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United States Illinois Cook Archives and Libraries South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society

South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society

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Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:^[1] info@ssghs.org.

Address:^[1]

3000 W. 170th Place
Hazel Crest, IL. 60429-1174 USA

Telephone:^[1] 708-335-3340.

Hours: SSGHS Research Library hours.

Map, directions, and public transportation

Map: Google map: South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society (at the Municipal Center).

Directions: SSGHS Directions

Public transportation: CTA Pace bus route 359 stops two blocks west the the Library at Kenzie Ave and 171st St.

Internet sites and databases:

South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society basic information, library, education, research, databases.
Library Catalog Search online by title, author, date published, subject, call number, ISBN, publisher.
Research Resources at the SSGHS Library census records, city directories and phone books, CD's, microfiche and microfilm, family history books and files, hidden treasures, historic maps, "how to do genealogy" books, newspapers, obituaries, pamphlets, periodicals like Where the Trails Cross, the SSGHS quarterly.

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

This is a very good genealogical collection with local histories, genealogies, naturalization records, Pullman Car Works personnel records, obituary files, and church histories.^[2]

Includes federal censuses 1820-1930, state censuses 1825-1865, Chicago directories 1871-1985, surname files, nauralizations, funeral homes, historic maps, Chicago and Cook County how-to-research books, local newspapers and obituary files, and periodicals from 72 genealogical societies.^[3]

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a source at the South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana, premier periodical collection, including Midwestern genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, and passenger lists.^[4]
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]
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.^[6]
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.^[7]

Similar Collections

John A. Logan College Library, Carterville, this library is a focal point of Southern Illinois genealogy. Their collection is huge.</ref>

Neighboring Collections

Cook County Clerk births, marriages, and deaths online
Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court recent probates, civil, criminal records.
Cook County Recorder of Deeds land records, military discharge DD-214s.
Cook County Medical Examiner suspicious or unusual deaths.
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois recent civil and criminal court records.
Arlington Heights Memorial Library a huge collection, with printed genealogies, manuscripts, periodicals, newspapers, special aids, surname folders—a great overall genealogy collection.^[2]
Asher Library, Chicago, Spertus Institute for Jewish Studies 500,000 books, and films.
Chicago Public Library reference books, how-to-guides, histories, biographies.
Chicago Title and Trust for a fee they will search property records prior to the Chicago fire.^[2]
Pritzker Military Museum and Library, Chicago, 45,000 military history books, unit histories, photos, uniforms, equipment, insignia, and ships of many world militaries. They help genealogists.^[8]
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago Archives parish records, priest biographies, sacramental, school, or orphanage records.
University of Chicago Library plentiful historical records, including Durrett Collection of historical Kentucky and Ohio River Valley manuscripts of early people in the Ohio Valley.^[2]
University of Illinois at Chicago, biography, periodicals, newspapers, oral history, ethnic studies.
Repositories in surrounding counties: in Illinois: DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will; and in Indiana: Lake.
Illinois Dept. of Health Vital Records, Springfield, birth, marriage, death, adoption, and divorces.
Illinois State Archives, Springfield, county/state records, pre-Chicago fire sources, indexed vital records, early land grants, military records, all fed/state censuses, surname card index.^[9]
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, Springfield, research guidance, teaching via webinars and the ISGS blog for free, death certificates 1916-1947 for a fee. No research requests.^[10]
Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD), Springfield, HQ of 7 regional archives of local Illinois county/town records: birth, marriage, death, land, tax, voting reg., probate, naturalization, civil & criminal court, coroner, poorhouse.^[11] For Cook County see IRAD-Northeastern Illinois University.
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, genealogy, plat maps, atlases, oral and county history, cemeteries, census, vital records, naturalizations in many counties.^[12]
Lincoln Library, Springfield, indexed obituaries, city directories, the Sangamon Valley Collection has photos, yearbooks, histories, and maps for studying Sangamon and surrounding counties.</ref>
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>
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Lovejoy Library best library in southern IL with a large genealogical collection of newspapers, biographies, county histories, family folders, and maps.</ref>
Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Rock Island, IL, Swedish church records, census, passenger lists, lodges, newspapers, directories.^[13]
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Main Library one of the best book collections in America, including county histories, and farmers registers. Think of it as another archives for Illinois.</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>
Brethren Historical Library and Archives, Elgin, IL, cultural, socio-economic, theological, genealogical, and institutional history of the Brethren.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives, Elk Grove Village, IL, serves historians, congregations, synods, genealogists and others interested in Lutheran history.
Repositories in surrounding states: Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin
National Personnel Records Center (NPRC), St. Louis, MO, military and civil services personnel records. For servicemen and servicewomen discharged from 1912 to 1953.^[14] ^[15]
Polish Genealogical Society of America, Milwaukee, WI, 60,000 books on Polish history, art, culture, reference.

Sources[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Contact Us in South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society (accessed 6 April 2015).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 39. At various repositories (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 J54d. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "DB39" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Research Resources at the SSGHS Library in South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society (accessed 6 April 2015).
↑ Genealogy Center Collections in Genealogy Center (accessed 27 February 2015).
↑ Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC in National Archives (accessed 31 December 2013).
↑ Genealogy in National Archives at Chicago (accessed 27 February 2014).
↑ Genealogy and Local History in The Newberry (accessed 27 February 2015).
↑ Pritzker Military Museum and Library in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 30 March 2015).
↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 41.
↑ Genealogy Committee in Illinois State Genealogical Society (accessed 21 March 2015).
↑ Administrative Histories in Illinois State Archives (accessed 30 March 2015).
↑ Printed Materials in Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (accessed 30 March 2015).
↑ Genealogy in Augustana College (accessed 30 March 2015).
↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 134.
↑ National Archives at St. Louis in National Archives (accessed 18 March 2014).

[Contact-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Contact Us in South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society (accessed 6 April 2015).

[DB39-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 39. At various repositories (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 J54d. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "DB39" defined multiple times with different content

[3] Research Resources at the SSGHS Library in South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society (accessed 6 April 2015).

[4] Genealogy Center Collections in Genealogy Center (accessed 27 February 2015).

[5] Information for Researchers at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC in National Archives (accessed 31 December 2013).

[6] Genealogy in National Archives at Chicago (accessed 27 February 2014).

[7] Genealogy and Local History in The Newberry (accessed 27 February 2015).

[8] Pritzker Military Museum and Library in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia (accessed 30 March 2015).

[DB41-9] Dollarhide and Bremer, 41.

[10] Genealogy Committee in Illinois State Genealogical Society (accessed 21 March 2015).

[11] Administrative Histories in Illinois State Archives (accessed 30 March 2015).

[12] Printed Materials in Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (accessed 30 March 2015).

[13] Genealogy in Augustana College (accessed 30 March 2015).

[14] Dollarhide and Bremer, 134.

[15] National Archives at St. Louis in National Archives (accessed 18 March 2014).

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 '''''Similar Collections'''''<br>
-*[[John A. Logan College Library|John A. Logan College Library]], Carterville, this library is a focal point of Southern Illinois genealogy. Their collection is huge.<ref name="DB41" />
+*[[John A. Logan College Library|John A. Logan College Library]], Carterville, this library is a focal point of Southern Illinois genealogy. Their collection is huge.</ref>
 '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
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 *[http://www.idph.state.il.us/vitalrecords/default.htm Illinois Dept. of Health Vital Records], Springfield, birth, marriage, death, adoption, and divorces.
 *[[Illinois State Archives]], Springfield, county/state records, pre-Chicago fire sources, indexed vital records, early land grants, military records, all fed/state censuses, surname card index.<ref name="DB41">Dollarhide and Bremer, 41.</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 name="DB41" />
+*[[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 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 Cook County see [[IRAD - Northeastern Illinois University|IRAD-Northeastern 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>
-*[[Lincoln Library|Lincoln Library]], Springfield, indexed obituaries, city directories, the '''''Sangamon Valley Collection&nbsp;''''' has photos, yearbooks, histories, and maps for studying Sangamon and surrounding counties.<ref name="DB41" />
+*[[Lincoln Library|Lincoln Library]], Springfield, indexed obituaries, city directories, the '''''Sangamon Valley Collection&nbsp;''''' has photos, yearbooks, histories, and maps for studying Sangamon and surrounding counties.</ref>
-*[[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>
-*[[Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Lovejoy Library|Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Lovejoy Library]] best library in southern IL with a large genealogical collection of newspapers, biographies, county histories, family folders, and maps.<ref name="DB41" />
+*[[Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Lovejoy Library|Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Lovejoy Library]] best library in southern IL with a large genealogical collection of newspapers, biographies, county histories, family folders, and maps.</ref>
 *[[Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center]], Rock Island, IL, Swedish church records, census, passenger lists, lodges, newspapers, directories.<ref>[http://www.augustana.edu/general-information/swenson-center-/genealogy Genealogy] in ''Augustana College'' (accessed 30 March 2015).</ref>
-*[[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Main Library|University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Main Library]] one of the best book collections in America, including county histories, and farmers registers. Think of it as another archives for Illinois.<ref name="DB41" />
+*[[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Main Library|University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Main Library]] one of the best book collections in America, including county histories, and farmers registers. Think of it as another archives for Illinois.</ref>
-*[[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>
 *[http://www.brethren.org/bhla/ Brethren Historical Library and Archives], Elgin, IL, cultural, socio-economic, theological, genealogical, and institutional history of the Brethren.
 *[http://www.elca.org/archives/ Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives], Elk Grove Village, IL, serves historians, congregations, synods, genealogists and others interested in Lutheran history.