Old Manchester Twp. Library	Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Inc. Libraries for Genealogical Research Manchester District Library
Address	912 City Rd., M-52, Manchester, MI 48158-0540
Mailing Address	P. O. Box 540, Manchester, MI 48158
Phone	(734) 428-8045 or (734) 428-7090
Fax	(734) 428-1226
Email	Manchest@monroe.lib.mi.us
Website	http://manchester.lib.mi.us
Catalog	http://web2.tln.lib.mi.us/english/manc/
Hours	10am-8pm Monday-Thursday 10am-6pm Friday 10am-2pm Saturday closed Sunday Local history room: limited hours, advance appointment required
Directions	From I-94 to the North, take Exit 159, turning south on M-52, the Chelsea-Manchester Road. Follow this winding road for 10.4 miles (passing Scio Church, Grass Lake, and Pleasant Lake Roads) into Manchester where it is called Ann Arbor Street. Just before you get to the Raisin River, turn left on Hibbard St. Make an immediate right turn into the parking lot.
Parking	Free parking is available along Washington Street.
Holdings	County and local history. Printed histories of Manchester Township. Cemetery records including Oak Grove Cemetery. Manchester newspapers including the Manchester Enterprise, bound and on microfilm. Manchester High School yearbooks starting 1950. Justice of the Peace records, 1842-1876. Notebooks of birth records, 1930s-1940s; death records, 1936-1960. Files on Manchester people, places, and things. Michigan history, Michigan Pioneer Collections. Photographs of individuals, families, and groups. This is Michigan's oldest township library.
Restrictions	In order to do research in the historical room, you must call in advance to schedule an appointment. This collection is non-circulating.
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