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Local History Collection

Researchers will find books on local and county history and Cass County birth, marriage and death records.

Newspapers on microfilm include:
Cassopolis Vigilant 1872-2005; Dowagiac Times, 1888-1910; Dowagiac Republican 1881—1889; Cass County Republican, 1860—1864; Marcellus News, 1887-1994; Edwardsburg Argus, 1879-1975, 1997, 2004-2005; the National Democrat (pub. at Cassopolis), 1851-1913; the Niles Republican (Niles, MI): Oct 1839-March 1862]; Niles Gazette & Advertiser: Sep 1835-Feb 1837; Niles Intelligencer: Feb 21, 1838-March 10, 1841; Niles Intelligencer: Apr 1, 1858-Dec 26, 1860).

Original US Government Survey Field Notes on microfilm: c1827-1830: Cass, Saint Joseph, Berrien and Van Buren Counties.

United States Census Records for Cass County from 1830 with index, 1840 with index, 1850 with index, 1860 with index, 1870 with index, 1880 with index, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 are available on microfilm. Various additional Michigan counties census records are available (please ask).

Persons buried in Cass County cemeteries prior to 1976 are indexed by cemetery.

The Niles Area Obituary Index

This CD-Rom contains all of the obituaries that were published in Niles, Mi newspapers from 1835-2002.

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