

An archipelago comprising 7,107 islands, the Philippines is categorized broadly into three main geographical divisions: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. It is bounded on the east by the Philippine Sea. The Sulu Sea to the southwest separates it from the island of Borneo and to the south the Celebes Sea from other islands of Indonesia. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam. Taiwan lies north across the Luzon Strait. Many shelved on the 2 nd Floor North at HC107.M5.Officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (Filipino: Republika ng Pilipinas), is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean.Intermittent holdings spanning the mid 1860’s through 1931/32.Some important points about the Library of Michigan’s holdings:

Organized alphabetically by city name, with a narrative about the city, detailing geographic points and key demographic facts about the place. They include extensive advertisement sections. Michigan State Gazetteers and Business Directories are a lot like city directories except that they only include entries for businesses and business/professional people, and a single volume covers the whole state, rather than a specific locale. State Gazetteers and Business Directories

Alphabetical listing of major office buildings, including list of tenants.Notes new arrivals to the geographic area, and relocation to new addresses within the geographic area.Lists heads of household only, no other residents.Listings, organized by business type, and then alphabetical by business nameīresser’s Directories (aka criss-cross or cross directories):.Streets are listed alphabetically, and then residents and businesses are listed in house number order.These entries include occupation, other household members, ownership status.Includes yellow pages-type business listings.Indicates home ownership versus renting.In addition to head of household, entries often include other family members, as well.Very similar to a phone book, but more detailed: They are helpful for filling in the years between federal censuses. Use that information to expand your search and seek out other local records that may have been created while your ancestor lived there. City Directories are helpful in placing your ancestor in a specific location in a particular year.
