Library Catalog
Library Catalog
Use the catalog to find books we have in the Kresge Library. Also use the catalog to see if we have access to a particular journal title on-line or in print.
Library Databases
HeritageQuest
This online search tool allows users to search the federal census, PERSI, and various other genealogy sources. Available via a library subscription through the Michigan eLibrary.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
This resource indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world.
Tutorials
A useful resource from Family Tree Maker and Genealogy.com containing step-by-step guides to conducting genealogy research.
Getting Started
A handy one-stop source for beginners, from Ancestry.com
Class Information & Handouts
Using Biography & Genealogy Master Index (PDF)
Contact Information
Librarian: Beth Kraemer, Associate Professor
Email: kraemer@oakland.edu
Reference Desk: (248) 370-4879
Other Resources
EllisIsland.org
Search and view ship manifest records online for passengers arriving at Ellis Island. This is a free search service maintained by The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.
Family Search
Online family history research tool maintained by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Search vital records, pedigree resources files, family history websites and more. Contains research guides and tips.
GENDIS
This searchable resource contains more than 200,000 transcribed Michigan death records, dating from 1867-1885.
Ancestry.com
Premier fee-based online searching tool for genealogists, both amateur and expert. Search U.S. Census images, the Social Security Death Index, shared family files, and more.
MyTrees.com
Fee-based online genealogy search tool
General Library Information
Oakland University, Kresge Library
2200 N Squirrel Rd., Rochester, MI 48309
(248) 370 - 4426