Preservation Toolkit
NEW! – Lead Resource Guide
Effective Vacant Property Programs
Why a Local Historic District?
Grassroots Guide for Local Preservationists
LHD Ordinance vs Zoning Ordinance
How Much Does it Really Cost to Close a Historic School
Michigan Historic School Rehab Case Studies
What Makes A House Historic And Not Just Old
How to Save A Building
Additional links:
Preservation Action “one pagers”
http://www.preservationaction.org/legislation2.htm
Preservation Action Briefing Guide
http://www.preservationaction.org/10Lobbying/Briefing%20Guide.pdf
Preservation Action Lobbying 1-2-3
http://www.preservationaction.org/lobbying/123Lobby.pdf
Michigan Cultural Alliance
www.miculture.org
ArtServ Michigan
www.artservemichigan.org
Michigan Festivals & Events Association
www.michiganfun.com
Michigan Humanities Council
www.michiganhumanities.org
Michigan Museums Association
www.michiganmuseums.org
Michigan Youth Arts
www.michiganyoutharts.org
How property owners can sell their historic homes
www.historicproperties.com
www.historicpropertieslist.com
www.oldhouses.com
www.historicforsale.com
Michigan nonprofits/museums:
www.michiganmuseums.org
www.mnaonline.org (Michigan Nonprofit Assoc.)
Michigan rural website:
www.ruralmichigan.org
Michigan State Marker program:
www.michigan.gov/markers
Great Lakes Maritime History
here http://www.aglmh.org/aglmh/contact.php
Preservation incentives for commercial property owners/developers
http://www.themedc.org/Products-Services/A-Z-Programs/Default.aspx
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
HABS/HAER records, panoramic maps/photographs, photograph collections, manuscripts
http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eusgenweb/special/ppcs/ppcs.html
Penny postcards, arranged by county
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/micounty/
Michigan county histories and atlases
http://www.migenweb.net/county_list.htm
Michigan Genealogy Web: Individual county sites may have histories, maps, and other info online
EMU library databases http://brand.emich.edu/indexdesubject.php
Heritage Quest: Census records, various local books and sources online
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps: Search by city/state
http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/
Original purchasers of land from the government. Click on “Search Land Patents” under the title; Use the second tab (“standard”) to search by township/parcel
http://www.davidrumsey.com/directory/
David Rumsey Map collection
http://maps.live.com/
For current aerials. Use the “birds’ eye view” option if available in your area.
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/1,1607,7-153-10371_14793-31264–,00.html
USGS Topographic Quadrangle Maps by County
www.michigan.gov/archivesofmi
State Archives (subdivision plat maps – last entry under “genealogy” pulldown); also check circulars (under same) for possible sources: i.e. architectural plans and drawings, parks, rural property inventories
http://clarke.cmich.edu/resource_tab/aladdin/aladdin_home/aladdin_home.html
Clarke Historical Library, CMU, Aladdin Homes
