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'''[[Illinois State Archives|Illinois State Archives]]'''<br>Margret Cross Norton Building<br>Springfield, IL 62756<br>Phone: (217) 782-4682<br>Fax: (217) 524-3930<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/home.html Illinois State Archives]<br> | '''[[Illinois State Archives|Illinois State Archives]]'''<br>Margret Cross Norton Building<br>Springfield, IL 62756<br>Phone: (217) 782-4682<br>Fax: (217) 524-3930<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/home.html Illinois State Archives]<br> | ||
:Since the Illinois State Archives responds only by mail to inquiries, all fax, telephone, and e-mail inquiries must also contain a mailing address. | :Since the Illinois State Archives responds only by mail to inquiries, all fax, telephone, and e-mail inquiries must also contain a mailing address.<br> | ||
:The Illinois State Archives preserves county and state records, including pre-Chicago fire documents. They have indexed vital records, early land grants, military records such as muster rolls and Civil War registers. All federal and state censuses are available. Their surname card index covers much of the collection.<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> A helpful guide to the holdings of the Illinois State Archives is: | :The Illinois State Archives preserves county and state records, including pre-Chicago fire documents. They have indexed vital records, early land grants, military records such as muster rolls and Civil War registers. All federal and state censuses are available. Their surname card index covers much of the collection.<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> A helpful guide to the holdings of the Illinois State Archives is: | ||
:*''Descriptive Inventory of the Archives of the State of Illinois'' <ref>Bailey, Robert E., and Elaine Shemoney Evans, eds. ''Descriptive Inventory of the Archives of the State of Illinois''. 2nd ed. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Archives, 1997. {{Worldcat|678163486}} {{FHL|641970|item|disp=FHL book 977.3 J53ir}}</ref> This source is also available on compact disc from the state archives. [http://www.archive.org/details/guidetoculturalr1988illi Internet Archives ]has a free copy available online.<br><br> | |||
:*''Descriptive Inventory of the Archives of the State of Illinois'' <ref>Bailey, Robert E., and Elaine Shemoney Evans, eds. ''Descriptive Inventory of the Archives of the State of Illinois''. 2nd ed. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Archives, 1997. {{Worldcat|678163486}} {{FHL|641970|item|disp=FHL book 977.3 J53ir}}</ref> This source is also available on compact disc from the state archives. [http://www.archive.org/details/guidetoculturalr1988illi Internet Archives ]has a free copy | |||
'''[[Illinois State Library|Illinois State Library]]'''[[Image:Illinois State Library.jpg|right|175px|Illinois State Library.jpg]]<br>Gwendolyn Brooks Building<br>300 South Second Street<br>Springfield, IL 62701<br>Phone: (217) 785-5600<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/ Illinois State Library]<br> | '''[[Illinois State Library|Illinois State Library]]'''[[Image:Illinois State Library.jpg|right|175px|Illinois State Library.jpg]]<br>Gwendolyn Brooks Building<br>300 South Second Street<br>Springfield, IL 62701<br>Phone: (217) 785-5600<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/ Illinois State Library]<br> | ||
:The Illinois State Library collects official publications of the state and federal governments. This includes federal censuses to 1920, plat books, Illinois county histories, Sanborn fire insurance maps, and Revolutionary War pensions and bounty land warrants.<ref name="DB41" / | :The Illinois State Library collects official publications of the state and federal governments. This includes federal censuses to 1920, plat books, Illinois county histories, Sanborn fire insurance maps, and Revolutionary War pensions and bounty land warrants.<ref name="DB41" /><br> | ||
:'''[http://www.idaillinois.org Illinois Digital Archives]''' The collection includes histories, manuscripts, letters, photographs, newspapers, maps and etc.<br><br> | |||
:'''[http://www.idaillinois.org Illinois Digital Archives]''' The collection includes histories, manuscripts, letters, photographs, newspapers, maps and etc.<br> | |||
'''[[Illinois State Genealogical Society|Illinois State Genealogical Society]]'''<br>P.O. Box 10195<br>Springfield, IL 62791-0195<br>Phone: (217) 789-1968<br>E-mail: [mailto:info@ilgensoc.org info@ilgensoc.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.ilgensoc.org/ Illinois State Genealogical Society] | '''[[Illinois State Genealogical Society|Illinois State Genealogical Society]]'''<br>P.O. Box 10195<br>Springfield, IL 62791-0195<br>Phone: (217) 789-1968<br>E-mail: [mailto:info@ilgensoc.org info@ilgensoc.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.ilgensoc.org/ Illinois State Genealogical Society] | ||
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