Publications

DOWNRIVER GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
P O BOX 476
LINCOLN PARK, MI 48146

PUBLICATIONS LIST – September 2024

The list below names the publications for sale by the Downriver Genealogical  Society (representing Southeastern Wayne County. MI).

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TitleDescriptionMember PriceNon-Member PricePostage & Handling
ANCESTOR 8-GENERATION CHARTThis chart has instructions for folding to fit in 3-ring binder$5.00$5.00$2.00
ANCESTOR CHARTS BOOK IContains over 100 five generation charts for a total of 137 pages and approximately 1,000 surnames.$17.00$19.00$7.00
ANCESTOR CHARTS BOOK IIContains over 200 five generation charts for a total of 277 pages and 1800 surnames. .$20.00$22.00$9.00
ANCESTOR CHARTS BOOK IIITwo hundred eleven 5-generation charts with an every name index. The index includes approximately 3,400 names.$20.00$22.00$9.00
ANCESTOR CHARTS BOOK IVOne hundred sixty 5-generation charts with an every name index. Index includes approximately 2,360 names.$20.00$22.00$9.00
ANCESTOR CHARTS BOOK VOne hundred sixty 5-generation charts with an every name index. The index includes approximately 3,000 names.$20.00$22.00$8.00
ANCESTOR CHARTS BOOK VITwo hundred fourteen 5-generation charts with an every name index. The index includes 2,276 names.$20.00$22.00$9.00
BALLHEIM FUNERAL HOME BOOK 1Contains 175 pages, 1400 records for the period of 1932-1967. Data includes information about deceased, spouse, parents, cemetery, occupation, etc. Alphabetical order$20.00$22.00$9.00
BALLHEIM FUNERAL HOME BOOK 2Contains 147 pages, 1169 records for the period of Jun 1967 - May 1978. Data includes information about deceased, spouse, parents, cemetery, occupation, etc. Alphabetical order.$20.00$22.00$7.00
BALLHEIM FUNERAL HOME BOOK 3Contains 150 pages, 1161 records for the period of May 1978 - May 1991. Data includes information about deceased, spouse, parents, cemetery, occupation, etc. Alphabetical order.$20.00$22.00$7.00
BALLHEIM FUNERAL HOME BOOK 4Contains 56 pages of data for the period of June 1991 to May 2007. Data includes information about deceased, spouse, parents, cemetery, residence. Alphabetical order. Published February 2008.$8.00$10.00$6.00
UPDATED VERSION BLOOMDALE CEMETERY. TRENTON. MIEarliest date of burial is 1850. Over 2,000 burials with new burials from last book in 1988. Listed in order of burial, includes last name, first name, relationship, birth & death dates, grave inscription & remarks. 91 pages with index$8.00$10.00$6.00
UPDATED ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CEMETERY (ECORSE CEMETERY)in Ecorse, MI Earliest date of burial is 1848. Approximately 2,500 burials, but in 1979 only 600 stones remained. Alpha sorted. 31 pages of data.$8.00$10.00$6.00
UNMARKED GRAVES IN ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CEMETERY (ECORSE CEMETERY)Unmarked Graves. Approximately 1,500 burials not reported in 1st book. 66 pages of data.$8.00$10.00$6.00
COMBO PACKAGE of both ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CEMETERY BOOKSfor 1 price$13.00$15.00$9.00
GUIDE TO DETROIT CHURCHES, 1850-1900Includes addresses, names, with any name changes of the Church. Also a list of Clergy and the years they served at various churches. An alphabetical list of Clergy in back. 98 pages, with index.$12.00$14.00$6.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTION BThe eleventh book in a series of burials. Information includes name, birth and death dates, if available, relationship and comments. Eighty four pages of data. In alpha order$8.00$10.00$6.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTION CThe third book of a series of burials . Information includes name, birth and death dates if available, relationship and comments. Two hundred eighteen pages of data representing approx. 3,140 burials with index.$20.00$22.00$8.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTION DThe first book of a series of burials . Information includes name, birth and death dates if available, relationship and comments. Sixty-four pages of data representing approx 975 burials with index.$8.00$10.00$6.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTION E & FThe sixth book of a series of burials. Information includes name, birth and death dates if available, relationship and comments. Eighty three pages of data representing approx 1,060 burials with index.$8.00$10.00$6.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTION GThe tenth book of a series of burials. Information includes name, birth and death dates if available, relationship and comments. Two hundred seven pages of data representing approx. 3,569 burials, with index.$20.00$22.00$9.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTION HThe twelfth book of a series of burials. Information includes name, birth and death dates if available, relationship and comments. Two hundred seventy pages of data with index representing approx. 7,200 burials. Published June, 2007.$20.00$22.00$9.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTION JThe fourth book of a series of burials. Information includes name, birth and death dates if available, relationship and comments. Two hundred pages of data representing approx. 3,000 burials with index.$20.00$22.00$8.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTION KThe seventeenth book in a series of burials. Information include name, birth and death date, if available, funeral home & church when available with comments. One hundred twenty pages representing approximately 5,576 burials. Published November, 2009.$13.00$15.00$7.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTION LThe sixteenth book in a series of burials. Information includes name, birth and death date, if available, funeral home & church when available with comments. One hundred seventy two pages representing approximately 7,600 burials. Published November, 2009.$20.00$22.00$8.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTION MThe seventh book in a series of burials. Information includes name, birth and death dates if available, relationship and comments. Two hundred and eighteen pages representing about 2,831 burials with index.$20.00$22.00$9.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTION NThis is the fifteenth book in a series of burials. Information includes name, birth & death, if available, funeral home & church when available & comments for approx. 6,017 burials. Published March, 2009.$20.00$22.00$9.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTION PThe fourteenth book of a series of burials. Information includes name, birth and death dates, if available, funeral home & church when available and comments. One hundred eighty pages representing approximately 8,900 burials. Published September, 2008.$20.00$22.00$8.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTION RThe second book of a series of burials. Information includes name, birth and death dates if available, relationship and comments. Two hundred pages of data representing about 3,000 burials with index.$20.00$22.00$8.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTION SThe fifteenth book of a series of burials. Information includes name, birth and death dates, if available, funeral home & church when available and comments. One hundred and eight pages of data representing approximately 4,490 burials. Published May, 2009.$13.00$15.00$7.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTION TThe ninth book of a series of burials. Information includes name, birth and death dates, if available, relationship and comments. One hundred twenty six pages of data.$13.00$15.00$7.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTION U WITH CREMATION NICHE, AND UNKNOWN SECTION BURIALSThe eighteenth and last sections of this project. Includes name, birth and death date if available, funeral home and church when available with comments. Seventy pages representing approximately 3,373 burials & cremations. Published November 2009.$10.00$12.00$6.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTION WThis is the eighth book in a series of burials. Information includes name, birth and death dates, if available, relationships and comments. Sixty pages representing about 791 burials with index.$10.00$12.00$6.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTION YThe fifth book of a series of burials. Information includes name, birth, and death dates if available, relationship and comments. Eighty six pages of data representing approx 1,180 burials + index$10.00$12.00$6.00
HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, DETROIT, MI - SECTIONS V & XThe thirteenth book in a series of burials. The first book that is done entirely from office records. Information includes name, birth and death dates, where available, age, funeral home and cemetery, with comments. Eighty six pages of data representing approx 3,600 burials. Published June, 2007.$10.00$12.00$6.00
INDEXED LIST OF LANDOWNERS FROM THE 1876 ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL ATLAS OF WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN AND MAPSThis book includes a map of Wayne County as well as 18 individual township maps that made up the county, from 1876. An indexed list of landowners for each township is directly behind each township map. In addition, a master index including approximately 7,000 names is at the back of the book.$25.00$28.00$10.00
LAND OWNERS MAP BOOK - 1904This book includes a map of Wayne County as well as 38 individual township /village /city maps that made up the county, from 1904. An indexed list of landowners for each municipality is directly behind each individual map as well as a master index including approximately 6,000 persons and 350 miscellaneous properties.$25.00$28.00$10.00
MT CARMEL CEMETERY. WYANDOTTE. MI - SECTIONS A & BEarliest date of burial found in this cemetery is 1856. Approximately,717 names /locations are recorded. New - Includes section for people buried in cemetery without headstones 205 pages, with index. Published June, 2005.$20.00$22.00$8.00
MT CARMEL CEMETERY, WYANDOTTE, MI - SECTIONS C & DSecond book in series of three. Earliest date of burial found in this cemetery is 1856. Approximately 2,931 names /locations are recorded. New - includes section for people buried in cemetery without headstone. 207 pages, with index. Published March, 2006.$20.00$22.00$9.00
MT CARMEL CEMETERY, WYANDOTTE, MI - OUTER RIM SECTIONSThird, and final, book of the series. Approximately 2,903 names. Includes names, and data, of the people not found, but appear in the office records. One hundred nineteen pages. Indexed.$13.00$15.00$7.00
OAKGROVE. GOLDEN RIDGE & OAKDALE CEMETERIES. TAYLOR, WAYNE COUNTY. MITombstone readings from three cemeteries with an index for each cemetery plus a master index. Approximately 90 pages.$10.00$12.00$6.00
OAK RIDGE CEMETERY, BROWNSTOWN, MITombstone readings from Oak Ridge Cemetery, 200 pages with 21 page index. Approximately 3,100 names listed.$20.00$22.00$9.00
RIVER ROUGE. WAYNE CO. DEATH RECORDSFor the years 1901-1928. These records are no longer available at the local level. 148 pages, with an index.$17.00$19.00$7.00
ST. MARY /MT CALVARY CEMETERY. SOUTH ROCKWOOD. MIApproximately 1,300 names were transcribed. 51 pages, with an index.$8.00$10.00$6.00
THON'S FUNERAL HOME BOOK 1, MIThis book includes the deaths recorded at Thons Funeral Home in Wyandotte, MI from 1898 to 1915 - approximately 1,500 records$18.00$20.00$6.00
THON'S FUNERAL HOME BOOK 2, MIThis book includes the deaths recorded at Thons Funeral Home in Wyandotte, MI from 1913-1920.$18.00$20.00$6.00
THON'S FUNERAL HOME BOOK, MIThis book is an index to the Family History Library films of Thons Funeral Home from 1921-1941 containing approximately 3,500 records. 132 pages.$18.00$20.00$6.00
THON'S FUNERAL HOME BOOK 4, MIThis book is an index to the Family History Library films of Thons Funeral Home from 1941-1959 containing approximately 3,200 records. 120 pages.$18.00$20.00$6.00
THON'S FUNERAL HOME BOOK 5, MIThis book is an index to the Family History Library films of Thons Funeral Home from 1960-1995 containing approximately 5,000 records. 187 pages.$18.00$20.00$8.00
WEST MOUND CEMETERY. TAYLOR MIApproximately 3,000 names were transcribed. 101 pages with an every name index Included.$13.00$15.00$6.00
WOODMERE CEMETERY - DETROIT. MICHIGAN - THE FIRST TWENTY YEARS - BOOK 1 - AUG. 1868 TO JUL. 1879Includes name, birthplace, residence, age at death, death or burial date, lot and section number and undertaker. Transcriptions made from original log book. Contains 340 pages of data with approximately 3,700 names in alphabetic order.$18.00$20.00$9.00
WOODMERE CEMETERY - DETROIT. MICHIGAN - THE FIRST TWENTY YEARS - BOOK 2 - JUL 1879 TO DEC 1884Includes name, birthplace, residence, age at death, death or burial date, lot and section number and undertaker. Transcriptions made from original log book. Contains 334 pages of data with approximately 3,700 names in alphabetic order.$18.00$20.00$9.00
WOODMERE CEMETERY - DETROIT. MICHIGAN - THE FIRST TWENTY YEARS - BOOK 3- DEC 1884 TO SEP 1888Includes name, birthplace, residence, age at death, death or burial date, lot and section number and undertaker. Transcriptions made from original log book. Contains 340 pages of data with approximately 3,700 names in alphabetic order.$18.00$20.00$9.00
WOODMERE CEMETERY - DETROIT, MICHIGAN - BOOK 4 - Sep 1888 to Sep 1891Includes, name, residence, age, death date burial date, section & lot, undertaker. Approximately 100 of the burials are name changes /corrections /more than one person in the grave. Transcriptions made from original log books. Contains 121 pages of data with approximately 3,923 names in alphabetic order.$13.00$15.00$7.00
WOODMERE CEMETERY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN - BOOK 5 - Sep 1891 to Sep 1893Includes name, residence, age, death date, burial date, section & lot, undertaker. Contains 114 pages of data in alphabetical order. Transcripts made from original records. Published February, 2006.$13.00$15.00$7.00
WOODMERE CEMETERY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN - BOOK 6 - 18 Sep 1893 to 21 July 1894Includes name, residence, age, death date, section & lot, undertaker. Contains 35 pages of data in alphabetical order. Transcripts from original records. Published February, 2006.$8.00$10.00$6.00
WOODMERE CEMETERY HISTORY BOOKIncludes history of the cemetery, pictures and a list of names from early days of interment. Contains approx 100 pages. Published September, 2005.$13.00$15.00$6.00
WYANDOTTE DEATH RECORDS - FORD CITY - 1906-1922Death records from Wyandotte, MI for 1906-1922. One hundred sixty-four pages, 1,079 names.$20.00$22.00$8.00
WYANDOTTE DEATH RECORDS - 1897-1902Death records from Wyandotte, MI for 1897 -1902. Seventy-four pages, 454 names.$13.00$15.00$6.00
WYANDOTTE DEATH RECORDS - 1903-JAN 1908Death records from Wyandotte, MI for 1903 - 1908. Ninety-eight pages, 625 names.$13.00$15.00$6.00
WYANDOTTE DEATH RECORDS - 1908-1912Death records from Wyandotte, MI for 1908-1912. One hundred nine pages, 696 names.$14.00$16.00$7.00
WYANDOTTE DEATH RECORDS - 1913-1916Death records from Wyandotte, MI for 1913-1916. One hundred nineteen pages, 760 names.$14.00$16.00$7.00
WYANDOTTE DEATH RECORDS - 1917-1922Death records from Wyandotte, MI for 1917-1922. One hundred sixty-two pages, 1,374 names.$18.00$20.00$7.00
WYANDOTTE DEATH RECORDS - 1923-1926Death records from Wyandotte, MI for 1923-1926. One hundred fifty-six pages, 1,272 names.$18.00$20.00$7.00
WYANDOTTE DEATH RECORDS - 1927-1930Death records from Wyandotte, MI for 1927-1930. One hundred fifty-one pages, 1,316 names.$18.00$20.00$7.00
WYANDOTTE DEATH RECORDS - 1931-1935Death records from Wyandotte, MI for 1931-1935. One hundred fifty-four pages, 1,350 names$18.00$20.00$7.00
WYANDOTTE DEATH RECORDS - 1936-1939Death records from Wyandotte, MI for 1936-1939. One hundred fifty-six pages, 1,368 names.$18.00$20.00$7.00
WYANDOTTE DEATH RECORDS - 1940-1942Death records from Wyandotte, MI for 1940-1942. One hundred and twenty-five pages.$14.00$16.00$7.00
WYANDOTTE DEATH RECORDS - 1943-1952Death records from Wyandotte, MI for 1943-1952. One hundred thirteen pages of data, with approx 4,059 names. Published September 2005.$14.00$16.00$7.00
WYANDOTTE DEATH RECORDS - 1953-1962Death records from Wyandotte, MI for 1953-1962. One hundred twenty-seven pages of data, with approximately 4,394 names. Published October 2005.$14.00$16.00$7.00
WYANDOTTE DEATH RECORDS - 1963-1972Death records from Wyandotte, MI for 1963-1972. One hundred twenty pages of data with approximately 4,250 records. Published September 2006.$14.00$16.00$7.00
WYANDOTTE DEATH RECORDS - 1973-1982Death records from Wyandotte, MI for 1973-1982. One hundred thirty-six pages of data with approximately 4,837 records. Published July 2007.$16.00$18.00$7.00
WYANDOTTE DEATH RECORDS - 1983-1990Death records from Wyandotte, MI for 1983-1990. One hundred nineteen pages of data with approximately 4,042 records. Published March 2008$14.00$16.00$5.00
WYANDOTTE DEATH RECORDS - 1991-1998Death records from Wyandotte, MI for 1991-1998. One hundred thirty-four pages. Published November 2009.$14.00$16.00$7.00
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MAPS AVAILABLE
DETROIT CATHOLIC CHURCHES BEFORE 1910$5.00$5.00$4.00
DETROIT 1752 MAP$5.00$5.00$4.00
ECORSE TOWNSHIP 1876$5.00$5.00$4.00
CITY OF DETROIT 1910$5.00$5.00$4.00