- Business records – J. D. Cool, Elevator
- Census Records 1870 – 1940
- Directories – Businesses 1877-2016, Residences 1940-2016
- Freeport News 1950-1900, scattered issues
- History – County, Local, Family, Businesses, Churches
- Homecoming Ad Books 1950 – 1986
- Justice of Peace 1916-1954
- Military info and letters
- Organizations – IOOF/Harmony Lodge 1873 – 1971; Pythias 1903 – 1976
- Photos – People, Businesses, Buildings
- School Records 1866 – 1938
- School Yearbooks 1946 – 1961 (incomplete)
- Scrapbooks & Diaries
- Tax Assessments 1912, 1922, 1926 – 1937, 1979 – 1986
- Vital Records – Death 1908-1965
- Voting Register Books 1893-1946
| NAME | LINK | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Family Search | Link | All Areas – Need to Login |
| Barry GenWeb | Link | All Areas |
| Kent GenWeb | Link | All Areas |
| Ionia GenWeb | Link | All Areas |
| Michiganology | Link | Deaths 1897-1940, Census 1884 & 1894 Maps |
| West MI Gen Soc | Link | Indexes Only |
| Interment Text | Link | Better Search Options |
| Find a Grave | Link | Cemetery Stones |
| NEWSPAPER | LINK / LOCATION | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Freeport News | Geiger Printers | Obits Indexed |
| Sun & News | Middleville Library | Original Book Format |
| Lowell Ledger | Link | KDL Website |
| Hastings Banner | Link | 1867 To Current |
| The making of Modern Michigan | Link | Middleville Sun and News |
| Chronicling America | Link | 1789 – 1963 State wide |
| LIBRARY | DATABASE | PROGRAM / NOTE / LINK |
|---|---|---|
| Freeport Library (WI-FI) | MEL | Heritage Quest |
| Hastings Library (WI-FI) | MEL | Ancestry: Library Edition, Barry County History & Newspapers |
| T – K Library | MEL | Barry County History & Newspapers |
| Freeport Historical Society | N/A | Need To Make Appointment |
| Western University Library | N/A | Link |
| Library of Michigan | N/A | Link |
Freeport Historical Society Museum
Meetings | 1st Tuesday @ 7pm (Apr-Nov) Everyone is welcome to attend.
MUSEUM
TOURS: 1st Wednesday | 1-3pm | April-November (also by appointment) OFFICE HOURS: Wednesdays | 1-3pm
MEMBERSHIP
INDIVIDUAL: $10 FAMILY: $15
PROJECTS
Men’s History & Occupation
Transcribing Freeport News
Plat Map Index
Register Voters Index
Hours
First Wednesday of the month,
April – November, 1-3 pm
Tours by appointment
call or text Colleen at 269-331-8771
127 S. Warren St
P. O. Box 127 Freeport, MI