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==McHenry Plaindealer Indexes== | ==McHenry Plaindealer Indexes== | ||
'''The McHenry Plaindealer was the primary newspaper for McHenry and was published from 1875 until 1986.''' | |||
[http://mchenrylibrary.org/images/PDFs/Mircofilm-Death-Records---Jan-2017.pdf August of 1875 through April of 1890]: This index includes Obituaries from the McHenry Plaindealer starting in August of 1875 through April of 1890. This is an ongoing project and we hope to have more newspapers indexed soon. Please keep in mind that the Plaindealer was a publication for the town of McHenry, it was not county wide news, the relative you are looking for may be memorialized in another newspaper. | [http://mchenrylibrary.org/images/PDFs/Mircofilm-Death-Records---Jan-2017.pdf August of 1875 through April of 1890]: This index includes Obituaries from the McHenry Plaindealer starting in August of 1875 through April of 1890. This is an ongoing project and we hope to have more newspapers indexed soon. Please keep in mind that the Plaindealer was a publication for the town of McHenry, it was not county wide news, the relative you are looking for may be memorialized in another newspaper. | ||
Revision as of 13:50, 21 June 2019
Contact Information[edit | edit source]Email: 809 N. Front St, McHenry, IL 60050
Mon-Thurs: 9:00 - 9:00 Fri & Sat: 9:00 - 5:00 Sunday: 12:00 - 4:00 Description of Onsite Collections[edit | edit source]Microform: There is a dedicated Genealogy Room with two microform readers, which are ScanPro 2000. The Northwest Herald, formerly The McHenry Plaindealer, is available on microfilm back to 1875. The print collection: There are approximately 2,200 items, including half of the McHenry County Genealogical Society collection (approximately 900 items); and approximately 140 items from BigWil (British Interest Group of Wisconsin & Illinois). Magazines and Newsletters: include the American Ancestors New England and Beyond, Family Chronicle, Family Tree, Internet Genealogy, Illinois Magazine, MCIGS Connection Newsletter, MCIGS Quarterly, Journal of Illinois History, McHenry Area Historical Society Newsletter, and the McHenry County Historical Society Newsletter. McHenry Library's Online Collections[edit | edit source]McHenry Plaindealer Indexes[edit | edit source]The McHenry Plaindealer was the primary newspaper for McHenry and was published from 1875 until 1986. August of 1875 through April of 1890: This index includes Obituaries from the McHenry Plaindealer starting in August of 1875 through April of 1890. This is an ongoing project and we hope to have more newspapers indexed soon. Please keep in mind that the Plaindealer was a publication for the town of McHenry, it was not county wide news, the relative you are looking for may be memorialized in another newspaper. 1949 through 1984: This index includes Obituaries and Births from the McHenry Plaindealer starting in 1949 through 1984. This index if brought to you by the McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society and was compiled by T. Larry Phalin. Please keep in mind that the Plaindealer was a publication for the town of McHenry, it was not county-wide news. Tips for Your Visit[edit | edit source]The Genealogy Room is locked, please stop the Questions Desk and we will be happy to let you in. Tips for Your Visit[edit | edit source]The Genealogy Room is locked, please stop the Questions Desk and we will be happy to let you in. | |