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We also have an Index System which contains names that appear in many holdings we have in our library. With each name, it indicates which holding it appears in and the page number (if applicable) and sometimes other extra information. An example could look like this:

Last	First	BookName	Year	Location	Page	Info1
Copeland	Dwayne	Obituary 50, Eaton Rapids Obits	1988 - 1991	Room 1, Obituary Section	105
Copeland	Earl	Surname Card File	Unspecified	Various	SB.23 Pg 62,63,64	See Hubert, Dean (Mr & Mrs)
Copeland	Earl R.	Obituary 08, Eaton County Obits	1989 - 1989	Room 1, Obituary Section	015
Copeland	Effie M.	Book B Chancery	1890 - 1908	Vault 1, Section C, Book C-10	280
Copeland	Effie M.	Chancery Calendar Book 6	1899 - 1912	Vault 1, Section I, Book I-30	070	Divorce
Copeland	Effie M.	Chancery Order Book H	1900 - 1906	Vault 1, Section C, Book C-40	003

If you would like information in addition to a cemetery listing request, we can e-mail a list of what we have for specific names you are researching, or for the entire surname list. We usually create a 2003 Excel file and attach it. If you are not able to read an Excel file, please let us know and we can copy the list directly into the e-mail.

Information that is helpful to our researchers when making a request:
    Names and any dates (or time period) that you know of
    How you are related (this sometimes helps to know which direction to research)
    Any specific questions you are trying to find answers to
    Your name and address to mail packet to (this can wait until we know if we find something if desired)

Fees for mailing copies:
There is no charge for any answers we can give in an e-mail. If you would like copies of documents we have, we would like to recover our expenses. We get 10 cents per copy and as a rule, $2.00 for shipping/handling. (Shipping and handling can vary more or less depending on postage rates for the number of copies in the package.)

Research Guidelines:
Our volunteer researchers will spend up to 1/2 hour on your request. If we show there are remaining items we did not have time to locate and copy for you, we may e-mail the complete list to you (see above example). This list will contain everything we find including what we already copied. Our database person creates and sends this list, so please allow a week or so for it. If you have multiple names to research, you may want to prioritize which name(s) to work on first. If you have found a large number of items from our various lists on this website, you may want to prioritize which items to locate and copy first. Once we have answered your request, you are welcome to send another request for another set of information! This allows us to keep the research flowing for everyone. Thank you!

Click here to Send a Request!
(Please allow up to 2 weeks for response.)