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==== Allen County Public Library ====

'''[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]]'''

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==== National Archives at Chicago ====

:Includes federal censuses 1790–1930; selected military service indexes, pension indexes, passenger lists, and naturalizations. Free computers for Ancestry, Heritage Quest, or Fold3. Federal agency, civil, and criminal court records of Illinois and surrounding states.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/chicago/archives/genealogy.html Genealogy] in ''National Archives at Chicago'' (accessed 27 February 2014).</ref> <br><br>

==== Illinois State Archives ====

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:Since the Illinois State Archives responds only by mail to inquiries, all fax, telephone, and e-mail inquiries must also contain a mailing address.<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>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> A helpful guide to the holdings of the Illinois State Archives is:

:*[http://www.idaillinois.org/ Illinois Digital archives], Image collections arranged by subject.<br><br>

==== Illinois State Library ====

:'''[http://www.idaillinois.org Illinois Digital Archives]''' The collection includes histories, manuscripts, letters, photographs, newspapers, maps  and etc.<br><br>

==== Illinois State Genealogical Society ====

:The ISGS can provide research guidance about Illinois resources and repositories, teach through webinars and the [http://ilgensoc.blogspot.com/ ISGS blog] for free, and look-up death certificates 1916-1947 for a fee. They do not handle research requests.<ref>[http://ilgensoc.org/cpage.php?pt=123 Genealogy Committee] in ''Illinois State Genealogical Society'' (accessed 21 March 2015).</ref><br><br>

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

==== IRAD Guides  ====

For more information about IRAD and the regional depositories see [[Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)|Illinois Regional Archives Depositories]].  

===== Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) =====

:EIU Region: Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Moultrie, Richland, Shelby, Wabash, Wayne<br><br>

===== IRAD - Illinois State University =====

:ISU Region: Champaign, DeWitt, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston, Logan, Marshall, McLean, Piatt, Tazewell, Vermillion, Woodford<br><br>

===== IRAD - Northeastern Illinois University =====

:NEIU Region: Cook and City of Chicago<br><br>

===== IRAD - Southern Illinois University =====

:SIU Region: Alexander, Clinton, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, St. Clair, Saline, Union, Washington, White, Williamson <br><br>

===== IRAD - Northern Illinois University =====

:NIU Region: Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, DuPage, JoDaviess, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Putnam, Stephenson, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago<br><br>

===== IRAD - University of Illinois at Springfield =====

:UIS Region: Bond, Cass, Christian, Fayette, Greene, Jersey, Macon, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott<br><br>

===== IRAD - Western Illinois University =====

:WIU Region: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Peoria, Pike, Rock Island, Schuyler, Stark, Warren<br><br>

===== John A. Logan College Library =====

:This library is a focal point of Southern Illinois genealogy. Their collection is huge.</ref><br><br>

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

===== Peoria Public Library =====

:They enjoy a large genealogy and local history department, including many indexes, DAR files, and basic genealogy resources for the plains states.</ref><br><br>

===== Pritzker Military Museum and Library =====

:The research library has 45,000 books on military history including numerous unit histories, photos, uniforms, equipment, insignia, and ships for many of the world's militaries. They help genealogists.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pritzker_Military_Museum_%26_Library Pritzker Military Museum {{amp}} Library] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 30 March 2015).</ref><br><br>

===== South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society =====

:This is a very good genealogical collection with local histories, genealogies, naturalization records, Pullman Car Works personnel records, obituary files, and church histories.<ref name="DB39" /><br><br>

===== University of Chicago Library =====

:This library has plentiful historical records. Noteworthy is the '''''Durrett Collection ''''' 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 =====

:One of the best book collections in America, including county histories, and farmers registers. Think of it as another archives for Illinois.</ref><br><br>

===== 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, and microfilms.