Genealogical Roll of the Kings of England and Dukes of Bourbon. c.1465. Newberry Case MS 166.
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Friday, February 3, 2012
Fold3 Offers Black History Collection for Free during February
Fold3, one of the largest online collections of original historical American documents, is offering free access to its Black History Collection throughout February. In there you will find “colored troop” service records, court slave records, sl
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Using CB&Q Land Records for Family Research, Part 2
Alison Hinderliter, Project Manager of the Newberry’s Everywhere West project, has posted part 2 of an excellent article on the use of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad’s land records for family history research. She follows
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Chicago Genealogical Society Tours National Hellenic Museum of Chicago
Young Greek boys and men began arriving in Chicago in the 1840’s to escape extreme poverty and war. These were primarily seamen who became engaged in the commerce on the Great Lakes. The 2000 federal census counted over 100,000 people of Greek ancestry in the Chicago metropolitan area. Learn about the impact of Greek immigration on Chicago.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Genealogy Orientation this Saturday, February 4th
At 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 4th, Matt Rutherford, Curator of Genealogy and Local History, will introduce novices to the basics of research with a free informal orientation. No reservations are necessary.
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
What is ChicagoAncestors?
ChicagoAncestors.org is a free website designed to help genealogists and local historians discover and share historical information about Chicago. ChicagoAncestors.org allows you to search for historical data by address, neighborhood, type of information or keyword.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Chicago Genealogy 101 Talk at the Illinois St. Andrew Society
Learn the challenges of searching for Windy City relations, such as address and street name changes and scores of unindexed newspapers. Then discover some resources family historians often overlook: fire insurance maps, inquest records, and probate cases. Grace will offer copies of her book, Finding Your Chicago Ancestors, after the program.
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Friday, January 20, 2012
History of the U.S. Federal Census Talk in Lombard
History of the U.S. Federal Census
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Saturday, January 14, 2012
Knowing When Your LDS Films Arrive at the Newberry
Recently a patron made a trip from the suburbs to the Newberry, looking for the films he’d ordered. He received an email notification that they had shipped, and assumed they’d be at the Newberry a couple days later.
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Chicago Guidebooks: An Overlooked Resource
Looking for information about an old Chicago hospital? Or maybe some insight into how a neighborhood looked 100 years ago? Are you researching a Chicago hotel, church, company, or school from the 1800s?
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Genealogy Orientation this Saturday, January 7th
At 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 7th, Matt Rutherford, Curator of Genealogy and Local History, will introduce novices to the basics of research with a free informal orientation. No reservations are necessary.
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