Web Links and Documents

County Formation Maps

• Under Construction

Family Trees / Genealogy Links

• Descendants of William Wyers
• Samuel C. Reed Family from Ontario to Michigan

Genealogical / Historical Societies

• Western Michigan Genealogy Society
• Joint Archives of Holland
• American Local History Network- Allegan County, Michigan
• Macatawa Bay Area History & Heritage

GenWeb

• Allegan County Genweb - A Wonderful Resource of area links and assistance
• Ottawa County Genweb

Government

• Saugatuck Township Online
• Ganges Township Online
• City of Saugatuck Online
• City of Douglas Online
• Allegan County Online
• Saugatuck-Douglas District Library

Local Cottages and Properties

• A Brief History of Beechwood -- Saugatuck Beechwoods Family Tree   
• Far Gaze Point (1926-Present) -- Photos from the Frederick G. Pamperien Cottage in Saugatuck   
• The History of the Kirby House, Douglas -- The History of the Kirby House Bed and Breakfast dates back to 1887 when Sarah Kirby purchased from her father the one acre of land that the house still sits on.   
• History of the Kirby House

Local History

• 1880 History of Allegan and Barry County
  --Chapter on Saugatuck Township
  --Chapter on Ganges Township
• Rural Community Study of Saugatuck, Michigan, , 1941-42 by Ragna Faith Randolph University of Michigan, Department of Sociolgy   
  Local girl writes about Saugatuck in the early 1940s.
• The Book of Remembrance of All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Saugatuck, Michigan--A Brief Historical Account of All Saints’ Episcopal Church   
  Local girl writes about Saugatuck in the early 1940s.
• Coral Gables "Sing Along" Music sheets, circa 1940s   
  Contributed by Elizabeth Pamperien Schultz

Museums

• Holland Michigan Museum
• The Keewatin Maritime Museum

Newspapers

• The Commercial Record
• See a history of the Commercial Record
• Visit the Archives (begiining1868)