Big Rapids Genealogy (in Mecosta County, MI)
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Big Rapids Birth Records
Big Rapids Township (Mecosta County, Mich.) : records, 1905-1966 Archive Grid
Big Rapids Cemetery Records
Big Rapids Township (Mecosta County, Mich.) : records, 1905-1966 Archive Grid
Brief history of Highland View Cemetery FamilySearch Library
Highland View Cemetery Find a Grave 
Highland View Cemetery Interment
Highland View Cemetery Michigan Gravestones
Highland View Cemetery Billion Graves
Highland View Cemetery (aka Big Rapids City Cemetery) Genealogy Trails
Mount Carmel Cemetery Find a Grave
Pine Cemetery Billion Graves
Pine Plains Cemetery Find a Grave
South Grant Cemetery Find a Grave
West Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Big Rapids Church Records
Westminster Presbyterian Church records, 1890-1940, Big Rapids, Mich. Archive Grid
Big Rapids City Directories
Big Rapids, MI 1874-1875 Business Directory City Directories Allen County Public Library
Big Rapids Death Records
Register of deaths [1897-1901] WorldCat
Big Rapids Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan, April 1892 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan, August 1884 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan, March 1914 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan, May 1899 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan, November 1908 Library of Congress
Big Rapids Newspapers and Obituaries
Pioneer 04/02/2007 to Current Genealogy Bank
Pioneer, The: Web Edition Articles 03/22/2011 to Current Genealogy Bank
Offline Newspapers for Big RapidsAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Big Rapids Independent. (Big Rapids, Mich.) 1870-1871 Big Rapids Magnet. (Big Rapids, Mich.) 1872-1876 Big Rapids Pioneer. (Big Rapids, Mich.) 1874-1876 Big Rapids Pioneer. (Big Rapids, Mich.) 1882-1910s Daily Pioneer-Magnet. (Big Rapids, Mich.) 1881-1882 Mecosta County Pioneer. (Big Rapids, Mich.) 1862-1874 Newaygo County Sun. (Big Rapids, Mich.) 1973-1980 Pioneer-Magnet. (Big Rapids, Mich.) 1876-1882 Pioneer. (Big Rapids, Mi) 2000-2001 Pioneer. (Big Rapids, Mich.) 1964-Current Pioneer. (Big Rapids, Mich.) 2001-Current |
Big Rapids School Records
Big Rapids High School - Rapidonian Yearbook (Big Rapids, MI), 1958 E Yearbook
Big Rapids High School yearbook, 1958, 1964, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Big Rapids High School yearbook, 1958, 1964, 1979, 1985 Classmates
Big Rapids High School yearbooks, 1958, 1964, 1979, 1985 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Ferris Institute Directory, faculty and students, 1940-1941 Internet Archive
Ferris Institute Yearbook: 1921 US Gen Web Archives
Ferris State College Centennial History US Gen Web Archives
Ferris State University yearbook, 1924, 1963, 1974, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Valdosta State College yearbook, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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