Welcome to the Elsie Library Historical Society
The Elsie Library Historical Society is open each Wednesday from 2:00pm to 5:00pm or by appointment. We meet in the Elsie Library Historical Room located in the Village of Elsie, Michigan about half a block West of the stoplight, the Historical Room is connected to the Elsie Public Library. The Village of Elsie (Duplain Twp, Clinton County) is located 2 miles South of the South East corner of Elba Twp, Gratiot County. Some of the local area information they have includes their close northern neighbors located in Gratiot County.
Membership Meetings
The monthly membership meeting is the 4th Wednesday at 6:30pm. Come and join this fun group. Yearly membership fees are $5.00/individual and $7.00/couple. Membership starts each January.
Many of our ancestors ignored county and township borders when it came to family, friends, places of worship, or their favorite place to do business. The Village of Elsie, Clinton County, Michigan is so close to Elba Twp., Gratiot County that you could say it overlaps, in that, many people from Bannister are buried in Clinton County. Elsie has two cemeteries.
Book Offering
This historical book on the Village of Elsie and surrounding areas is still available from the Historical Society for $15.00. (plus $2.25 s&h) See ordering information below.
Cemetery Books
The Elsie Library Historical Society is offering fourteen Cemetery books with information concerning the individuals buried in surrounding cemeteries. Most of these books have been updated as of 2002 and include a wider format with more information than previous versions. We are constantly updating the books with current information. Please follow the instructions below when ordering.
Cemetery Name, Location, and price of book.
- North Star Cemetery - North Star Twp. (section 22), Gratiot Co. ($13.00) 1998
- Ford Cemetery - Elba Twp., (section 36), Gratiot Co. ($16.00) 2002
- Riverside Cemetery, Elsie - Duplain Twp., Clinton Co. ($15.00) 2002
- Elsie Village Cemetery - Clinton Co. ($4.00) 2002
- Duplain Cemetery - Colony Rd., Duplain Twp., Clinton Co. ($7.50) 2002
- Eureka Cemetery - Hyde Rd., Greenbush Twp., Clinton Co. ($8.00) 1997
- South Ovid Cemetery - Parks Rd., Ovid Twp., Clinton Co. ($5.00) 2002
- Maple Grove Cemetery - Ovid ($24.00)
- Blood Cemetery - Victor Twp., Clinton Co. ($4.00) 2002
- Stilson Cemetery - Victor Twp., Clinton Co. ($5.00) 2002
- Fairfield Township Cemetery - ($7.50) 2002
- Middlebury Township Cemetery - Shiawassee Co. ($7.00) 2002
- Ridge Road Cemetery - Brady Twp., Saginaw Co. ($7.50) 2002
- St. Theresa Catholic, St. Johns Lutheran South, St. Johns Lutheran North, and Marion Springs Cemeteries - Marion Twp., Saginaw Co. ($6.00) 2000
- Eureka Cemetery - Clinton Co. ($8.00)
- Marion Township Cemetery - Saginaw Co. ($6.00)
- Reed Cemetery - Clinton-Shiawassee Co. ($5.00)
Postage and Handling - $2.25 per book
Ordering Cemetery Books
The cemetery books above may be purchased from the Elsie Library Historical Society. To purchase, send a request listing the title of the cemetery and location. Include payment of price plus postage and handling of $2.25 per book. Please include your name, address, and phone number, and send to:
Elsie Library Historical Society
c/o Joe Thering
Box 125
Elsie, MI 48831
Offer to help.
The ELHS is a small, friendly society and have offered to help with some research, for the area. Send requests to the above address and enclose a SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE for a reply. For quicker responses, please e-mail the webmaster.
Other local resources:
Gratiot Co. USGenWeb Gratiot County Lookups Page Gratiot County Cemetery Pagehttp://www.dewittlibrary.com/cemetery/Cemetery.htm
Webmaster: splitriver44@hotmail.com
Last Updated:
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 11:12 PM