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The Chicago Genealogical Society was founded in 1967 as a not-for-profit educational organization devoted to collecting, preserving and perpetuating the records of our ancestors, and to stimulate an interest in all people who contributed in any way to the establishment of Chicago and its surrounding area.
Devoted to collecting, preserving and perpetuating the records of our ancestors, and to stimulate an interest in all people who contributed in any way to the establishment of Chicago and its surrounding area.
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<h2> Mission of The Chicago Genealogical Society  </h2>
<h2> Mission of The Chicago Genealogical Society  </h2>
The Chicago Genealogical Society was founded in 1967 as a not-for-profit educational organization devoted to collecting, preserving and perpetuating the records of our ancestors, and to stimulate an interest in all people who contributed in any way to the establishment of Chicago and its surrounding area.  Our mission:
<ul><li>To collect, preserve, and perpetuate the records of our ancestors.  
<ul><li>To collect, preserve, and perpetuate the records of our ancestors.  
</li><li>To recognize the contributions of those who participated in the establishment of Chicago and the surrounding area.  
</li><li>To recognize the contributions of those who participated in the establishment of Chicago and the surrounding area.  
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<h2> Collections of The Chicago Genealogical Society  </h2>
<h2> Collections of The Chicago Genealogical Society  </h2>
<ul><li>Under construction  
<ul><li>Under construction  
<ul><li>Record collections or papers to which your society has access
</li><li>How these records can help researchers (May link to a Wiki article connected with the location)
</li><li>Where the record is located (online, on site, at nearby repositories)
</li><li>How to access it from a distance (order information, if any)
</li><li>Indexes for records about this area
</li><li>Where the index is located (online, book, or on site)
</li><li>Look ups, and copying records from local repositories, if any (here or in Q &amp; A below)
</li><li>Directions on how your society does this, and sends the information back to the patron
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<h2> Local Repositories of The Chicago Genealogical Society  </h2>
<h2> Local Repositories of The Chicago Genealogical Society  </h2>
<ul><li>(List each repository, link to it, and <i><b>briefly</b></i> describe their collection. Ideally list around 3 to 7 repositories, but this is flexible.)
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<h2> Projects of The Chicago Genealogical Society  </h2>
<h2> Projects of The Chicago Genealogical Society  </h2>