The DeWitt District Library’s local history collection comprises photographs, newspapers, books, maps, documents, and other archival materials chronicling DeWitt area history.
Select items have been digitized and made available online; please see below to access our database of digitized materials. If you would like to visit the library for in-person research, please schedule an appointment with our Adult Services Librarian. The Clinton County Historical Society is another recommended resource for DeWitt area research.
Ancestry Library Edition
Delivers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos and more.
MyHeritage Library Edition
Family history resource including records from the US, Europe, Latin America, and other regions.
Michiganology
Online Resources for Researchers
Digitized Books and Publications
- Bath School Disaster by M.J. Ellsworth, c1927
- History of Shiawassee and Clinton Counties, Michigan, 1880
- Past and Present of Clinton County, 1906 by Daboll
- Portrait and Biographical Album of Clinton and Shiawassee Counties, 1891
- Clinton County Maps, 1861 (MiGenWeb)
- Atlas of Clinton County, Michigan, 1873
- Standard Atlas of Clinton County, 1896
- Standard Atlas of Clinton County, 1915