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[http://www.cl-hs.org/index.html Crystal Lake Historical Society ]<br> PO&nbsp;Box 1151<br> Crystal Lake, IL&nbsp; 60039-1151
[http://www.kentdelordhouse.org/ Kent-Delord House Museum ]<br> 17 Cumberland Avenue <br> Plattsburgh, NY 12901<br> Phone: 518-561-1035<br> The museum collection consists of the artifacts acquired by members of the Delord family during the time they owned the house, from 1810 to 1913. It includes family photographs and a library of approximately 3,000 books dating from the mid-18th to the early 20th century. The collection is open to scholars and researchers by appointment only and materials may be used on-site only.
 
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>