The Chesterfield Township Library is home to the Anchor Bay area's local history collection.
1. The Bernard and Ceola Trinity History Collection
The Trinity History Collection at the Chesterfield Township Library preserves physical items of local history interest, and is accessible to the public during regular library hours. The Trinity History Collection also includes the following:
- May 8, 1964 Chesterfield Tornado Donated newspaper articles.
- Census Information 1850-2020
2. The Local History Digital Collection
Librarians at the Chesterfield Township Library are continually digitizing items of local history and preserving them in the digital archive of the Local History Digital Collection, maintained through the 21-member library Suburban Library Cooperative. This collection includes digital copies of the entire run of The Chesterfield Review.
Click here for free access to the Local History Digital Collection.
3. The Chesterfield Township Historical Society Collection
In 2008, the Chesterfield Township Library and the Chesterfield Historical Society formed a partnership to create an historical archive, the Trinity History Collection, that is accessible to the community. The Chesterfield Township Library is the permanent repository of the Trinity History Collection. The Chesterfield Historical Society and the Chesterfield Township Library share their archival materials for easy access to users. Historical documents archived at the library include items donated by the Chesterfield Historical Society and items the library has directly acquired. The Trinity History Collection is accessible, within limits, to the general public by contacting the Chesterfield Township Library.
In 2020, the Chesterfield Township Library digitalized many of the Chesterfield Historical Society's records. The Local History Digital Collection may be accessed at this link: http://sbrb-montage.auto-graphics.com/
Click Here to access Local History Digital Collection (Montage)
The Chesterfield Historical Society welcomes the donation of artifacts, documents, old records, maps, photos, abstracts, genealogies, newspapers, directories, letters, diaries, journals, service records, portraits and publications relating to the history of Chesterfield Township. These items can be copied and returned.
Learn more about the Chesterfield Township Historical Society.
4. Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com Library Edition is for in-library use only as a benefit to residents and library users.
Discover your ancestors with this genealogy tool that has unparalleled coverage of the United States and United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas.
Click here for free access to Ancestry.com.
Ancestry.com is paid for through the Chesterfield Township Library's membership in the Suburban Library Cooperative, and made available through every public library in Macomb County, Harper Woods, and Troy, in order to provide every individual equal access to opportunities for success.