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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>  


:107 NE Monroe<br>Peoria, Illinois 61602<br><br>
{{Block indent|107 NE Monroe<br>Peoria, Illinois 61602<br><br>}}


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Main" />&nbsp;309-497-2000.  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Main" />&nbsp;309-497-2000.  
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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=FHL 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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*[[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>  
*[[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>  
*[[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 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>  
*[[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.newberry.org/genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (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>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
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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" />  

Latest revision as of 01:59, 20 August 2025


Peoria Public Library
Peoria Public Library.jpg

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

Email:[1] Ask a Librarian form.

Address:[2]

107 NE Monroe
Peoria, Illinois 61602

Telephone:[2] 309-497-2000.

Hours and holidays:[2]  Monday through Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.;  Holidays.

Map, directions, and public transportation

  • Directions:
    • from the north (Akron, IL) on IL-40:  Turn onto N State Route 40/IL-40 toward Peoria. IL-40 becomes N Knoxville Ave, 7.1 mi. Stay straight to go onto Fayette St, 0.4 mi. Turn right onto NE Monroe St, 0.1 mi. 107 NE MONROE ST is on the right.
    • from the east (Bloomington, IL) on I-74:  Merge onto I-74 W toward Peoria. Take the IL-29/US-24/Adams St exit, EXIT 93, toward Jefferson Ave/Downtown Peoria, 0.2 mi. Merge onto Spalding Ave/IL-29, 0.09 mi. Take the 1st left onto NE Jefferson Ave/US-24 W/IL-29. Continue to follow NE Jefferson Ave/US-24 W, 0.2 mi. Turn right onto Hamilton Blvd, 0.2 mi. Take the 2nd left onto NE Monroe St. 0.05 mi. 107 NE MONROE ST is on the right.
    • from the south (Lincoln, IL) on I-155:  Merge onto I-155 N toward Peoria/Hartsburg. Merge onto I-74 W via the exit on the left toward Peoria, 7.9 mi. Take the IL-29/US-24/Adams St exit, EXIT 93, toward Jefferson Ave/Downtown Peoria, 0.2 mi. Merge onto Spalding Ave/IL-29, 0.09 mi. Take the 1st left onto NE Jefferson Ave/US-24 W/IL-29. Continue to follow NE Jefferson Ave/US-24 W, 0.2 mi. Turn right onto Hamilton Blvd, 0.2 mi. Take the 2nd left onto NE Monroe St. 0.05 mi. 107 NE MONROE ST is on the right.
    • from the west (Galesburg, IL) on I-74:  Merge onto I-74 E toward Peoria. Take EXIT 92B toward IL-40 S/Glen Oak Avenue/Downtown Peoria, 0.3 mi. Merge onto N Knoxville Ave, 0.1 mi. Stay straight to go onto Fayette St, 0.4 mi. Turn right onto NE Monroe St, 0.1 mi. 107 NE MONROE ST is on the right.
  • Public transportation:  Peoria bus routes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, and 14 stop within two or three blocks of the Peoria Public Library Main branch.

Internet sites and databases: 

online catalog by keyword, title, author, subject, or ISBN. Also available in WorldCat.

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

They enjoy a large genealogy and local history department, including many indexes, DAR files, and basic genealogy resources for the plains states.[3] Their subscription databases include Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Quest, Digital Sanborn Maps, Historic Map Works, Peoria Journal Star  obituaries 1991-present, and ProQuest Newsstand (300+ newspapers).[4]

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Peoria Public Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • National Archives I, Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.[5]
  • Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana, premier periodical collection, including Midwestern genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, and passenger lists.[6]
  • 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.[7]
  • 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.[8]

Similar Collections

  • Arlington Heights Memorial Library a huge collection, with printed genealogies, manuscripts, periodicals, newspapers, special aids, surname folders—a great overall genealogy collection.[9]
  • Chicago Public Library reference books, how-to-guides, histories, biographies.
  • Lincoln Library, Springfield, indexed obituaries, city directories, the Sangamon Valley Collection  has photos, yearbooks, histories, and maps for studying Sangamon and surrounding counties.</ref>
  • 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>

Neighboring Collections

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Ask a Librarian in Peoria Public Library (accessed 3 April 2015).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Main Library in Peoria Public Library (accessed 3 April 2015).
  3. ↑ William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 41. At various repositories (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 J54d.
  4. ↑ Genealogist in Peoria Public Library (accessed 6 April 2015).
  5. ↑ Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC in National Archives (accessed 31 December 2013).
  6. ↑ Genealogy Center Collections in Genealogy Center (accessed 27 February 2015).
  7. ↑ Genealogy in National Archives at Chicago (accessed 27 February 2014).
  8. ↑ Genealogy and Local History in The Newberry (accessed 27 February 2015).
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.
  10. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 41.
  11. ↑ Genealogy Committee in Illinois State Genealogical Society (accessed 21 March 2015).
  12. ↑ Administrative Histories in Illinois State Archives (accessed 30 March 2015).
  13. ↑ Printed Materials in Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (accessed 30 March 2015).
  14. ↑ Pritzker Military Museum and Library in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 30 March 2015).
  15. ↑ Genealogy in Augustana College (accessed 30 March 2015).
  16. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 134.
  17. ↑ National Archives at St. Louis in National Archives (accessed 18 March 2014).
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