Illinois Archives and Libraries: Difference between revisions

== Directories  ==

Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of many archives, libraries, and genealogical and historical societies are given in:  

The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful for genealogical research:  

7358 South Pulaski Road<br>Chicago, IL 60629<br>Telephone: 773-581-7816<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/ National Archives Great Lakes]  

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

[http://www.carli.illinois.edu/ Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI)]<br>100 Trade Centre Drive, Suite 303<br>Champaign, IL 61820-7233<br>Telephone: 217-244-7593 or 866-904-5843<br>Internet: br&gt;  

Many Illinois local government records are housed in regional archive depositories.&nbsp; By following the links below you can find which county records are held at each depository.&nbsp; In addition, the depository sites can help you discover other possible sources for records and information not available from IRAD.  

[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>  

==== Further Reading  ====

[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/iradaddr.html#WIU IRAD—Western Illinois University (WIU)]&nbsp;[[IRAD - Western Illinois University|Wiki article about WIU]]<br>Illinois Regional Archives Depository<br>University Library<br>Western Illinois University<br>1 University Circle<br>Macomb, IL 61455<br>Telephone: (309) 298-2716<br>Hours: Monday – Friday, except state holidays<br>8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.<br>WIU Region:&nbsp;Adams,&nbsp;Brown,&nbsp;Calhoun,&nbsp;Fulton, Hancock,&nbsp;Henderson,&nbsp;Henry,&nbsp;Knox<br>McDonough,&nbsp;Mercer,&nbsp;Peoria,&nbsp;Pike, Rock Island,&nbsp;Schuyler,&nbsp;Stark,&nbsp;Warren<br>  

For further details see the [[Newberry Library]] Wiki page.  

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>''  

To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Illinois counties, use the 33 inventories of the county archives published around 1940 by the Historical Records Survey. The Family History Library has copies of most of these. These inventories can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a&nbsp;Place Search under:  

You can find research tips and information about ancestors from Illinois in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. Much of the information is available at little or no cost. The following sites are important gateways to additional sites:  

:[http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List]: Links to a wide variety of [http://www.cyndislist.com/us/il/ Illinois resources].

:[http://ilgenweb.net/ Illinois USGenWeb]. Volunteer-created list of genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet, for each county.

== References  ==

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[[Category:Illinois|Archives]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories]]