French-Canadian Heritage Society
of Michigan

News and Announcements

Read about the Crisis at the Burton Historical Collection

Genealogy Seminar

The Michigan Genealogical Council is hosting a seminar entitled "21st Century Techniques for the Genealogist 'I didn't know that'" Saturday 20 October 2007 at the Michigan Library and Historical Center where more information is available.

Surnames of Interest List

A list of the surnames of interest that other members are researching is available online. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this list.

Public Charity Status

On 6 December 2005, the French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan was officially recognized as a 501(c)(3) Public Charity by the Internal Revenue Service. This means that donations to the FCHSM can now be included in your itemized deductions. The Board of the FCHSM will be discussing what project we want to launch as a campaign in 2006 to raise money through donations to benefit genealogists in Michigan. When this project is identified we will share it with our members and encourage them to contribute to it. You can learn more about our Society's charity status by reading the letter from the IRS. The original paperwork, including Form 1023, submitted to acquire this charity status is available upon request.

Our New By-Laws

The FCHSM By-Laws, modified to accommodate the 501(c)(3) status of the Society and adopted in 2005, are available online.

The Value of Membership

For a special editorial comparing the value of society membership to only using the Internet to conduct genealogical research, see Membership in Genealogical Societies.

New Address

The French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan has a new address:

The 2004 index for Michigan's Habitant Heritage is now available online as an Adobe Acrobat file. The free reader for Acrobat files is available at Adobe.

The 2005 index for Michigan's Habitant Heritage is now available online as an Adobe Acrobat file. The free reader for Acrobat files is available at Adobe.

The 2006 index for Michigan's Habitant Heritage is now available online as an Adobe Acrobat file. The free reader for Acrobat files is available at Adobe.

This page, and all contents, are Copyright © 2006 by the French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan, Lansing, MI. Created 1 April 2006. Modified 12 September 2007 .