Local Collections, Guides and Indexes

Below are inventories, indexes, and guides for the physical collections at the Local History Branch. These are not comprehensive and are intended to serve as a starting point for Cass County research.  The library will be adding to this page regularly, so we encourage you to check back frequently! If you have any questions, please visit, call, or email the branch. For contact information, hours, and location, please click here.

• • • • • Cass County Plat Maps
        • Vertical File Index
        • Index to Marcellus News Microfilm Reels
        • Rare Newspapers on Microfilm
        • Vegetation Map, Cass County, Circa 1800
        • Research Guide Index to the Microfilm Reels of the Cassopolis Vigilant
        • Research Guide National Democrat on Microfilm
        • Research Guide Cass County Cemeteries
        • Microfilm Reels Containing Dowagiac Newspapers
        • Michigan History Magazine on Microfilm
        • Michigan Soldiers and Sailors in Civil War 1861-1865 Book Set
        • Research Guide Cass County Rural Schools
        • Research Guide General Land Office
        • Microfilm Reels Death Records
        • Research Guide Ross Beatty High School Class Photos
        • Microfilm Reels of the Edwardsburg Argus
        • Research Guide Divorce Records on Microfilm
        • Research Guide Edwardsburg High School Yearbooks
        • Microfilm Reels Cass County Marriage Records
        • Niles Gazette Research Guide
        • Michigan Statesman and St. Joseph’s Chronicle Research Guide
        •  Research Guide Niles Inquirer
        •  Research Guide Niles Republican 1839-1857
        • 1854 Vital Records pertaining to Cass County, Michigan in the Niles Republican 
        • 1855 Vital Records pertaining to Cass County, Michigan in the Niles Republican
        • 1856 Vital Records pertaining to Cass County, Michigan in the Niles Republican
        •  1857 Vital Records pertaining to Cass County, Michigan in the Niles Republican

In partnership with the Cass County Historical Society, a list of publications for purchase is available here. Please contact Local History Branch Manager Jonathan Wuepper for more details.