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==Contact Information== | ==Contact Information== | ||
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="Contact">[http://www.ssghs.org/contact_us.htm Contact Us] in ''South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society'' (accessed 6 April 2015).</ref> | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="Contact">[http://www.ssghs.org/contact_us.htm Contact Us] in ''South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society'' (accessed 6 April 2015).</ref> [mailto:info@ssghs.org info@ssghs.org]. | ||
'''Website:''' https://ssghs.org/<br>'''Facebook:''' https://www.facebook.com/ssghs.org/ | '''Website:''' https://ssghs.org/<br>'''Facebook:''' https://www.facebook.com/ssghs.org/ | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="Contact" /> 3000 W. 170th Place, Hazel Crest, IL. 60429-1174 USA<br>'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Contact" /> | '''Address:'''<ref name="Contact" /> 3000 W. 170th Place, Hazel Crest, IL. 60429-1174 USA<br>'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Contact" /> 708-335-3340. | ||
'''Hours of Operation:''' | '''Hours of Operation:''' [https://ssghs.org/contact/ SSGHS Research Library hours]. You may wish to telephone first to ensure that a volunteer librarian is available to assist you. | ||
'''Map, directions, and public transportation''' | '''Map, directions, and public transportation''' | ||
*'''Map: | *'''Map: ''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/3000+W+170th+Pl,+Hazel+Crest,+IL+60429/@41.5816781,-87.6875002,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x880e22a86d9ed53d:0x7aaecf64712af1cb Google map: South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society (at the Police Department)]. | ||
*'''Directions: | *'''Directions: ''' [https://ssghs.org/contact/ SSGHS Directions] | ||
*'''Public transportation: | *'''Public transportation: ''' [http://www.transitchicago.com/ CTA] Pace bus [http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/route_detail.asp?RouteNo=359 route 359] stops two blocks west the the Library at Kedzie Ave and 171st St. | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' | '''Internet sites and databases:''' | ||
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*[http://www.spertus.edu/asher_cja/index.php Asher Library], Chicago, Spertus Institute for Jewish Studies 500,000 books, and films. | *[http://www.spertus.edu/asher_cja/index.php Asher Library], Chicago, Spertus Institute for Jewish Studies 500,000 books, and films. | ||
*[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. | ||
*'''''Chicago Title and Trust | *'''''Chicago Title and Trust ''''' for a fee they will search property records '''prior''' to the Chicago fire. | ||
*[[Pritzker Military Museum and Library|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.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pritzker_Military_Museum_%26_Library Pritzker Military Museum and Library] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 30 March 2015).</ref> | *[[Pritzker Military Museum and Library|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.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pritzker_Military_Museum_%26_Library Pritzker Military Museum and Library] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 30 March 2015).</ref> | ||
*[http://archives.archchicago.org/Genealogy.aspx Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago Archives] parish records, priest biographies, sacramental, school, or orphanage records. | *[http://archives.archchicago.org/Genealogy.aspx Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago Archives] parish records, priest biographies, sacramental, school, or orphanage records. | ||
*[[University of Chicago Library|University of Chicago Library]] plentiful historical records, including '''''Durrett Collection | *[[University of Chicago Library|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. | ||
*[http://library.uic.edu/ University of Illinois at Chicago], | *[http://library.uic.edu/ University of Illinois at Chicago], biography, periodicals, newspapers, oral history, ethnic studies. | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties: | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties: ''''' '''in Illinois:''' [[DuPage County, Illinois|DuPage]], [[Kane County, Illinois|Kane]], [[Lake County, Illinois|Lake]], [[McHenry County, Illinois|McHenry]], [[Will County, Illinois|Will]]; and '''in Indiana:''' [[Lake County, Indiana|Lake]]. | ||
*[https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/birth-death-other-records Illinois Dept. of Health Vital Records], Springfield, birth, marriage, death, adoption, and divorces. | *[https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/birth-death-other-records 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>Dollarhide and Bremer, 41.</ref> | *[[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>Dollarhide and Bremer, 41.</ref> | ||
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*[[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]]. | *[[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> | *[[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 | *[[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. | ||
*[[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. | *[[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. | ||
*[[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. | *[[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. | ||
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*[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.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. | *[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. | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states: | *Repositories in '''''surrounding states: ''''' [[Indiana Archives and Libraries|Indiana]], [[Iowa Archives and Libraries|Iowa]], [[Kentucky Archives and Libraries|Kentucky]], [[Michigan Archives and Libraries|Michigan]], [[Missouri Archives and Libraries|Missouri]], and [[Wisconsin Archives and Libraries|Wisconsin]] | ||
*[[National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)]], St. Louis, MO, military and civil services personnel records. For servicemen and servicewomen discharged from 1912 to 1953.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 134.</ref> <ref>[http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/ National Archives at St. Louis] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 18 March 2014).</ref> | *[[National Personnel Records Center (NPRC)]], St. Louis, MO, military and civil services personnel records. For servicemen and servicewomen discharged from 1912 to 1953.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 134.</ref> <ref>[http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/ National Archives at St. Louis] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 18 March 2014).</ref> | ||
*[http://www.pgsa.org/aboutPGSA.php Polish Genealogical Society of America], Milwaukee, WI, 60,000 books on Polish history, art, culture, reference. | *[http://www.pgsa.org/aboutPGSA.php Polish Genealogical Society of America], Milwaukee, WI, 60,000 books on Polish history, art, culture, reference. | ||
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