 12/31/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Flint | Flint Journal | 4/3/1995 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Clio Messenger | 4/20/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Flushing Observer | 10/12/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Swartz Creek News | 4/20/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Grand Blanc News | 6/12/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Burton News | 8/14/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Flint Journal, The: Web Edition Articles | 10/15/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Davison Flagstaff | 6/13/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Flint Township News | 3/21/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Fenton Press | 7/24/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Frankfort | Benzie County Record Patriot | 6/24/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fraser | Fraser-Clinton Township Chronicle | 2/23/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Gaylord | Gaylord Herald Times | 1/1/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Gladwin | Record & Clarion | 10/6/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids Press | 1/11/1893 – 12/30/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids Herald | 1/1/1898 – 12/31/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Grand Rapids | Afro-American Gazette | 1/1/1991 – 8/7/1995 | Newspaper Archives |
| Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids Press | 7/25/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids Press, The: Web Edition Articles | 10/18/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Grand Rapids | Cadence Advance | 10/10/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Grosse Pointe | Grosse Pointe Times | 1/30/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hart | Oceana’s Herald-Journal | 9/16/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hastings | Maple Valley News | 7/9/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hastings | Sun & News | 7/16/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hastings | Hastings Banner | 7/7/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hastings | Lakewood News | 7/9/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hillsdale | Hillsdale Daily News | 5/25/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Holland | Holland Sentinel | 7/25/1997 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Holland | myZeeland | 11/3/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Homer | Homer Index | 5/2/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hudsonville | Grand Valley Advance | 11/19/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ionia | Sentinel-Standard | 12/17/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Jackson | Jackson Citizen Patriot | 3/27/1865 – 12/31/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Jackson | Jackson Citizen | 8/15/1849 – 10/16/1903 | Newspaper Archives |
| Jackson | Jackson Citizen Patriot | 1/1/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Jackson | Jackson Citizen Patriot: Web Edition Articles | 10/22/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Jenison | On-the-Town | 12/1/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Jonesville | Jonesville Independent | 4/8/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo Gazette | 1/23/1837 – 12/31/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo Evening Telegraph | 11/2/1900 – 11/2/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo Gazette | 1/1/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Kalamazoo | Hometown Gazette | 3/26/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo Gazette: Web Edition Articles | 10/19/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Kalamazoo | Western Herald | 9/14/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Kentwood | Southeast Advance | 9/30/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lansing | Lansing City Pulse | 3/3/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lansing | New Citizens Press | 7/9/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lowell | Lowell Ledger | 7/6/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ludington | Ludington Daily News | 2/5/1998 – 9/27/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Macomb | Macomb Township Chronicle | 3/24/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Madison | Madison-Park News | 3/9/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Manistee | Manistee News Advocate | 3/1/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Marlette | Marlette Leader | 3/2/2005 – 6/5/2013 | Recent Obituaries |
| Midland | Midland Daily News | 6/20/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Monroe | Monroe Evening News | 10/31/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Mount Pleasant | Morning Sun | 7/1/2007 – 4/23/2012 | Recent Obituaries |
| Muskegon | Muskegon Chronicle | 1/30/1869 – 12/30/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Muskegon | Muskegon Chronicle | 1/3/1997 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Muskegon | Muskegon Chronicle, The: Web Edition Articles | 10/17/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| New Buffalo | Harbor Country News | 4/8/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Niles | Niles Daily Star | 7/23/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ontonagon | Lake Superior Miner | 10/6/1855 – 9/10/1870 | Newspaper Archives |
| Owosso | Argus-Press | 2/9/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Petoskey | Petoskey News-Review | 4/16/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Pontiac | Oakland Press | 8/8/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Portage | Portage Gazette | 2/12/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Reed City | Pioneer – Osceola Edition | 6/6/2007 – 3/28/2012 | Recent Obituaries |
| Reed City | Herald Review | 4/4/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Rochester | Rochester Post | 6/21/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Rockford | Northeast Advance | 10/15/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Royal Oak | Royal Oak Review | 10/8/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Saginaw | Saginaw News | 5/2/1881 – 12/31/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Saginaw | Saginaw News: Web Edition Articles | 10/22/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Saginaw | Saginaw News | 11/16/1998 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Evening News | 1/26/1901 – 2/2/1924 | Newspaper Archives |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Sault Ste. Marie News | 1/7/1888 – 12/29/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Sault Ste. Marie Democrat | 5/12/1887 – 12/29/1887 | Newspaper Archives |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Evening News | 10/5/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Shelby, Utica | Shelby-Utica News | 2/17/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Southfield | Southfield Sun | 8/4/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Southfield | Detroit Jewish News | 2/23/2006 – 3/12/2009 | Recent Obituaries |
| Sparta, Kent City | Northwest Advance | 8/18/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| St. Clair Shores | St. Clair Shores Sentinel | 1/23/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| St. James | Northern Islander | 12/12/1850 – 6/19/1856 | Newspaper Archives |
| St. James | Daily Northern Islander | 5/5/1856 – 6/20/1856 | Newspaper Archives |
| St. Joseph | Herald-Palladium | 4/1/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| State-Wide County | mlive.com: Blogs | 8/5/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sterling Heights | Sterling Heights Sentry | 2/5/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sturgis | Sturgis Journal | 10/5/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Temperance | Bedford Now | 8/3/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Traverse City | Traverse City Record-Eagle | 10/4/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Traverse City | Grand Traverse Herald | 2/19/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Troy | Troy Times | 6/4/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Vassar | Vassar Pioneer Times | 3/9/2005 – 3/16/2011 | Recent Obituaries |
| Vicksburg | Commercial-Express | 1/22/2011 – 10/29/2011 | Recent Obituaries |
| Warren | Warren Weekly | 5/15/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Warren | Mount Clemens-Clinton-Harrison Journal | 3/2/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Warren | Roseville-Eastpointe Eastsider | 9/4/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Warren | Farmington Press | 6/25/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Warren | C&G Newspapers Web Exclusive Articles | 1/13/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Warren | Advertiser Times | 8/4/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Warren | Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle | 2/9/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Wayland | Penasee Globe | 12/17/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| West Bloomfield | West Bloomfield Beacon | 2/22/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Whitehall | White Lake Beacon | 4/18/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Wyoming | Southwest Advance | 12/16/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ypsilanti | Ypsilanti Commercial | 3/11/1864 – 8/25/1898 | Newspaper Archives |
| Ypsilanti | Eastern Echo: Eastern Michigan University | 11/7/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
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