Birth Records

Available from 1867 to present

Death Record

Available from 1867 to present

Marriage Records

Available from 1850 to present

Fees for Vital Records Services

$10 for the first copy of a record
$3 for additional of same

Senior Citizen Discount
(over age 65):
$7 for each copy

$3 for additional of same
(your own birth record or that of your child only - in person, or upon written, signed request)

To submit a request for copies of vital records:  Call the County Clerk's Office at (906)341-3618 or email our office at scregister@chartermi.net

A COPY OF PHOTO ID IS REQUIRED FOR ALL VITAL RECORDS REQUESTS!

CREDIT CARD CONVENIENCE

The County Clerk's Office has entered into an agreement to provide a remote service which expedites the processing of various types of vital records and court records through the use of a credit card.

·        This is a faster convenient user-friendly service

·   To order a vital record please contact the Schoolcraft County Clerk   300 Walnut Street  Manistique, MI  49854

·        or you may call the Schoolcraft County Clerk directly at 906-341-3618

You may pay by credit card by calling Government Payment Services toll-free at: 1-888-604-7888, or on the web at https://www.govpaynow.com/gps/user/ You will need to obtain a code from County Officials before credit card payment can be made.

Please note: an additional fee will be charged when using your credit card to order a vital or court record.

All records are open to the public, with the exception of birth records for which we can only verify information.  In the case of a deceased ancestor, this record may be purchased.

Regulations
Indexes and records are governed by statute.  This office will immediately address any suspected misuse of indexes/records.

• Pens are prohibited in the genealogy area.
• Food or drink of any type is prohibited in the genealogy area.
• No indexes/records may be removed from the genealogy area except by the Clerk's staff.
• Mutilation or destruction of any indexes/records is punishable by fine or imprisonment.

APPLICATION:

In cases where the three day waiting period is a problem, there is an additional $25 fee to complete a form requesting the three day waiting period be waived.

FEES:

Michigan Residents

$20.00

Out-of-State Residents

$30.00

Waiver of 3-day Waiting Period

$25.00

AGE REQUIREMENT:

The age requirement for getting married is 18 without parental consent, ages 16 and 17 need parental consent, age 15 and under must go through Probate Court.  Should the parents of a minor child have divorced, consent of the custodial parent is required.

RESIDENCY:

It is necessary for all parties intending to be married to obtain a marriage license from the County Clerk of the county in which either the man or woman reside and to deliver the license to the individual who is to perform the marriage before the marriage is performed.  Michigan residents can then be married in any county within the state.  If both parties to be married are non-residents of Michigan, the marriage license must be obtained from the county clerk in the county in which the marriage is to be performed.

Townships

Precinct

Polling Place

Doyle

Pct. 1

Doyle Township Hall, Gulliver

Germfask

Pct. 1

 

Germfask Township Hall, Germfask

Hiawatha

Pct. 1

Hiawatha Township Hall, M-94, Manistique

Inwood

Pct. 1

Inwood Township Hall, Cooks

Manistique City

Pct. 1 & 2
Pct. 3 & 4

Lincoln School, Manistique
Youth Center Building, Manistique

Manistique

Pct. 1

Manistique Township Hall, River Rd., Manistique

Mueller

Pct. 1

Mueller Fire Department, Gulliver

Seney

Pct. 1

Seney Township Hall, Seney

Thompson

Pct. 1

Thompson Township Hall, Thompson