Vital Records

Alger County Clerk
101 Court Street
Munising, MI 49862-1103
Phone: 906-387-2076
Fax: 906-387-2156

Genealogy Research Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Identification Requirements: Drivers License

Certified Copy/Additional: $5.00/$2.00

Genealogy Record Copy: n/a

Other Copy Fees: $1 (copy of Deed) $.25 (other than county records)

Comments: Office space allows for three genealogists at one time. Children are allowed.

Births: 1884 to present. Birth records are available only to the individual named on the birth record (registrant), the parents of the registrant, a legal guardian of the registrant, a legal representative of the registrant or an heir of the registrant. An heir is defined as any relative of a deceased individual. Heirs must supply the date and place of death of the registrant when requesting a copy. This policy is in accordance with MCL 333.2882.

Deaths: 1884 to present

Marriages: 1887 to present

Divorces: 1887 to present

Other: For additional local and state government records with potential genealogical value, see the Archival Circulars for records maintained at the State Archives.

NOTE: Please call before visiting or mailing fees to confirm hours and other specifics. This information is current to October 1999. If you find differences between the information here and the practices or holdings of the County Clerk's office, please ask the Clerk to inform the State Archives about needed revisions.