Michigan

Vital Records and Other Help

T he Family Independence Agency, formally known as the Michigan Department of Social Services , has a registry :
    Central Adoption Registry, 
      PO Box 30037, Lansing MI 48909, 
          (517) 373-3513 contact Mary Ahrens 
       contact person/Registry Overseer. 

Department of Vital Statistics: 
Birth or Death from 1867 to present
Marriage Same as Birth or Death April 1867
A money order should be made payable to
 State of Michigan. 
Personal checks are not accepted. To verify current fees, the telephone number is 517-335-8655.
 This will be a recorded message.

Browse on-line some of the oldest death records : Michigan death records from 1867-1882

State Archives/Records Department 
Michigan State Archives 717 West Allegan Street Lansing, MI 48918-1800 (517) 322-1624

Department of Motor Vehicles:
  Must be 16 years old with proof of driver education to get a driver license. Driver transcripts (computer printouts) are $6.55 per record. Must have the full name (first, middle, last) and birth date, or the driver license number and written reason for obtaining.
 (Note: When fully implemented, the Driver Privacy Protection Act will provide access to personal information only for specified permissible purposes.) 
Payment must be in the form of a check or money order made payable to *State of Michigan*, or by credit card (Discover, MasterCard, or Visa). Mail requests to : 
Michigan Department of State, 
Record Lookup Unit, 
7064 Crowner Dr.,
Lansing, MI 48918.
  To request by telephone using a credit card, 
call (517) 322-1624. 
Requests may also be faxed to the department at 
Fax (517) 322-1181.

Physician Licensing Board: 
Michigan State Board of Medicine 
611 West Ottawa 
P. O. Box 30018
  Lansing, MI 48909
 (517) 372-9030

Attorney Licensing Board: 
State Bar of Michigan 
200 Washington Sq. N. Business & Trade Ctr.
 Lansing MI 48909 
(517) 335-8655

Vital Statistics Agency: 
Department of Public Health Office of Vital Health Statistics 
3423 N. Logan Street 
Lansing MI 48909

James White Library
Seventh Day Adventist University library

Publication Index U. of Mich. 1990 Census
Just demographics but could be helpful

Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange
Information for everyone, not just MI searchers

Michigan Central Adoption Registry

Michigan State Mutual Consent Reunion Registry

The Michigan Closed Adoption Network

Michigan State Online Search and Support

Michigan Searching Egroups Mailing List

Michigan  Adoption Egroups Mailing List

Michigan Adoption Search & Support Groups

Michigan Closed Adoption Agencies
Adoption Agencies that deal with closed adoption and who holds their records.

Adoptee Wanting Information In Michigan

Biological Family Wanting Information In Michigan

Searching for Birth Relatives

Find A Church

Supreme Court

Birth Certificate Fees

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