Edit existing Rating: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

{{breadcrumb | link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]] | link2=[[Illinois Genealogy|Illinois]] | link3=[[Sangamon County, Illinois|Sangamon County]] | link4=[[Illinois Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]] | link5=[[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum|Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]] }} {| width="100%" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="5" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" style="border-right: rgb(147,139,119) 1px solid; border-top: rgb(147,139,119) 1px solid; background: rgb(245,241,240) 0% 50%; border-left: rgb(147,139,119) 1px solid; border-bottom: rgb(147,139,119) 1px solid; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; -moz-background-size: auto auto" |- | {| width="99%" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="7" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" |- | style="font-size: 180%; color: rgb(0,51,102); font-family: verdana; text-align: left" | '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' |} [[Image:Lincoln Museum.jpg|thumb|right|560px|<center>Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield is a good place to research Illinois ancestors.</center>]] === Contact Information === '''Email:'''<ref name="Contact">[http://www.illinois.gov/alplm/library/Pages/ContactUs.aspx Contact Us] in ''Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum'' (accessed 7 April 2015).</ref> [http://www.illinois.gov/alplm/library/Pages/ContactUs.aspx Submit your inquiry] at the bottom of the screen.<br> '''Address:'''<ref name="Contact" /> {{Block indent|112 North Sixth Street<br>Springfield, IL 62701 USA<br><br>}} '''Telephone:'''<ref name="Contact" /> 217-558-8844.<br>'''Fax: ''' 217-785-6250. '''Research hours and holidays:'''<ref>[http://www.illinois.gov/alplm/library/aboutus/visit/Pages/default.aspx Plan Your Visit] in ''Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum'' (accessed 8 April 2015).</ref> Mon–Fri 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Closed Sat-Sun and [http://www.illinois.gov/alplm/library/aboutus/visit/Pages/default.aspx holidays]. '''Map, directions, parking, and public transportation''' *'''Map: ''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/112+N+6th+St,+Springfield,+IL+62701/@39.8017616,-89.6475465,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x887539c3be1cf5ff:0x184137bf968fea07 Google map: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]. *'''Directions:'''<ref>Based on [http://www.mapquest.com/ MapQuest].</ref> **'''''from the north on I-55 (Lincoln): ''''' Merge onto I-55 S toward Springfield. Merge onto IL-97 W via EXIT 98B, 3.1 mi. Turn left onto N 5th St, 0.08 mi. Take the 1st left onto E Washington St, 0.07 mi. Take the 1st left onto N 6th St, 0.07 mi. 112 N 6TH ST is on the right. **'''''from the east on I-72 (Decatur): ''''' Merge onto I-72 W/US-36 W toward Springfield. Stay straight to go onto IL-97 W/E Clear Lake Ave W. Continue to follow IL-97 W, 2.9 mi. Turn left onto N 5th St, 0.08 mi. Take the 1st left onto E Washington St, 0.07 mi. Take the 1st left onto N 6th St, 0.07 mi. 112 N 6TH ST is on the right. **'''''from the south on I-55 (Litchfield): ''''' Merge onto I-55 N toward Springfield. Keep left to take I-55 Bus N via EXIT 92A-B toward 6th Street/I-72 W/Jacksonville, 3.7 mi. Stay straight to go onto S 6th St, 1.0 mi. 112 N 6TH ST is on the right. **'''''from the west on I-72 (Jacksonville): ''''' Merge onto I-72 E/US-36 E toward Springfield. Take the I-55 Bus Loop N exit, EXIT 97B, toward 6th Street/Springfield, 0.3 mi. Merge onto I-55 Bus N, 3.1 mi. Stay straight to go onto S 6th St, 1.0 mi. 112 N 6TH ST is on the right. *'''Parking: ''' [http://www.illinois.gov/alplm/library/aboutus/visit/Pages/Parking.aspx ALPLM parking]. *'''Public transportation: ''' All [http://www.smtd.org/routes SMTD bus routes] stop within 5 blocks of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. Routes 1, 3, 6, 16, and HS (Historic Sites) stop next to the Library. '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> *[http://www.illinois.gov/alplm/library/Pages/default.aspx Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum] about, collections, research, genealogy, programs and exhibits, contact us, and museum. *[http://search.illinoisheartland.org/Search/default.aspx?ctx=617.1033.0.0.3 ALPLM Catalog]{{WC}} online search by keyword, or by title, author, subject, or series. Also available in [[WorldCat Online Catalog|WorldCat]]. *[http://www.illinois.gov/alplm/library/genealogy/Pages/default.aspx Genealogy] audio-visual collection, manuscripts, newspapers, oral histories, printed material, directories and guides, beginning your search, catalog search strategies, and requesting genealogical research. === Collection Description === The '''Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum''' absorbed the collection of the '''Illinois State Historical Library''' in 2004. 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>William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 41. {{WorldCat|39493985|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> <ref>The '''Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum''' merged with and absorbed the collection of the '''Illinois State Historical Library''' in 2004. Therefore, the Dollarhide and Bremer entry in ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' about ISHL has been applied here to the ALPLM.</ref> Holdings consist of photos, broadsides, oral histories, 12 million manuscripts items such as letters and diaries of Civil War soldiers, the personal papers of legislators and governors, and the records of businesses, 5,000 newspapers, 72,000 books and pamphlets, 3,000 maps, and 1,200 periodical series. This includes family genealogies; county histories; cemetery inscriptions; atlases and plat books; indexes and transcriptions of census, vital records, and naturalization records for many counties. Records of the [[Union Veterans' and Lineage Society Records|Grand Army of the Republic ]], the Civil War Union veteran's society, are also included. The online collection has a statewide [http://www.illinoishistory.gov/lib/obit_finder.htm obituary search] for newspapers held at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. They also have [http://www.illinois.gov/alplm/library/collections/printedmaterials/Pages/default.aspx Searchable Surname Index] of biographical sketches in county histories.<ref>[http://www.illinois.gov/alplm/library/collections/printedmaterials/Pages/default.aspx Printed Materials] in ''Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum'' (accessed 7 April 2015).</ref> The ALPLM also offers research assistance by appointment, collection guides, and interlibrary loans of printed material. === Guides === *[http://www.illinois.gov/alplm/library/collections/printedmaterials/Pages/Bibliographies.aspx 28 ALPLM collection guides online] (pdf files). === Alternate Repositories === If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following. '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> *[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington/researcher-info.html Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 31 December 2013).</ref> *[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, Indiana, premier periodical collection, including Midwestern genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, and passenger lists.<ref>[http://www.genealogycenter.org/docs/default-source/resources/aboutusbrochure.pdf?sfvrsn=2 Genealogy Center Collections] in ''Genealogy Center'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> *[[Newberry Library]], Chicago, a large repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and the British Isles.<ref>[http://www./genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> *[[National Archives at Chicago]] old federal court and agency records for Illinois and Midwest U.S. federal censuses 1790–1940; military service and pension indexes, passenger lists, naturalizations, Ancestry.com, HeritageQuest, Fold3.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/chicago/archives/genealogy.html Genealogy] in ''National Archives at Chicago'' (accessed 27 February 2014).</ref> *[[National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)]], St. Louis, MO, military and civil services personnel records. For servicemen and servicewomen discharged from 1912 to 1953.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 134.</ref> <ref>[http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/ National Archives at St. Louis] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 18 March 2014).</ref> *[[Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center]], Fremont, is strong on Ohio history and genealogy, as well as Sandusky River and Great Lakes history, U.S. history and Black studies.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 89.</ref> '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> *[http://www.sangamoncountyclerk.com/ Sangamon County Clerk] births, marriages, deaths. *[http://www.sangamonhistory.org/ Sangamon County Historical Society] educational programs, historic buildings, and museums. *[http://www.sangamoncountycircuitclerk.org/ Sangamon County Circuit Court Clerk] divorce, probate, court, and naturalizations. *[http://www.sangamoncountyrecorder.com/ Sangamon County Recorder] land records. *[http://co.sangamon.il.us/departments/a-c/coroner Sangamon County Coroner] suspicious or unusual deaths. *[http://www.ilcd.uscourts.gov/ U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois] recent civil and criminal cases. *[https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/birth-death-other-records Dept. of Health Vital Records], Springfield, birth, marriage, death, adoption, and divorces. *[[Illinois State Archives]], Springfield, county/state records, pre-Chicago fire sources, indexed vital records, early land grants, military records, all fed/state censuses, surname card index.</ref> *[[Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)|Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)]], Springfield, HQ of [https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/IRAD/iradregn.html 7 regional archives] of local Illinois county/town records: birth, marriage, death, land, tax, voting reg., probate, naturalization, civil {{amp}} criminal court, coroner, poorhouse, jail.<ref>[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/adminhist.html Administrative Histories] in ''Illinois State Archives'' (accessed 30 March 2015).</ref> For Sangamon County see [[IRAD - University of Illinois at Springfield|IRAD-University of Illinois at Springfield]]. *[[Illinois State Library|Illinois State Library]], Springfield, state/federal records, federal censuses to 1920, plat books, IL county histories, Sanborn fire insurance maps, Rev. War pensions and bounty land warrants.</ref> *[[Illinois State Genealogical Society|Illinois State Genealogical Society]], Springfield, research guidance, teaching via webinars and the [http://ilgensoc.blogspot.com/ ISGS blog] for free, death certificates 1916-1947 for a fee. No research requests.<ref>[http://ilgensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=123 Genealogy Committee] in ''Illinois State Genealogical Society'' (accessed 21 March 2015).</ref> *[[Abraham_Lincoln_Presidential_Library_and_Museum|Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]], Springfield, genealogy, plat maps, atlases, oral and county history, cemeteries, census, vital records, naturalizations in many counties.<ref>[http://www.illinois.gov/alplm/library/collections/printedmaterials/Pages/default.aspx Printed Materials] in ''Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum'' (accessed 30 March 2015).</ref> *[[Lincoln Library|Lincoln Library]], Springfield, indexed obituaries, city directories, the '''''Sangamon Valley Collection ''''' has photos, yearbooks, histories, and maps for studying Sangamon and surrounding counties.</ref> *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties: ''''' '''in Illinois:''' [[Cass County, Illinois|Cass]], [[Christian County, Illinois|Christian]], [[Logan County, Illinois|Logan]], [[Macon County, Illinois|Macon]], [[Macoupin County, Illinois|Macoupin]], [[Menard County, Illinois|Menard]], [[Montgomery County, Illinois|Montgomery]], and [[Morgan County, Illinois|Morgan]]. *[[Arlington Heights Memorial Library|Arlington Heights Memorial Library]] a huge collection, with printed genealogies, manuscripts, periodicals, newspapers, special aids, surname folders—a great overall genealogy collection.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref> *[[Chicago History Museum|Chicago History Museum]] 20 million manuscripts, letters, certificates, diaries, genealogy charts, log books, journals, memoirs, minutes, muster rolls, scrapbooks, sermons, speeches, and telegrams.<ref name="DB39" /> *'''''Chicago Title and Trust ''''' for a fee they will search property records '''prior''' to the Chicago fire.<ref name="DB39" /> *[[John A. Logan College Library|John A. Logan College Library]], Carterville, this library is a focal point of Southern Illinois genealogy. Their collection is huge.</ref> *[[Peoria Public Library|Peoria Public Library]] enjoys a large genealogy and local history department, including many indexes, DAR files, and basic genealogy resources for the plains states.</ref> *[[Pritzker Military Museum and Library|Pritzker Military Museum and Library]], Chicago, 45,000 military history books, unit histories, photos, uniforms, equipment, insignia, and ships of many world militaries. They help genealogists.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pritzker_Military_Museum_%26_Library Pritzker Military Museum and Library] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 30 March 2015).</ref> *[[South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society|South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society]], Hazel Crest, a very good collection with local histories, genealogies, naturalizations, [[Illinois Occupations#Pullman_Car_Workers|Pullman Car Works personnel]], obituaries, church histories.<ref name="DB39" /> *[[Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Lovejoy Library|Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Lovejoy Library]] best library in southern IL with a large genealogical collection of newspapers, biographies, county histories, family folders, and maps.</ref> *[[Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center]], Rock Island, IL, Swedish church records, census, passenger lists, lodges, newspapers, directories.<ref>[http://www.augustana.edu/general-information/swenson-center-/genealogy Genealogy] in ''Augustana College'' (accessed 30 March 2015).</ref> *[[University of Chicago Library|University of Chicago Library]] plentiful historical records, including '''''Durrett Collection ''''' of historical Kentucky and Ohio River Valley manuscripts of early people in the Ohio Valley.<ref name="DB39" /> *[[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Main Library|University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Main Library]] one of the best book collections in America, including county histories, and farmers registers. Think of it as another archives for Illinois.</ref> *[[Urbana Free Library|Urbana Free Library]] their strength is Champaign County history, but they have good basic genealogy for the entire United States including printed genealogies, manuscripts, family folders.</ref> *[http://www.spertus.edu/asher_cja/index.php Asher Library], Chicago, Spertus Institute for Jewish Studies 500,000 books, and films. *[http://www.brethren.org/bhla/ Brethren Historical Library and Archives], Elgin, IL, cultural, socio-economic, theological, genealogical, and institutional history of the Brethren. *[http://www.elca.org/archives/ Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives], Elk Grove Village, IL, serves historians, congregations, synods, genealogists and others interested in Lutheran history. *[http://archives.archchicago.org/Genealogy.aspx Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago Archives] parish records, priest biographies, sacramental, school, or orphanage records. *Repositories in '''''surrounding states: ''''' [[Indiana Archives and Libraries|Indiana]], [[Iowa Archives and Libraries|Iowa]], [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Kentucky]], [[Michigan Archives and Libraries|Michigan]], [[Missouri Archives and Libraries|Missouri]], and [[Wisconsin Archives and Libraries|Wisconsin]] *[http://www.pgsa.org/aboutPGSA.php Polish Genealogical Society of America], Milwaukee, WI, 60,000 books on Polish history, art, culture, and reference. === Sources === {{reflist}} |} <div style="float: left; width: 100%">{{Illinois|Illinois}} </div> {{-}} [[Category:Illinois Archives and Libraries]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Sangamon_County,_Illinois|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Museums]]