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Those interested in the history of the Lutheran Church in Washtenaw County will want to visit the Bentley Historical Library on the grounds of the University of Michigan, North Campus. Our founding pastor's records are located there with the under the following reference:   Friedrich Schmid Church records on microfilm -- (1833-75 Baptisms; marriages 1833-71; family register 1833- records of deaths 1833-1871)   Since Pastor Schmid served many congregations simultaneously, the records of our original sister congregations are also of significance for our congregation's history and records. Other holdings at the Bentley Library include: Schmid, Friedrich, 1807-1883. 150 years we celebrate the journey : Bethels Kirche, 1840-1990 /[Manchester, Mich. : Bethel United Church of Christ, 1991].    Bentley Historical DA 2 S348 O58 Zion Lutheran Church (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Zion Lutheran Church records, Bentley Historical 86783 BA Ba Luckhard, Charles F., 1883- Faith in the forest : a true story of pioneer Lutheran missionaries, laboring among the Chippewa Indians in Michigan, 1833-1868 /Sebewaing, Mich. : Red Flannel Underwear Press, [199-?] Bentley Historical FA 29.1 L941 F174 1990 History of the Evangelical Lutheran church of Washtenaw county [and] a short sketch of the missionary activity of the first Lutheran pastor in Michigan, the Rev. Frederick Schmid.[n.p., 1931?] Bentley Historical FA 29.1 E92 H673 Michigan memories : things our fathers have told us.[Mich.?] : Michigan District of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, 1985. Bentley Historical FA 29.2 M624 M62 Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church records, Bentley Historical 8884 Ba 2 A short sketch of the missionary activity of the first Lutheran pastor in Michigan, the Rev. Frederick Schmid, from 1833 to 1871.[Mich. : s.n., 1932]. Bentley Historical FA 29.1 S348 S559  Zion Lutheran Church (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Zion Lutheran Church records, Bentley Historical 86783 BA Ba 2 Various local libraries also have several books of interest. Some relevant holdings are listed below. AADL = Ann Arbor District Library CDL = Chelsea District Library D/B = Detroit Public Library Burton Historical Collection DDL = Dexter District Library EMU = Eastern Michigan University Library GSWC = Genealogical Society of Washtenaw County Library L/M = Library of Michigan MPL = Milan Public Library MTL = Manchester Township Library NPL = Northfield Public Library SDL = Saline District Library TPL = Toledo-Lucas County Public Library YDL = Ypsilanti District Library Inventory of the Church Archives of Michigan. Lansing: WPA, Michigan Historical Records Survey. Early Settlers of Washtenaw County, 1820-1880. Richard H. Barton. 1947, typscript. [L/M F572.W3 B33 1947] Marriages 1827-1857 in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Ann Arbor: NSDAR, 1961. (typewritten) [D/B] [CDL LH] Portrait and Biographical Album of Washtenaw County, Michigan. Chicago: Biographical Publishing Co., 1891. [AADL R977.435 PO] [D/B] [GSWC 977.435 Por] [L/M F572.W3 P85; microfiche UMI LH5014] [CDL LH] Washtenaw County, Michigan, Relatives. Terry Stollsteimer. Ann Arbor, 1993. (2 vols.) [Available from GSWC] [GSWC 977.435 A Stollsteimer] [MPL LH&G 929.3 Sto] Wurttemberg to Washtenaw: An Account of... Ronald Ormon Kapp, 1977. [D/B] The Story of Bethel Church, 1840-1965. (Freedom Township) Emerson Hutzel, 1965?. [GSWC 977.435 Bet] [L/M Bx9886.Z7 W3z] Haab Family Register. Anne J. Krush, M.S., Katherine J. Krush, Henry T. Lynch, M.S. [DDL] The Schmid Letters, A Translation of Letters Written Between the Years 1833 and 1879 by Pastor Friedrich Schmid, Pioneer German Missionary, from Ann Arbor, Michigan, to His Seminary in Basel, Switzerland. Emerson E. Hutzel. St. Louis:???, 1953. [AADL R977.435 Hu]