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'''[[National Archives at Chicago]]'''[[Image:NARA Chicago.jpg|right|175px|NARA Chicago.jpg]]<br>7358 S. Pulaski Rd.<br>Chicago, IL 60629-5898<br>Phone: 773-948-9001<br>Fax: 773-948-9050<br>E-mail: [mailto:chicago.archives@nara.gov chicago.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/ National Archives at Chicago]<br><br>  

:Includes federal censuses 1790–1930; selected military service indexes, pension indexes, passenger lists, and naturalizations. Free computers for Ancestry, Heritage Quest, or Fold3. Federal agency, civil, and criminal court records of Illinois and surrounding states.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/chicago/archives/genealogy.html Genealogy] in ''National Archives at Chicago'' (accessed 27 February 2014).</ref> <br><br>

'''[[Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center]]'''[[Image:Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center.png|right|250px|Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center.png]] <br>Denkman Memorial Library Augustana College<br>639 38th Street<br>Rock Island, IL 61201-2296<br>Telephone: 309-794-7204<br>Fax: 309-794-7443<br>E-Mail: [mailto:sag@augustana.edu sag@augustana.edu]<br> Internet: [http://www.augustana.edu/general-information/swenson-center-/library Swenson Center Library]<br><br>  

==== IRAD Locations  ====

'''[[Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)|Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)]]'''<br>Archives Building<br>Springfield, IL 62756<br>Phone: (217) 785-1266 <br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/home.html Illinois Regional Archives Depository System] (IRAD)  

:EIU Region: Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Jasper, Lawrence, Moultrie, Richland, Shelby, Wabash, Wayne<br><br>

[[IRAD - Illinois State University]] (ISU)<br>2016 Warehouse Road<br>Campus Box 1520<br>Normal, IL 61790-1520<br>Phone: (309) 452-6027<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/isu.html Illinois State University]<br>Hours: Monday – Friday, except state holidays 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. <br>  

:ISU Region: Champaign, DeWitt, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston, Logan, Marshall, McLean, Piatt, Tazewell, Vermillion, Woodford<br><br>

[[IRAD - Northeastern Illinois University]] (NEIU)<br>Ronald Williams Library<br>5500 N. St. Louis Avenue<br>Chicago, IL 60625-4699<br>Phone: (773) 442-4506<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/neiu.html Northeastern Illinois University]<br>Hours: Monday – Friday, except state holidays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. <br>  

:NEIU Region: Cook and City of Chicago<br><br>

[[IRAD - Southern Illinois University]] (SIU)<br>c/o Special Collections<br>Morris Library – 6632<br>Carbondale, IL 62901-6632<br>Phone: (618) 453-3040<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/siu.html Southern Illinois University] <br>Hours: Monday – Friday, except state holidays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. <br>  

:SIU Region: Alexander, Clinton, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, St. Clair, Saline, Union, Washington, White, Williamson <br><br>

[[IRAD - Northern Illinois University]] (NIU)<br>c/o Regional History Center<br>Founders Memorial Library, Room 400<br>DeKalb, IL 60115<br>Phone: (815) 753-1807<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/niu.html Northern Illinois University]<br>Hours: Monday – Friday, except state holidays 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.<br>  

:NIU Region: Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, DuPage, JoDaviess, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Putnam, Stephenson, Whiteside, Will, Winnebago<br><br>

[[IRAD - University of Illinois at Springfield]] (UIS)<br>LIB 144<br>One University Plaza, MS BRK 140<br>Springfield IL 62703-5407<br>Phone: (217) 206-6520<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/niu.html University of Illinois at Springfield]<br>Hours: Monday – Friday, except state holidays 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. <br>  

:UIS Region: Bond, Cass, Christian, Fayette, Greene, Jersey, Macon, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott<br><br>

[[IRAD - Western Illinois University]] (WIU)<br>University Library<br>1 University Circle<br>Macomb, IL 61455<br>Phone: (309) 298-2716<br>Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/wiu.html Western Illinois University]<br>Hours: Monday – Friday, except state holidays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. <br>  

=== Regional  ===

'''[[Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]]'''[[Image:Lincoln Museum.jpg|right|175px|Lincoln Museum.jpg]]<br>112 N. Sixth Street<br>Springfield, IL 62701<br>Phone: (800) 610-2094 or (217) 782-5764<br>Internet: [http://www.lincolnlibraryandmuseum.com/index.htm Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum]<br><br>  

:Holdings include: family genealogies; oral histories; county histories; cemetery inscriptions; atlases and plat books; indexes and transcriptions of census, vital records, and naturalization records for many counties. Records of the [[Union Veterans' and Lineage Society Records|Grand Army of the Republic ]], the Civil War Union veteran's society, are also included.&nbsp;The online collection has a statewide [http://www.illinoishistory.gov/lib/obit_finder.htm obituary search] for newspapers held at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library.<ref>[http://www.illinois.gov/alplm/library/collections/printedmaterials/Pages/default.aspx Printed Materials] in ''Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum'' (accessed 7 April 2015).</ref><br><br>

'''[[Arlington Heights Memorial Library]]'''[[Image:Arlington Heights Memorial Library.jpg|right|175px|Arlington Heights Memorial Library.jpg]] <br>500 N Dunton Ave<br>Arlington Heights, IL 60004-5910<br>Phone: (847) 392-0100<br>Fax: (847) 506-2650 <br>Internet: [http://www.ahml.info/research/genealogy Genealogy and Local History]<br><br>  

:The local history and genealogy collection here is huge. They have printed genealogies, manuscripts, periodicals, newspapers, special aids, surname folders and a great overall genealogy collection.<ref name="DB39" /><br><br>

'''[[Chicago History Museum|Chicago History Museum]]'''[[Image:Chicago History Museum.JPG|right|175px|Chicago History Museum.JPG]]<br>1601 North Clark Street<br>Chicago, IL 60614<br>Phone: (312) 642-4600<br>Fax: (312) 266-2077<br>Internet: [http://www.chicagohistory.org/ Chicago History Museum]<br><br>  

:Formerly known as the '''Chicago Historical Society''', their archives hold more than 20 million manuscripts such as letters, account books, certificates, diaries, genealogical charts, journals, licenses, log books, membership lists, memoirs, minutes, muster rolls, research notes, scrapbooks, sermons, speeches, subscription lists, and telegrams. They are strong in U.S. history through the American Civil War, especially in early Chicago history and social conditions.<ref name="DB39" /><br><br>

'''Chicago Title and Trust'''[[Image:Chicago Title and Trust Building.jpg|right|80px|Chicago Title and Trust Building.jpg]]<br>171 North Clark Street<br>Chicago, IL 60601 USA<br>Phone: (312) 223-2000<br>Fax: (312) 223-2942<br>Internet: [http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=4375844 Chicago Title and Trust Company]<br><br>  

:For a fee they will search property records '''prior''' to the Chicago fire.<ref name="DB39" /><br><br>

'''[[John A. Logan College Library]]'''<br>700 Logan College Road <br>Carterville, Illinois 62918 USA<br>Phone: (618) 985-3741<br>E-mail: [http://www.jalc.edu/library/connect-to-askaway E-mail a question] form<br>Internet: [http://www.jalc.edu/library John A. Logan College Library]  

:This library is a focal point of Southern Illinois genealogy. Their collection is huge.<ref name="DB41" /><br><br>

'''[[Lincoln Library]]'''<br>326 S 7th Street<br>Springfield, Illinois 62701 USA<br>Phone: (217) 753-4900 x234<br>Fax: (217) 753-4905<br>Internet: [http://www.lincolnlibrary.info/index.html Lincoln Library: the Public Library of Springfield, Illinois]  

: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" /><br><br>

'''[[Newberry Library]]''' [[Image:Newberry Library.jpg|right|175px|Newberry Library.jpg]] <br> 60 West Walton Street<br> Chicago, IL 60610<br> Telephone: 312-255-3512<br>Email: [mailto:genealogy@newberry.org reference@newberry.org.]<br>Internet: [http://www.newberry.org/ Newberry Library] <br><br>  

:*A surname index to genealogical periodicals and local history books in the Newberry Library was completed in 1915 and published as ''The Genealogical Index of the Newberry Library''<ref>''The Genealogical Index of the Newberry Library''. Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall, 1960. {{WorldCat|83367401}}  {{FHL|130151|item|disp=FHL films 928135–928137}} and {{FHL|130151|item|disp=FHL book 973 D22n vols. 1–4}}</ref>&nbsp;Since this index is old, be sure to use the [http://www.newberry.org/sites/default/files/textpage-attachments/Genealogical%20Index.pdf online guide sheet] to this collection before using the source.<br><br>

'''[[Peoria Public Library]]'''[[Image:Peoria Public Library.jpg|right|175px|Peoria Public Library.jpg]]<br>107 NE Monroe St.<br>Peoria, IL 61602-1070<br>Phone: (309) 672-8835<br>E-mail: [http://www.peoriapubliclibrary.org/ask-a-librarian Ask a librarian].<br>Internet: [http://www.peoriapubliclibrary.org/local-history-and-genealogy Local History and Genealogy Collection]<br><br>  

:They enjoy a large genealogy and local history department, including many indexes, DAR files, and basic genealogy resources for the plains states.<ref name="DB41" /><br><br>

'''[[Pritzker Military Museum and Library]]'''[[Image:Pritzker Military Museum and Library.jpg|right|175px|Pritzker Military Museum and Library.jpg]]<br>104 S. Michigan Ave<br>Chicago, IL 60603<br>Telephone: (312) 374-9333<br>Fax:(312) 374-9314<br>E-mail: [mailto:librarian@pritzkermilitary.org Ask a reference question] <br>Internet: [http://www.pritzkermilitary.org Pritzker Military Museum and Library]<br><br>  

:The research library has 45,000 books on military history including numerous unit histories, photos, uniforms, equipment, insignia, and ships for many of the world's militaries. They help genealogists.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pritzker_Military_Museum_%26_Library Pritzker Military Museum {{amp}} Library] in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' (accessed 30 March 2015).</ref><br><br>

'''[[South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society]]''' <br>3000 W. 170th Place<br>Hazel Crest, Illinois 60429-1175 USA<br>Phone: (708) 335-3340<br>E-mail: [mailto:research@ssghs.org research@ssghs.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.ssghs.org/sslib.htm South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society]  

:This is a very good genealogical collection with local histories, genealogies, naturalization records, Pullman Car Works personnel records, obituary files, and church histories.<ref name="DB39" /><br><br>

'''[[Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville Lovejoy Library]]'''<br>30 Hairpin Drive<br>Edwardsville, IL 62026 USA<br>Phone: (618) 650-4636<br>Internet: [http://www.siue.edu/lovejoylibrary/ Library and Information Services]  

:This is the best library in southern Illinois. They have a large genealogical collection including newspapers, biographies, county histories, family folders, and maps.<ref name="DB41" /><br><br>

'''[[University of Chicago Library]]'''[[Image:Regenstein Library entrance2.jpg|right|175px|Harper Library, interior, University of Chicago.jpg]] <br>1100 East 57th Street<br> Chicago, Illinois 60637-1502 <br>Phone: (773) 702-4085 <br>E-mail: [http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/ask/RBICask.html Ask a librarian] form <br>Internet: [http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/index.html The University of Chicago Library]<br><br>  

:This library has plentiful historical records. Noteworthy is the '''''Durrett Collection&nbsp;''''' of historical Kentucky and Ohio River Valley manuscripts. The size and content of this collection is comparable to the ''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]]''. It includes the earliest people in the Ohio Valley.<ref name="DB39" /><br><br>

'''[[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Main Library]]'''[[Image:MainLibrary Urbana Illinois 4582.jpg|right|175px|MainLibrary Urbana Illinois 4582.jpg]]<br>1408 W. Gregory Dr<br>Urbana, IL 61801<br>Phone: (217) 333-2290<br>E-mail: [https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/960560 Ask a librarian e-mail form]<br>Internet: [http://www.library.illinois.edu/ University Library]<br><br>  

: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" /><br><br>

'''[[Urbana Free Library]]''' [[Image:Urbana Free Library Urbana Illinois from northeast.jpg|right|175px|Peoria Public Library.jpg]]<br>210 West Green Street<br>Urbana, Illinois 61801<br>Phone: (217) 367-4057 <br>Fax: (217) 367-4061<br>E-mail: [mailto:reference@tufl.info reference@tufl.info]<br>Internet: [http://urbanafreelibrary.org/ The Urbana Free Library]<br><br>