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Daughters of the American Revolution
- DAR Piety Hill Chapter – Birmingham
- Daughters of the American Revolution – Sashabaw Plains Chapter, Clarkston
- Daughters of the American Revolution – Stoney Creek Chapter, Rochester
- Daughters of the American Revolution Lydia Barnes Potter, Waterford
- Daughters of the American Revolution of Michigan
- National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Genealogical Societies
Genealogy Resources
- Ancestry.com
- Genealogy Research at the Library of Michigan and the Archives of Michigan
- Lyon Township Public Library
- Michigan Genealogical Council
- Michigan History Network – Oakland County Records
- Oakland County Clerk – Register of Deeds – Genealogy Research Service
- Oakland County Historical Resources
- Waterford Genealogical Society
Government Organizations
- Aerial Photographs: Picturing Oakland County Through Time
- Berkley Historical Committee
- Farmington Hills Historic District Commission
- Farmington Historical Commission
- Maps: Sanborn Maps, Library of Congress
- Michiganology – Michigan Historical Center
- Oakland County Clerk – Register of Deeds – Genealogy Research Service
- Oakland County Clerk – Register of Deeds: Acreage Search – Historical Land Tract Indexes
- Oakland County Clerk – Register of Deeds: Super Index Land Records
- Oakland County Historical Commission
- Oakland Township Historical Commission
- Research: Land Patents, Bureau of Land Management, Government Land Office Records
- Research: Oakland County Property Gateway
- Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farms
- Rose Township Heritage Committee
Historical Societies
- Bloomfield Historical Society
- Clarkston Community Historical Society
- Commerce Township Area Historical Society and Stonecrest School
- Ferndale Historical Society and Ferndale Historical Museum
- Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society and Orchard Lake Museum
- Green Oak Township Historical Society, Livingston County
- Historical Society of Michigan
- Historical Society of Michigan – Member Historical Organizations
- Holly Historical Society and Hadley House Museum
- Jewish Historical Society of Michigan
- Milford Historical Society, Milford Michigan
- Northeast Oakland Historical Society
- Oakland Township Historical Society and Cranberry Lake Farm
- Orion Historical Society
- Ortonville Community Historical Society and Old Mill Museum
- Rochester-Avon Historical Society
- Royal Oak Historical Society and Museum
- South Lyon Historical Society and Witches Hat Depot Museum and Historic Village
- Southfield Historical Society and Southfield Town Hall Museum
- Troy Historical Society and Troy Historic Village
- Waterford Township Historical Society and Waterford Historic Village
- White Lake Historical Society and Fisk Farm
- Wixom Historical Society and Museum
Local History Resources
Museums
- Berkley Historical Museum
- Birmingham Museum
- Byers Farmstead and Antique Store, Commerce
- Chaldean Cultural Center, West Bloomfield
- Commerce Township Area Historical Society and Stonecrest School
- Ferndale Historical Society and Ferndale Historical Museum
- Governor Warner Mansion, Farmington
- Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society and Orchard Lake Museum
- Holly Historical Society and Hadley House Museum
- Milford Historical Society, Milford Michigan
- Northeast Oakland Historical Society
- Oakland Township Historical Society and Cranberry Lake Farm
- Ortonville Community Historical Society and Old Mill Museum
- Pontiac Transportation Museum, Pontiac Michigan
- Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farms
- Royal Oak Historical Society and Museum
- South Lyon Historical Society and Witches Hat Depot Museum and Historic Village
- Southfield Historical Society and Southfield Town Hall Museum
- Troy Historical Society and Troy Historic Village
- Waterford Township Historical Society and Waterford Historic Village
- Whaley Historic House Museum, Flint
- White Lake Historical Society and Fisk Farm
- Wixom Historical Society and Museum
- Zekelman Holocaust Memorial Center, Farmington Hills
National Resources
Non-Public Libraries
Online Resources
- 1877 History of Oakland County, Samuel Durant (Hathitrust)
- 1912 History of Oakland County Michigan , Vol. 1, Thaddeus Seeley
- 1912 History of Oakland County Michigan , Vol. 2, Thaddeus Seeley
- Aerial Photographs: Picturing Oakland County Through Time
- Digital Michigan Newspapers Collection – Michigan State University
- Images: Burton Collection, Detroit Public Library
- Library of Congress
- Maps: Sanborn Maps, Library of Congress
- Michigan History Network – Oakland County Records
- Michiganology – Michigan Historical Center
- Oakland County Clerk – Register of Deeds – Genealogy Research Service
- Oakland County Clerk – Register of Deeds: Acreage Search – Historical Land Tract Indexes
- Oakland County Clerk – Register of Deeds: Super Index Land Records
- Oakland County Historical Commission
- Oakland County Historical Resources
- Orion Historical Society
- Research: Land Patents, Bureau of Land Management, Government Land Office Records
- Research: Oakland County Property Gateway
Public Libraries
- Bloomfield Township Public Library
- Brandon Township Public Library
- Clarkston Independence District Library
- Commerce Township Community Library
- Farmington Community Library
- Genealogy Research at the Library of Michigan and the Archives of Michigan
- Lyon Township Public Library
- Orion Township Public Library
- Rochester Hills Public Library
- Walled Lake City Library
Regional Resources
- Genealogy Research at the Library of Michigan and the Archives of Michigan
- Green Oak Township Historical Society, Livingston County
- Historical Society of Michigan
- Historical Society of Michigan – Member Historical Organizations
- Images: Burton Collection, Detroit Public Library
- Jewish Historical Society of Michigan
- Michigan Genealogical Council
- Michigan Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
- Michiganology – Michigan Historical Center
- Whaley Historic House Museum, Flint
Research Aids
Sons of the American Revolution
- Michigan Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
- National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
- Sons of the American Revolution – Jeremiah Clark Chapter, Clarkston
- Sons of the American Revolution – Oaks Chapter, Rochester
- Sons of the American Revolution Detroit Metropolitan Chapter
- Sons of the American Revolution Kensington Valley Chapter, Hartland
- Sons of the American Revolution Paul Emery Chapter, Flint