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== Example ==
== Example ==


=== Societies  ===
=== Societies  ===


'''McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society''' <br> PO Box 184<br> Crystal Lake, Illinois 60039 '''McHenry County Illinois Historical Society''' '''and Museum'''<br> 6422 Main Street<br> PO Box 434<br> Union, Illinois 60180<br> (815) 923-2267<br> Email: [mailto:info@mchsonline.org info@mchsonline.org]
[http://www.cl-hs.org/index.html Crystal Lake Historical Society ]<br> PO&nbsp;Box 1151<br> Crystal Lake, IL&nbsp; 60039-1151


Reservations must be made in advance to use the [http://mchsonline.org/index McHenry County Historical Society and Museum's ]collection. Call at least 24 hours in advance to make an appointment. Research fees apply unless you are a member of the society. <br>
The [http://www.cl-hs.org/index.html Crystal Lake Historical Society] is located in the Colonel Palmer House at the intersection of Illinois Route 176 and Terra Cotta Road in Crystal Lake. Their Research/Archives Room resources include newspapers from 1875, published county and local histories, atlases, maps and family files. On-line resources include the [http://www.cl-hs.org/resources/Death+Index+Current.pdf Index to Death Notices/Obituaries in the Nunda/Crystal Lake Herald], which provides details of name, age, date of death and date of burial for more than 33,000 people, dating back to 1875. The Crystal Lake Newsletter is bi-annual.&nbsp; <br>