Est.
1968
Local Libraries
Info online: Bad Axe High School yearbooks, Huron County cemetery records, fires of 1871 and 1881, misc. local history, Huron County plat books and land owner records, 1860's-1920's newspapers, obituaries.
Info in-person: phone books, Sanborn fire maps, books, essays, ephemera, family histories, 1904 - present Bad Axe High School commencement bulletins, rural school histories, as well as all info available on the website. Assistance for navigating history materials at the library is readily and happily available.
Harbor Beach Area District Library
Info online: Harbor Beach High School yearbooks, history of Harbor Beach buildings, organizations, and events, Harbor Beach cemetery records, misc. genealogies and histories, plat books, 1860's-2000 newspapers.
Info in-person: large collection of misc. local history and photographs, including the Leonard "Pic" DeFrain collection
Info online: Obituaries
Info online: Cemetery records, misc. local histories, land owner records, obituaries, postcards, 1960's-1980's Port Austin High School yearbooks, The Breeze (1940's-1960's, Port Austin High School newsletter)
Info in-person: access to the Sebewaing Blade and Unionville Crescent via newspapers.com and microfilm and misc. genealogy materials.
You may also find it of value to visit libraries in our neighboring counties of Tuscola and Sanilac, as they may also contain history of Huron County.
Tuscola County libraries include: Bullard-Sanford Memorial Library (Vassar), Caro Area District Library (Caro), Columbia Township Library (Unionville), Fairgrove District Library (Fairgrove), Jacquelin E. Opperman Library (Kingston), Mayville District Public Library (Mayville), Millington Arbela District Library (Millington), Rawson Memorial Library (Cass City), Reese Unity District Library (Reese), and Waterford Township Library (Fostoria).
Sanilac County libraries include: Brown City District Library (Brown City), Deckerville Public Library (Deckerville), Elk Township Library (Peck), Lexington Moore Public Library (Lexington), Marlette District Library (Marlette), Sanilac District Library (Port Sanilac), Sandusky District Library (Sandusky), and William Aitkin Memorial Library (Croswell).