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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Illinois]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png|go to]] [[Sangamon County, Illinois|Sangamon]] [[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]] [[Sangamon County, Illinois|Sangamon]] [[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="AA">[http://www.lincolnlibrary.info/research/askawayReference.html AskAway Email and Chat Reference Service] in '' | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="AA">[http://www.lincolnlibrary.info/research/askawayReference.html AskAway Email and Chat Reference Service] in ''Lincoln Library'' (accessed 6 April 2015).</ref> [http://www.questionpoint.org/crs/servlet/org.oclc.admin.BuildForm?&institution=10525&type=1&language=1 Ask a Librarian] form.<br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="Sangamon">[http://www.lincolnlibrary.info/research/sangamonValley.html Sangamon Valley Collection] in ''Lincoln Library'' (accessed 6 April 2015).</ref> | '''Address:'''<ref name="Sangamon">[http://www.lincolnlibrary.info/research/sangamonValley.html Sangamon Valley Collection] in ''Lincoln Library'' (accessed 6 April 2015).</ref> | ||
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=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
The '''Lincoln Library''' is the public library of Springfield, Illinois.<ref name="Sangamon" /> | The '''Lincoln Library''' is the public library of Springfield, Illinois.<ref name="Sangamon" /> | ||
They have indexed obituaries from the ''Illinois State Journal'' from 1861-1934 and 1959 to now. All Springfield city directories are here. The '''Sangamon Valley Collection''' has resources (photos, directories, yearbooks, histories, maps) for studying Sangamon and nearby counties.<ref name="DB41">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> | They have indexed obituaries from the ''Illinois State Journal'' from 1861-1934 and 1959 to now. All Springfield city directories are here. The '''Sangamon Valley Collection''' has resources (photos, directories, yearbooks, histories, maps) for studying Sangamon and nearby counties.<ref name="DB41">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> | ||
They have an index to their manuscript collection. Microfilms include many area newspapers, Illinois censuses, genealogies, city directores, scrapbooks, genealogical society publications, Illinois [[Sanborn Insurance Maps|Sanborn fire insurance maps]], and organization minutes. Internet resources include Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library genealogy resources, the Illinois Newspaper Project, Lithuanians in Springfield, and Oak Ridge Cemetery records, and subscription web sites like America's Newspapers, America's Obituaries, Heritage Quest, the State Journal-Register, and Ancestry.com.<ref name="Sangamon" /> | They have an index to their manuscript collection. Microfilms include many area newspapers, Illinois censuses, genealogies, city directores, scrapbooks, genealogical society publications, Illinois [[Sanborn Insurance Maps|Sanborn fire insurance maps]], and organization minutes. Internet resources include Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library genealogy resources, the Illinois Newspaper Project, Lithuanians in Springfield, and Oak Ridge Cemetery records, and subscription web sites like America's Newspapers, America's Obituaries, Heritage Quest, the State Journal-Register, and Ancestry.com.<ref name="Sangamon" /> | ||
=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
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*[[Arlington Heights Memorial Library|Arlington Heights Memorial Library]] a huge collection, with printed genealogies, manuscripts, periodicals, newspapers, special aids, surname folders—a great overall genealogy collection.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref> | *[[Arlington Heights Memorial Library|Arlington Heights Memorial Library]] a huge collection, with printed genealogies, manuscripts, periodicals, newspapers, special aids, surname folders—a great overall genealogy collection.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref> | ||
*[http://www.chipublib.org/ Chicago Public Library] reference books, how-to-guides, histories, biographies. | *[http://www.chipublib.org/ Chicago Public Library] reference books, how-to-guides, histories, biographies. | ||
*[[ | *[[Lincoln_Library|Lincoln Library]], Springfield, indexed obituaries, city directories, the '''''Sangamon Valley Collection ''''' has photos, yearbooks, histories, and maps for studying Sangamon and surrounding counties.<ref name="DB41" /> | ||
*[[Peoria Public Library|Peoria Public Library]] enjoys a large genealogy and local history department, including many indexes, DAR files, and basic genealogy resources for the plains states.<ref name="DB41" /> | *[[Peoria Public Library|Peoria Public Library]] enjoys a large genealogy and local history department, including many indexes, DAR files, and basic genealogy resources for the plains states.<ref name="DB41" /> | ||
*[[Urbana Free Library|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 name="DB41" /> | *[[Urbana Free Library|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 name="DB41" /> | ||