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==== Illinois State Archives ====
==== Illinois State Archives ====
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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: [https://www.ilsos.gov/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.<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.<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>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)}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library 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>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)}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> A helpful guide to the holdings of the Illinois State Archives is:
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==== Illinois State Library ====
==== Illinois State Library ====
'''[[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: [https://www.ilsos.gov/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><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.<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><br>


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==== IRAD Guides  ====
==== IRAD Guides  ====


[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/iradregn.html Regional Map of IRAD Depositories ] Click on the approprate region, then click on the county of interest for contact information, county formation, and other information about the county.  To search which county records are available in IRAD, from any IRAD page click on [https://www.ilsos.gov/isa/localgovrecordssrch.jsp Local Governmental Records Holdings Database] or link to it directly from here. Once on this page, by only entering the county name in the search box, you can see all IRAD holdings for any individual county. <br>  
[https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/IRAD/iradregn.html Regional Map of IRAD Depositories ] Click on the approprate region, then click on the county of interest for contact information, county formation, and other information about the county.  To search which county records are available in IRAD, from any IRAD page click on [https://www.ilsos.gov/isa/localgovrecordssrch.jsp Local Governmental Records Holdings Database] or link to it directly from here. Once on this page, by only entering the county name in the search box, you can see all IRAD holdings for any individual county. <br>  


See ''A Summary Guide to Local Governmental Records in the Illinois Regional Archives, ''available from the [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/ard119.pdf Illinois Regional Archives Depository System].<ref>Bailey, Robert E., et al., eds. ''A Summary Guide to Local Governmental Records in the Illinois Regional Archives''. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Archives, 1992. {{Worldcat|26342080}}  {{FSC|567299|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.356/S1 J53s}}.</ref>  
See ''A Summary Guide to Local Governmental Records in the Illinois Regional Archives, ''available from the [https://www.ilsos.gov/publications/pdf_publications/ard119.pdf Illinois Regional Archives Depository System].<ref>Bailey, Robert E., et al., eds. ''A Summary Guide to Local Governmental Records in the Illinois Regional Archives''. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Archives, 1992. {{Worldcat|26342080}}  {{FSC|567299|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.356/S1 J53s}}.</ref>  


For more information about IRAD and the regional depositories see [[Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)|Illinois Regional Archives Depositories]].  
For more information about IRAD and the regional depositories see [[Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)|Illinois Regional Archives Depositories]].  
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===== Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) =====
===== Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) =====
'''[[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)  
'''[[Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)|Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)]]'''<br>Archives Building<br>Springfield, IL 62756<br>Phone: (217) 785-1266 <br>Internet: [https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/IRAD/iradregn.html Illinois Regional Archives Depository System] (IRAD)  


[[Image:Illinois regions.png|right|275px|Illinois regions.png]] [[IRAD - Eastern Illinois University]] (EIU)<br>Booth Library<br>600 Lincoln Avenue<br>Charleston, IL 61920<br>Phone: (217) 581-6093<br> Internet: [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/IRAD/eiu.html Eastern Illinois 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><br>  
[[Image:Illinois regions.png|right|275px|Illinois regions.png]] [[IRAD - Eastern Illinois University]] (EIU)<br>Booth Library<br>600 Lincoln Avenue<br>Charleston, IL 61920<br>Phone: (217) 581-6093<br> Internet: [https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/IRAD/eiu.html Eastern Illinois 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><br>  


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


===== IRAD - Illinois State University =====
===== IRAD - Illinois State University =====
[[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>  
[[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: [https://www.ilsos.gov/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>
:ISU Region: Champaign, DeWitt, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Livingston, Logan, Marshall, McLean, Piatt, Tazewell, Vermillion, Woodford<br><br>


===== IRAD - Northeastern Illinois University =====
===== IRAD - Northeastern Illinois University =====
[[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>  
[[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: [https://www.ilsos.gov/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>
:NEIU Region: Cook and City of Chicago<br><br>


===== IRAD - Southern Illinois University =====
===== IRAD - Southern Illinois University =====
[[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>  
[[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: [https://www.ilsos.gov/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>
: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 =====
===== IRAD - Northern Illinois University =====
[[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>  
[[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: [https://www.ilsos.gov/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>
: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 =====
===== IRAD - University of Illinois at Springfield =====
[[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>  
[[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: [https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/IRAD/uis.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>
:UIS Region: Bond, Cass, Christian, Fayette, Greene, Jersey, Macon, Macoupin, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Sangamon, Scott<br><br>


===== IRAD - Western Illinois University =====
===== IRAD - Western Illinois University =====
[[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>  
[[IRAD - Western Illinois University]] (WIU)<br>University Library<br>1 University Circle<br>Macomb, IL 61455<br>Phone: (309) 298-2716<br>Internet: [https://www.ilsos.gov/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>  


:WIU Region: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Peoria, Pike, Rock Island, Schuyler, Stark, Warren<br><br>
:WIU Region: Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Knox, McDonough, Mercer, Peoria, Pike, Rock Island, Schuyler, Stark, Warren<br><br>
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