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900 Library Plaza <br>Fort Wayne, IN 46802 <br>Telephone: 260-421-1225 <br>E-mail: [mailto:genealogy@acpl.info genealogy@acpl.info]<br>Internet: [http://www.genealogycenter.org/ Genealogy Center ACPL]

'''[[National Archives at Chicago]]'''[[Image:NARA Chicago.jpg|right|175px|NARA Chicago.jpg]]<br>7358 S. Pulaski Rd.<br>Chicago, IL 60629-5898<br>Phone: 773-948-9001<br>Fax: 773-948-9050<br>E-mail: [mailto:chicago.archives@nara.gov chicago.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/ National Archives at Chicago]<br><br>  

'''[[Illinois State Archives|Illinois State Archives]]'''<br>Margret Cross Norton Building<br>Springfield, IL 62756<br>Phone: (217) 782-4682<br>Fax: (217) 524-3930<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/home.html Illinois State Archives]<br>

:The Illinois State Archives preserves county and state records, including pre-Chicago fire documents. They have indexed vital records, early land grants, military records such as muster rolls and Civil War registers. All federal and state censuses are available. Their surname card index covers much of the collection.<ref name="DB41">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)}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> A helpful guide to the holdings of the Illinois State Archives is:

:*''Descriptive Inventory of the Archives of the State of Illinois'' <ref>Bailey, Robert E., and Elaine Shemoney Evans, eds. ''Descriptive Inventory of the Archives of the State of Illinois''. 2nd ed. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Archives, 1997. {{Worldcat|678163486}}  {{FHL|641970|item|disp=FHL book 977.3 J53ir}}</ref> This source is also available on compact disc from the state archives. [http://www.archive.org/details/guidetoculturalr1988illi Internet Archives ]has a free copy available online.<br>

'''[[Illinois State Library|Illinois State Library]]'''[[Image:Illinois State Library.jpg|right|175px|Illinois State Library.jpg]]<br>Gwendolyn Brooks Building<br>300 South Second Street<br>Springfield, IL 62701<br>Phone: (217) 785-5600<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/ Illinois State Library]<br>

: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><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]  

You may visit an IRAD depository to research available records.&nbsp; Because many of the depositories are associated with universities and observe university holidays, be sure to call before planning a visit.&nbsp;

IRAD&nbsp;''welcomes'' mail and telephone requests for research help.&nbsp; No e-mail requests are available at this time.&nbsp; There is no charge for research help, except for photocopy costs.&nbsp;&nbsp;You will be informed if your copies exceed $5.&nbsp; Otherwise you will be billed for your copy requests.&nbsp; IRAD requests that you limit your request to 2 names at a time and that you wait for that response before&nbsp;submitting addtional requests.&nbsp; Send your request directly to the IRAD&nbsp;regional depository holding the county records of interest. You may send requests to up to 5 different depositories at a time.&nbsp;

[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/iradregn.html Regional Map of IRAD Depositories&nbsp;] Click on the approprate region, then click on the county of interest for contact information, county formation, and other information about the county.&nbsp; To search which county records are available in IRAD, from any IRAD page click on [http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/iradsrch.html Local Governmental Records Holdings Database]&nbsp;or link to it directly from here. Once on this page, by only entering the county name in the search box, you can see all IRAD holdings for any individual county. <br>  

See ''A Summary Guide to Local Governmental Records in the Illinois Regional Archives, ''available from&nbsp;the [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/ard119.pdf Illinois Regional Archives Depository System].<ref>Bailey, Robert E., et al., eds. ''A Summary Guide to Local Governmental Records in the Illinois Regional Archives''. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Archives, 1992. {{Worldcat|26342080}}  {{FHL|567299|item|disp=FHL Book 977.356/S1 J53s}}.</ref>  

'''[[Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)|Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)]]'''<br>Archives Building<br>Springfield, IL 62756<br>Phone: (217) 785-1266 <br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/home.html Illinois Regional Archives Depository System] (IRAD)  

[[Image:Illinois regions.png|right|275px|Illinois regions.png]] [[IRAD - Eastern Illinois University]] (EIU)<br>Booth Library<br>600 Lincoln Avenue<br>Charleston, IL 61920<br>Phone: (217) 581-6093<br> Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/eiu.html Eastern Illinois University]<br>Hours: Monday – Friday, except state holidays 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. <br><br>  

[[IRAD - Illinois State University]] (ISU)<br>2016 Warehouse Road<br>Campus Box 1520<br>Normal, IL 61790-1520<br>Phone: (309) 452-6027<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/isu.html Illinois State University]<br>Hours: Monday – Friday, except state holidays 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. <br>  

[[IRAD - Northeastern Illinois University]] (NEIU)<br>Ronald Williams Library<br>5500 N. St. Louis Avenue<br>Chicago, IL 60625-4699<br>Phone: (773) 442-4506<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/neiu.html Northeastern Illinois University]<br>Hours: Monday – Friday, except state holidays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. <br>  

[[IRAD - Southern Illinois University]] (SIU)<br>c/o Special Collections<br>Morris Library – 6632<br>Carbondale, IL 62901-6632<br>Phone: (618) 453-3040<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/siu.html Southern Illinois University] <br>Hours: Monday – Friday, except state holidays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. <br>  

[[IRAD - Northern Illinois University]] (NIU)<br>c/o Regional History Center<br>Founders Memorial Library, Room 400<br>DeKalb, IL 60115<br>Phone: (815) 753-1807<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/niu.html Northern Illinois University]<br>Hours: Monday – Friday, except state holidays 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.<br>  

[[IRAD - University of Illinois at Springfield]] (UIS)<br>LIB 144<br>One University Plaza, MS BRK 140<br>Springfield IL 62703-5407<br>Phone: (217) 206-6520<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/niu.html University of Illinois at Springfield]<br>Hours: Monday – Friday, except state holidays 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. <br>  

[[IRAD - Western Illinois University]] (WIU)<br>University Library<br>1 University Circle<br>Macomb, IL 61455<br>Phone: (309) 298-2716<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/wiu.html Western Illinois University]<br>Hours: Monday – Friday, except state holidays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. <br>  

==== Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum =====

:Holdings include: family genealogies; oral histories; 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.&nbsp;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.<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><br><br>

'''[[John A. Logan College Library]]'''<br>700 Logan College Road <br>Carterville, Illinois 62918 USA<br>Phone: (618) 985-3741<br>E-mail: [http://www.jalc.edu/library/connect-to-askaway E-mail a question] form<br>Internet: [http://www.jalc.edu/library John A. Logan College Library]  

'''[[Newberry Library]]''' [[Image:Newberry Library.jpg|right|175px|Newberry Library.jpg]] <br> 60 West Walton Street<br> Chicago, IL 60610<br> Telephone: 312-255-3512<br>Email: [https://www.newberry.org/contact-librarian Contact a Librarian] form<br>Internet: [http://www.newberry.org/ Newberry Library] <br><br>  

:A large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records '''many from Illinois''', the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and the British Isles.<ref>[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> They have over 17,000 printed genealogies. The collection is noteworthy for its colonial America, especially New England holdings. They have church, town, and county histories from all parts of the United States, Canada, and the British Isles. This includes a comprehensive set of New England town histories, and strong collection of county histories from the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states. Their Civil War unit histories collection is one of the best.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref> This library has research guides on various subjects related to genealogy and library holdings cataloged from 1978. &nbsp;See

:*[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-collection-guides-and-research-tools Genealogy Collection Guides and Research Tools] for more information about the collections.&nbsp;''<br>''  

:*A surname index to genealogical periodicals and local history books in the Newberry Library was completed in 1915 and published as ''The Genealogical Index of the Newberry Library''<ref>''The Genealogical Index of the Newberry Library''. Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall, 1960. {{WorldCat|83367401}}  {{FHL|130151|item|disp=FHL films 928135–928137}} and {{FHL|130151|item|disp=FHL book 973 D22n vols. 1–4}}</ref>&nbsp;Since this index is old, be sure to use the [http://www.newberry.org/sites/default/files/textpage-attachments/Genealogical%20Index.pdf online guide sheet] to this collection before using the source.<br><br>

'''[[Peoria Public Library]]'''[[Image:Peoria Public Library.jpg|right|175px|Peoria Public Library.jpg]]<br>107 NE Monroe St.<br>Peoria, IL 61602-1070<br>Phone: (309) 672-8835<br>E-mail: [http://www.peoriapubliclibrary.org/ask-a-librarian Ask a librarian].<br>Internet: [http://www.peoriapubliclibrary.org/local-history-and-genealogy Local History and Genealogy Collection]<br><br>  

'''[[Pritzker Military Museum and Library]]'''[[Image:Pritzker Military Museum and Library.jpg|right|175px|Pritzker Military Museum and Library.jpg]]<br>104 S. Michigan Ave<br>Chicago, IL 60603<br>Telephone: (312) 374-9333<br>Fax:(312) 374-9314<br>E-mail: [mailto:librarian@pritzkermilitary.org Ask a reference question] <br>Internet: [http://www.pritzkermilitary.org Pritzker Military Museum and Library]<br><br>  

'''[[South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society]]''' <br>3000 W. 170th Place<br>Hazel Crest, Illinois 60429-1175 USA<br>Phone: (708) 335-3340<br>E-mail: [mailto:research@ssghs.org research@ssghs.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.ssghs.org/sslib.htm South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society]  

'''[[University of Chicago Library]]'''[[Image:Regenstein Library entrance2.jpg|right|175px|Harper Library, interior, University of Chicago.jpg]] <br>1100 East 57th Street<br> Chicago, Illinois 60637-1502 <br>Phone: (773) 702-4085 <br>E-mail: [http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/ask/RBICask.html Ask a librarian] form <br>Internet: [http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/index.html The University of Chicago Library]<br><br>  

:This library has plentiful historical records. Noteworthy is the '''''Durrett Collection&nbsp;''''' of historical Kentucky and Ohio River Valley manuscripts. The size and content of this collection is comparable to the ''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]]''. It includes the earliest people in the Ohio Valley.<ref name="DB39" /><br><br>

'''[[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Main Library]]'''[[Image:MainLibrary Urbana Illinois 4582.jpg|right|175px|MainLibrary Urbana Illinois 4582.jpg]]<br>1408 W. Gregory Dr<br>Urbana, IL 61801<br>Phone: (217) 333-2290<br>E-mail: [https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/960560 Ask a librarian e-mail form]<br>Internet: [http://www.library.illinois.edu/ University Library]<br><br>  

'''[[Urbana Free Library]]''' [[Image:Urbana Free Library Urbana Illinois from northeast.jpg|right|175px|Peoria Public Library.jpg]]<br>210 West Green Street<br>Urbana, Illinois 61801<br>Phone: (217) 367-4057 <br>Fax: (217) 367-4061<br>E-mail: [mailto:reference@tufl.info reference@tufl.info]<br>Internet: [http://urbanafreelibrary.org/ The Urbana Free Library]<br><br>  

:Their strength is Champaign County history, but they have good basic genealogy for the entire United States including printed genealogies, manuscripts, family folders, and microfilms.</ref>

=== Family History Centers  ===

[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Centers (FHCs)]] are branches of [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] and the [[Family History Library|Family History&nbsp;Library]] in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. There are many centers located in Illinois. Their goal is to provide resources to assist you in the research and study of your genealogy and family history by:  

*Providing access to genealogical records through the Internet or [[Ordering Microfilm or Microfiche|microfilm loan program]]

To find the nearest Family History Center:  

:*Click on [https://familysearch.org/locations Find a Family History Center]. Type your city and state in the search box, then tap [Enter]. A map showing nearby centers will appear. Click a FamilySearch Center icon on the map to view its address, phone, and hours.

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:*Lowell M. Volkel, ed. ''Illinois Libraries with Genealogical Collections'' (Springfield, IL: Illinois State Genealogical Society, 1992). {{Worldcat|27373857|item|disp=At various respositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|587349|item|disp=FHL Book 977.3 J53i}}.