Local Resources

City of Niles Cemetery Page has the official rules of operation, downloadable map, and links to the rest of Niles, Michigan.

Niles History Center, which includes the Fort St. Joseph Museum and the Chapin Mansion, partners with the Friends of Silverbrook to produce the annual cemetery tours

Niles District Library has extensive genealogy references, including microfilmed census, tax records, obituaries, and much more.

Lardnermania features the life of Ring Lardner and the works of his family.

Niles Daily Star local newspaper website has articles about Silverbrook Cemetery andis a source of many of our obituaries

Niles Main Street is an association of business people, volunteers and city government who promote the historic downtown district.

Berrien County GenWeb Local Genealogy Resource

Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project through Western Michigan University explores the trading post that pre-dates the founding of Niles, MI

Rebecca Dewey Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution in Three Oaks

St. Joseph Mission Church and Cemetery in nearby Betrand Township

Funeral Homes

Halbritter Wickens Funeral Services, Niles, Mich.

Brown Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Niles, Mich.

Hoven Funeral Home, Buchanan, Mich.

Swem Chapel of Starks Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Buchanan, Mich.

Cemetery Studies

Find-A-Grave page for Silverbrook Cemetery

Billion Graves page for Silverbrook Cemetery

People Legacy page for Silverbrook Cemetery

Political Graveyard page has famous politicians buried in Silverbrook.

The Association of Gravestone Studies Study and Preservation of Gravestones and Burial Grounds

The Association of Graveyard Rabbits is a network of cemetery bloggers.

Cemetery Travel: Adventures in Graveyards Around the World

The Cemetery Club is a great resource about everything to do with cemeteries.

Cemetery Conservators for United Standards

How to become a Taphophile?

Where to buy the D/2 Grave Stone Cleaner used here at Silverbrook Cemetery

Veterans' Markers Emblems of Belief

Genealogy

Cyndi's List of Genealogical web resources

History at Home: A Guide to Genealogy Article which lists genealogical resources

Home Genealogy Guide How to get started in your own genealogy project

Charts and Forms from Ancestry.com can help you get started 

 


 

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