• Historical Information
• Archaeology
• Museum Collections
• Museum Exhibits
• Researching Mackinac History
• • Historical Research - Petersen Center Library
  • Photo Collections
  • Archaeological and Historical Collections Research
  • Archaeological Bibliographies
  • Genealogical Research
• Books & Museum Publications
• Museum Links

Fort Mackinac and Fort Holmes are prominently featured in this 1817 painting of Mackinac Island, by F.S. Bolton.

Researching Mackinac History

Mackinac State Historic Parks has a number of resources available for those interested in conducting research including students, scholars and genealogists.  We maintain the Petersen Center Library where books, archival materials, historic photo collections and genealogical materials are maintained.  Our archaeological and historical object collections are also available.

Due to limited staffing, we are unable to conduct extensive general research.  Details on how to access specific type of materials are described in the links below.

Historical Research - Petersen Center Library
Photo Collections
Genealogical Research
Archaeological and Historical Collections Research
Archaeological Bibliographies