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=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
This is a very good genealogical collection with local histories, genealogies, naturalization records, [[Illinois Occupations#Pullman_Car_Workers|Pullman Car Works personnel records]], obituary files, and church histories.<ref | This is a very good genealogical collection with local histories, genealogies, naturalization records, [[Illinois Occupations#Pullman_Car_Workers|Pullman Car Works personnel records]], obituary files, and church histories.<ref>William Dollarhide, and Ronald A. Bremer, ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, UT: Heritage Quest, 1988), 39. {{WorldCat|39493985|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> | ||
Includes federal censuses 1820-1930, state censuses 1825-1865, Chicago directories 1871-1985, surname files, nauralizations, funeral homes, historic maps, Chicago and Cook County how-to-research books, local newspapers and obituary files, and periodicals from 72 genealogical societies.<ref>[http://www.ssghs.org/sslib_resources.htm Research Resources at the SSGHS Library] in ''South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society'' (accessed 6 April 2015).</ref> | Includes federal censuses 1820-1930, state censuses 1825-1865, Chicago directories 1871-1985, surname files, nauralizations, funeral homes, historic maps, Chicago and Cook County how-to-research books, local newspapers and obituary files, and periodicals from 72 genealogical societies.<ref>[http://www.ssghs.org/sslib_resources.htm Research Resources at the SSGHS Library] in ''South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society'' (accessed 6 April 2015).</ref> | ||
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*[http://www.cookcountyil.gov/medical-examiner/ Cook County Medical Examiner] suspicious or unusual deaths. | *[http://www.cookcountyil.gov/medical-examiner/ Cook County Medical Examiner] suspicious or unusual deaths. | ||
*[http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/home/ClerksOffice.aspx U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois] recent civil and criminal court records. | *[http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/home/ClerksOffice.aspx U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois] recent civil and criminal court records. | ||
*[[Arlington Heights Memorial Library|Arlington Heights Memorial Library]] a huge collection, with printed genealogies, manuscripts, periodicals, newspapers, special aids, surname folders—a great overall genealogy collection.<ref | *[[Arlington Heights Memorial Library|Arlington Heights Memorial Library]] a huge collection, with printed genealogies, manuscripts, periodicals, newspapers, special aids, surname folders—a great overall genealogy collection.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref> | ||
*[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. | ||