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 :The Illinois State Library collects official publications of the state and federal governments. This includes federal censuses to 1920, plat books, Illinois county histories, Sanborn fire insurance maps, and Revolutionary War pensions and bounty land warrants.<ref name="DB41" /><br><br>
-'''[[Illinois State Historical Library (ISHL)|Illinois State Historical Library]]'''[[Image:Illinois Old State Capitol.jpg|right|175px|Illinois Old State Capitol.jpg]]<br>Old State Capitol<br>112 North Sixth Street<br>Springfield, IL 62701-1507<br>Phone: (217) 558-8844<br>Fax: (217) 785-6250<br>Internet: [http://www.state.il.us/hpa/lib Illinois State Historical Library]<br><br>
-:This is an excellent reference library for finding Illinois people. Published sources include extensive county histories with an every-name index. Holdings include the Daughters of the American Revolution and State Genealogical Society collections. They have the most extensive collection of newspapers (on microfilm) in Illinois, including some pre-statehood newspapers. Their large manuscript collection has many family papers.<ref name="DB41" /><br><br>
 '''[[Illinois State Genealogical Society|Illinois State Genealogical Society]]'''<br>P.O. Box 10195<br>Springfield, IL 62791-0195<br>Phone: (217) 789-1968<br>E-mail: [mailto:info@ilgensoc.org info@ilgensoc.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.ilgensoc.org/ Illinois State Genealogical Society]
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 '''Illinois State Historical Society'''<br>P.O. Box 1800<br>Springfield, IL 62705-1800<br>Phone: (217) 525-2781<br>Fax: (217) 525-2783<br>Internet: [http://www.historyillinois.org Illinois State Historical Society]
-:The State Historical Society was formed to support the Historical Library. The Society is independent of the Library and State, but continue to promote research, writing, and study of Illinois history.
+:The State Historical Society was formed to support the Historical Library (now the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum). The Society is independent of the Library and State, but continue to promote research, writing, and study of Illinois history.
 :See [[Collections of the Illinois State Historical Society|Collections of the Illinois State Histoircal Society]].<br><br>
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 :[http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/index.php CARLI's Digital Collection] links to 96 independent collections that are freely viewable by the general public–from an 1829 Alumni Catalog for Illinois College to 1837 snapshots of Chicago streets and everything in between.<br>
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