Michigan became the nation’s 26th state when it joined the Union on 26 January 1837. Known as the “Great Lakes State” because of its unique position of being bounded by four of the five Great Lakes, Michigan is the 11th largest state in the country and the 10th most populous.
If you are researching your ancestry from Michigan, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online MI newspaper archives: 159 titles to help you search your family history in the “Wolverine State,” providing coverage from 1817 to Today. There are more than 32 million articles and records in our online Michigan newspaper archives!
Dig deep into our online archives and search for historical and recent obituaries and other news articles about your Michigan ancestors in these MI newspapers. Our Michigan newspapers are divided into two collections: Historical Newspapers (complete paper) and Recent Obituaries (obituaries only).
Search Michigan Newspaper Archives (1817 – 1995)
Search Michigan Recent Obituaries (1995 – Current)
Here is a list of online Michigan newspapers in the historical 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 | 01/03/1893 – 12/28/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Adrian | Daily Telegram | 12/09/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Adrian | Tri=weekly Telegram | 09/25/1900 – 01/01/1903 | Newspaper Archives |
| Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor News | 04/03/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor News: Web Edition Articles | 07/24/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor Daily Argus | 11/16/1898 – 06/24/1907 | Newspaper Archives |
| Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor Daily Times | 09/01/1903 – 05/02/1908 | Newspaper Archives |
| Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor News | 01/02/1909 – 12/30/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor News Argus | 06/25/1907 – 05/02/1908 | Newspaper Archives |
| Ann Arbor | Michigan Argus | 10/17/1879 – 12/27/1907 | Newspaper Archives |
| Ann Arbor | True Democrat | 12/19/1845 – 03/08/1849 | Newspaper Archives |
| Bad Axe | Huron Daily Tribune | 12/17/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Baldwin | Lake County Star | 01/01/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bay City | Bay City Times | 01/01/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bay City | Bay City Times, The: Web Edition Articles | 10/22/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bay City | Bay City Times | 01/02/1889 – 12/30/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Big Rapids | Pioneer | 04/02/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Bronson | Bronson Journal | 03/03/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Caro | Tuscola County Advertiser | 09/26/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Cassopolis | Cassopolis Vigilant | 07/23/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Charlevoix | Charlevoix Courier | 01/02/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Cheboygan | Cheboygan Daily Tribune | 10/30/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Clare | Clare County Review | 09/03/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Coldwater | Coldwater Daily Reporter | 11/09/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Coldwater | Coldwater Sentinel | 04/16/1841 – 05/26/1854 | Newspaper Archives |
| Coldwater | Coldwater Sentinel | 04/20/1866 – 11/11/1870 | Newspaper Archives |
| Dearborn | Arab American News | 10/27/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Detroit | Associated Newspapers of Michigan | 07/20/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Detroit | Detroit Independent | 01/13/1923 – 01/13/1923 | Newspaper Archives |
| Detroit | Detroit Informer | 01/13/1900 – 01/13/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Detroit | Detroiter Abend-Post | 08/18/1929 – 08/18/1929 | Newspaper Archives |
| Detroit | Detroit News | 01/01/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Detroit | Detroit News, The: Web Edition Articles | 10/28/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Detroit | Herold | 01/06/1911 – 12/29/1911 | Newspaper Archives |
| Detroit | Plaindealer | 09/20/1889 – 05/19/1893 | Newspaper Archives |
| Detroit | Metro Times | 08/04/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Detroit | Michigan Chronicle | 08/02/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Detroit | Weekly Detroit Free Press | 01/02/1886 – 06/04/1887 | Newspaper Archives |
| Detroit | South End, The: Wayne State University | 05/05/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Detroit | Detroit Gazette | 07/25/1817 – 04/22/1830 | Newspaper Archives |
| Detroit | Michigan Herald | 09/13/1826 – 04/30/1829 | Newspaper Archives |
| Dowagiac | Dowagiac Daily News | 07/23/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Edwardsburg | Edwardsburg Argus | 07/20/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fenton | Tri-County Times | 03/23/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ferndale, Berkley, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge | Woodward Talk | 05/19/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Burton News | 08/14/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Clio Messenger | 04/20/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Davison Flagstaff | 06/13/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Flint Journal | 01/03/1898 – 12/31/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Flint | Fenton Press | 07/24/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Flint Journal | 04/03/1995 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Flint Journal, The: Web Edition Articles | 10/15/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Flint Township News | 03/21/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Flushing Observer | 10/12/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Grand Blanc News | 06/12/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Flint | Swartz Creek News | 04/20/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Frankfort | Benzie County Record Patriot | 06/24/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Fraser | Fraser-Clinton Township Chronicle | 02/23/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Gaylord | Gaylord Herald Times | 01/01/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Gladwin | Record & Clarion | 10/06/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Grand Haven | Grand Haven Tribune | 01/02/2014 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Grand Rapids | Afro-American Gazette | 01/01/1991 – 08/07/1995 | Newspaper Archives |
| Grand Rapids | Cadence Advance | 10/10/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids Herald | 01/01/1898 – 12/31/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids Press | 01/11/1893 – 12/30/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids Press | 07/25/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids Press, The: Web Edition Articles | 10/18/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Grosse Pointe | Grosse Pointe Times | 01/30/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hart | Oceana’s Herald-Journal | 01/14/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hastings | Hastings Banner | 07/07/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Hillsdale | Hillsdale Daily News | 05/25/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Holland | Holland Sentinel | 07/25/1997 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Holland | myZeeland | 11/03/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Homer | Homer Index | 05/02/2012 – 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 | 08/15/1849 – 10/16/1903 | Newspaper Archives |
| Jackson | Jackson Citizen Patriot | 03/27/1865 – 12/31/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Jackson | Jackson Citizen Patriot | 01/01/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Jackson | Jackson Citizen Patriot: Web Edition Articles | 10/22/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Jenison | On-the-Town | 12/01/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Jonesville | Jonesville Independent | 04/08/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo Evening Telegraph | 11/02/1900 – 11/02/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo Gazette | 03/26/1872 – 12/31/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo Gazette | 01/23/1837 – 12/31/1897 | Newspaper Archives |
| Kalamazoo | Hometown Gazette | 03/26/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo Gazette | 01/01/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo Gazette: Web Edition Articles | 10/19/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Kalamazoo | Western Herald | 09/14/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Kentwood | Southeast Advance | 09/30/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lake Odessa | Lakewood News | 07/09/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lansing | Lansing City Pulse | 03/03/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lansing | New Citizens Press | 07/09/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Lowell | Lowell Ledger | 07/06/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ludington | Ludington Daily News | 02/05/1998 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Macomb | Macomb Township Chronicle | 03/24/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Madison | Madison-Park News | 03/09/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Manistee | Manistee News Advocate | 03/01/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Marion | Marion Press | 03/19/2014 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Marlette | Marlette Leader | 03/02/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Middleville, Caledonia | Sun & News | 07/16/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Midland | Midland Daily News | 06/20/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Monroe | Monroe News | 10/31/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Mount Pleasant | Morning Sun | 07/01/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Muskegon | Muskegon Chronicle | 07/03/1879 – 12/30/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Muskegon | Muskegon Chronicle | 01/03/1997 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Muskegon | Muskegon Chronicle, The: Web Edition Articles | 10/17/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Muskegon | Muskegon Chronicle | 01/30/1869 – 05/04/1905 | Newspaper Archives |
| New Buffalo | Harbor Country News | 04/08/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Niles | Niles Daily Star | 07/23/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ontonagon | Lake Superior Miner | 10/06/1855 – 09/10/1870 | Newspaper Archives |
| Owosso | Argus-Press | 02/09/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Petoskey | Petoskey News-Review | 04/16/2001 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Pontiac | Oakland Press | 08/08/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Portage | Portage Gazette | 02/12/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Reed City | Herald Review | 04/04/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Reed City | Pioneer – Osceola Edition | 06/06/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Rochester | Rochester Post | 06/21/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Rockford | Northeast Advance | 10/15/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Royal Oak | Royal Oak Review | 10/08/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Saginaw | Saginaw News | 05/02/1881 – 12/31/1922 | Newspaper Archives |
| Saginaw | Saginaw News | 11/16/1998 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Saginaw | Saginaw News: Web Edition Articles | 10/22/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Evening News | 01/26/1901 – 02/02/1924 | Newspaper Archives |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Evening News | 10/05/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Lake Superior News and Mining Journal | 06/12/1847 – 11/11/1848 | Newspaper Archives |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Sault St. Marie News | 01/07/1888 – 12/29/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
| Sault Ste. Marie | Sault Ste. Marie Democrat | 05/12/1887 – 12/29/1887 | Newspaper Archives |
| Shelby, Utica | Shelby-Utica News | 02/17/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Southfield | Detroit Jewish News | 02/23/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Southfield | Southfield Sun | 08/04/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sparta, Kent City | Northwest Advance | 08/18/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| St. Clair Shores | St. Clair Shores Sentinel | 01/23/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| St. James | Daily Northern Islander | 05/01/1856 – 06/20/1856 | Newspaper Archives |
| St. James | Northern Islander | 12/12/1850 – 06/19/1856 | Newspaper Archives |
| St. Joseph | Herald-Palladium | 04/01/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| State-Wide County | mlive.com: Blogs | 08/05/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sterling Heights | Sterling Heights Sentry | 02/05/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Sturgis | Sturgis Journal | 10/05/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Temperance | Bedford Now | 08/03/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Traverse City | Grand Traverse Herald | 02/19/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Traverse City | Traverse City Record-Eagle | 10/18/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Troy | Troy Times | 06/04/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Vassar | Vassar Pioneer Times | 03/09/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Vermontville, Nashville | Maple Valley News | 07/09/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Vicksburg | Commercial-Express | 01/22/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Warren | Advertiser Times | 08/04/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Warren | Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle | 02/09/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Warren | C&G Newspapers Web Exclusive Articles | 01/13/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Warren | Farmington Press | 06/25/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Warren | Mount Clemens-Clinton-Harrison Journal | 03/02/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Warren | Roseville-Eastpointe Eastsider | 09/04/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Warren | Warren Weekly | 05/15/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Wayland | Penasee Globe | 12/17/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| West Bloomfield | West Bloomfield Beacon | 02/22/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Whitehall | White Lake Beacon | 02/28/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Wyoming | Southwest Advance | 12/16/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ypsilanti | Eastern Echo: Eastern Michigan University | 11/07/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
| Ypsilanti | Ypsilanti Commerical | 03/11/1864 – 08/25/1898 | Newspaper Archives |
*Date Ranges may have selected coverage unavailable.
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