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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Illinois]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Peoria County, Illinois|Peoria]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Illinois Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''{{PAGENAME}}'''<br>  
''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Illinois]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Peoria County, Illinois|Peoria]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Illinois Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]]'' '''{{PAGENAME}}'''<br>  


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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''E-mail:'''<ref name="Ask">[http://www.peoriapubliclibrary.org/ask-a-librarian Ask a Librarian] in ''Peoria Public Library'' (accessed 3 April 2015).</ref> [http://www.peoriapubliclibrary.org/ask-a-librarian Ask a Librarian] form.<br>  
'''Email:'''<ref name="Ask">[http://www.peoriapubliclibrary.org/ask-a-librarian Ask a Librarian] in ''Peoria Public Library'' (accessed 3 April 2015).</ref> [http://www.peoriapubliclibrary.org/ask-a-librarian Ask a Librarian] form.<br>  


'''Address:'''<ref name="Main">[http://www.peoriapubliclibrary.org/main Main Library] in ''Peoria Public Library'' (accessed 3 April 2015).</ref>  
'''Address:'''<ref name="Main">[http://www.peoriapubliclibrary.org/main Main Library] in ''Peoria Public Library'' (accessed 3 April 2015).</ref>  
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=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


They enjoy a large genealogy and local history department, including many indexes, DAR files, and basic genealogy resources for the plains states.<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)}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> Their subscription databases include Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Quest, Digital [[Sanborn Insurance Maps|Sanborn Maps]], Historic Map Works, ''Peoria Journal Star&nbsp;'' obituaries 1991-present, and ProQuest Newsstand (300+ newspapers).<ref>[http://www.peoriapubliclibrary.org/genealogists Genealogist] in ''Peoria Public Library'' (accessed 6 April 2015).</ref>  
They enjoy a large genealogy and local history department, including many indexes, DAR files, and basic genealogy resources for the plains states.<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> Their subscription databases include Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Quest, Digital [[Sanborn Insurance Maps|Sanborn Maps]], Historic Map Works, ''Peoria Journal Star&nbsp;'' obituaries 1991-present, and ProQuest Newsstand (300+ newspapers).<ref>[http://www.peoriapubliclibrary.org/genealogists Genealogist] in ''Peoria Public Library'' (accessed 6 April 2015).</ref>  


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
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*[[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 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>  
*[[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>  
*[[Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)|Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)]], Springfield, HQ of [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/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.<ref>[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/adminhist.html Administrative Histories] in ''Illinois State Archives'' (accessed 30 March 2015).</ref> For Peoria County see [[IRAD - Western Illinois University|IRAD-Western Illinois University]].  
*[[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.<ref>[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/adminhist.html Administrative Histories] in ''Illinois State Archives'' (accessed 30 March 2015).</ref> For Peoria County see [[IRAD - Western Illinois University|IRAD-Western Illinois University]].  
*[[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>  
*[[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>  
*[[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 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" />