GENEALOGY SOURCES AND LINKS
Potawatomi resources
Internet links
Government agencies and other organizations
NEW! Potawatomi Genealogy Query Page
POTAWATOMI RESOURCES
Here are the addresses of the seven Potawatomi bands. Address correspondence about genealogical research to the Tribal Rolls Office.
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Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation 14880 K Rd. Mayetta, KS 66509 Citizen Potawatomi Nation Mary Farrell, Tribal Rolls Office 1601 S. Gordon Cooper Dr. Shawnee, OK 74801 Huron Potawatomi, Inc. Monee, Tribal Council Administrative Assistant 2221 - 1-1/2 Mile Rd. Fulton, MI 49052 Pokagon Band Potawatomi Indians Judy Augusta, Tribal Rolls Archivist 104 N. Riverside Drive Dowagiac, MI 49047 Forest County Potawatomi Community P. O. Box 340 Crandon, WI 54520 Hannahville Indian Community N 14911 Hannahville B-1 Rd. Wilson, MI 49896-9728 Potawatomi Nation in Canada Stewart King P.O. Box 253 Wasauksing/Parry Island First Nation Parry Sound, Ontario P2A 2X1 |
At the time of the Removals from Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, many of our ancestors went north into Canada seeking refuge. One group settled on Walpole Island, a piece of unceded land between Canada and the United States. The names of these Ancestors can be found on annuity rolls and other census records at the Walpole Island First Nation headquarters. The Walpole Island website has additional information on their genealogy resources. For more information, please contact:
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Lucy Jacobs Indian Registration Administrator Walpole Island First Nation R. R. #3 Wallaceburg, Ontario N8A 4K9 519-627-1481 |
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There are some wonderful genealogy pages on the Internet. You will want to check out quite a few before deciding which ones will be the most useful.
Kathy Welch Heidel has a genealogy site, featuring a list of Native American genealogy and Oklahoma genealogy links and a bulletin board on which she lists genealogy inquiries. Kathy is a member of the Prairie Band, and lives near the Prairie Band reserve.
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES and OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Here is a list of government agencies and other organizations that can be helpful in your research. For details on the kinds of data and services provided, see our "How to Start Your Genealogy Project" page.
Churches
The Jesuit Relations
The Jesuit Relations is a 70-volume set of records and journals kept by
the Jesuit missionaries to the Indian tribes of the United States. They contain
a wealth of information, including baptismal, marriage and death records.
The Jesuits had extensive contact with the Potawatomi. The Relations can
often be found at larger downtown and university libraries.
The Jesuit Archives in St. Louis
This is the archives of the Chicago, Detroit, Missouri and Wisconsin Province
Jesuits.
Their address is:
Midwest Jesuit Archives
4511 West Pine Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108-2191
POTAWATOMI GENEALOGY QUERY PAGE
This is a query page for those wishing to research their Potawatomi genealogy. Our hope is that those who leave a query followed by their email address will be contacted by others researching the same Potawatomi family surname and that together they can help one another discover their family's roots through the sharing of information.
When you follow this link, you will be leaving the Potawatomi Web. You may wish to bookmark this page or the Potawatomi Web home page so that you can return easily.
The address of the Potawatomi Genealogy Query Page is http://www.netbabbler.com/goto/?forumid=22429.
If you know of a website or source that you would like to share with us,
please send it and we will be glad to consider adding it to this page. Send it
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