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Looking for answers to these questions about your home?
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Sanborn Maps - microfilm and bound copies of Marquette County communities
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Photograph collection - filed by street address, city scenes, birdseye views, people
- Mining Journal index cards - residences listed by city and street
- Marquette County and City Directories - 1874 to present
- U.S. Federal census - 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920
- Centennial booklets and published histories of Marquette communities
- Marquette residences pamphlet files
- Manuscript, "National Register of historic Places - Arch and Ridge Street Historic District"
- Blueprints of selected homes
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SEARCH WRITTEN RECORDS
1) City and County Directories list names and addresses of occupants by year. Work from the current year backwards by address.
2) Photographs picture the original home and can be found by scanning street scenes, people, birdseye views and home addresses.
3) Newspaper articles report when home was built. Scan papers for notices of auctions, real estate sales and obituary notices of owners. Check for a newspaper index.
4) Published histories and centennial booklets show homes and street scenes.
5) City Sanborn maps give detailed aerial views of dwellings and other town buildings.
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- Who were the past owners?
- What did the home originally look like?
- When was the home built?
- Where are the records regarding the home?
- How do I begin?
BEGIN AT HOME:
Check interior and exterior characteristics to determine style of architecture. Look for blueprints and photographs in home storage areas. Ask neighbors and former owners about the home's history.
SEARCH PUBLIC RECORDS:
1) Deeds list previous owners and sales activities. Use legal description of property to access these records.
Contact: Marquette County Register of Deeds Office
Courthouse
Marquette, MI 49855 (906) 228-1528
2) Tax Assessor records list homes by address, size of property, assessed property value and year built.
Contact: City Assessor Ishpeming - (906) 485-1091
Marquette - (906) 228-0425
Negaunee - (906) 475-7200
3) Probate court records and wills reveal information on ownership, size of property and contents of home.
Contact: Probate Court Registrar
Courthouse
Marquette, MI 49855 (906) 228-1514
4) Federal Census records identify household members by address.
Source: Area Libraries
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