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:*[http://www.newberry.org/general/hours.html Holiday Closings click here]<br> | :*[http://www.newberry.org/general/hours.html Holiday Closings click here]<br> | ||
| − | '''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref | + | '''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref>"Directions to the Newberry Library" in ''Newberry Library'' at http://www.newberry.org/general/directions.html (29 October 2010).</ref><br> |
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| + | *For neighborhood map, [http://www.newberry.org/sites/default/files/textpage-attachments/neighborhoodmap.pdf click here]. | ||
| + | *For bus, subway, and car parking directions, [http://www.newberry.org/general/directions.html click here]. | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
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*Newberry Library Internet [http://www.newberry.org/ home page]''<br>'' | *Newberry Library Internet [http://www.newberry.org/ home page]''<br>'' | ||
*Newberry Library [https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/nby/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First online catalog] <br> | *Newberry Library [https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/nby/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First online catalog] <br> | ||
| − | *Newberry Library [http://www.newberry.org/genealogy | + | *Newberry Library [http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-and-local-history genealogy page] <br> |
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| + | '''Orientation and tours:''' | ||
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| + | The Genealogy and Local History staff introduces novices to the basics of research at an informal [http://www.newberry.org/programs-genealogists orientation] the first Saturday of every month. After the session, you are welcome to begin your research. A reference librarian will be available to provide suggestions and assistance. Reservations not required.<br> | ||
=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
| − | Chicago, genealogies, | + | The Newberry Library is a private, non-circulating library free and open to the public. It is a research library for humanities and social sciences with 1.5 million books, 5 million manuscript pages, and 500,000 maps. This includes good American Indian, railroad archives, Chicago history, and cartography collections.<ref>Wikipedia Contributors, "Newberry Library" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newberry_Library (accessed 29 October 2010).</ref> |
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| + | One of its strongest collections is genealogy with 17,000 published '''genealogies''' of New England and colonial America, and British gentry and nobility. The library collects church, town, county, and state '''histories''', from all parts of America, Canada, and the British Isles, including comprehensive New England town histories. It has Ancestry and HeritageQuest subscriptions for '''census''' indexes, all federal census microfilms 1790-1850, and Midwest states to 1880; book indexes through 1850 and most of 1860. The collection also includes 1855 and 1865 Illinois '''state censuses''', and scattered other states and Canadian provinces. They have birth, marriage, death, probate, deeds, court, tax, and cemetery '''abstracts and indexes''' from the Mississippi Valley to the eastern seaboard, Canada, and British Isles. American Civil War '''military''' unit histories, rosters and pension lists of colonial wars through the Civil War, and scattered records from later wars are also available. Regarding the Internet, the Newberry Library has '''database subscriptions''' including Ancestry.com, HeritageQuest On-line, IrishOrigins.com, New England Ancestors, and Footnote.com. They also have a significant American, Canadian, and British genealogical '''periodicals''' collection, and the [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)]] for family history researchers.<ref>"Overview of Newberry Library's Genealogy Collections" in ''Newberry Library'' at http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/overview.html (29 October 2010).</ref> | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
| − | + | A reader's card is needed for research. To obtain a reader's card you must: | |
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| + | :*Have a research interest supported by the Newberry’s collections, | ||
| + | :*Be at least age 16, | ||
| + | :*Show a valid photo I.D., | ||
| + | :*Show proof of your current address.<ref>"Who is eligible to do research at the Newberry Library? FAQ" in ''Newberry Library'' at http://www.newberry.org/collections/FAQs.html#Eligible (29 October 2010).</ref> | ||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
| − | + | [http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-collection-guides-and-research-tools Click here] for 78 online Newberry Library genealogical collection guides and research tools about: | |
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| + | :*Collection guides (10) | ||
| + | :*Ethnic guides (14) | ||
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| + | :*Military guides (6) | ||
| + | :*Geographic guides (31) | ||
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| + | :*Researching Chicago (10) | ||
| + | :*Uniquely Newberry (7) | ||
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=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
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*[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, Indiana, premier periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic, and Canadians. | *[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, Indiana, premier periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic, and Canadians. | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[[National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)]] federal censuses 1790–1930; military service and pension indexes, passenger lists, naturalizations, Ancestry.com, HeritageQuest, Footnote. |
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
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*Cook County Clerk [http://www.cookcountygenealogy.com/ births, marriages, and deaths online] | *Cook County Clerk [http://www.cookcountygenealogy.com/ births, marriages, and deaths online] | ||
| − | * | + | *[http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/ Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court] probates, civil, criminal records. |
| + | *[http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/home/ClerksOffice.aspx U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois] trial transcripts and court records. | ||
*[http://www.co.cook.il.us/portal/server.pt/community/recorder_of_deeds___registrar_of_titles/279 Cook County Recorder of Deeds] and Registrar of Titles | *[http://www.co.cook.il.us/portal/server.pt/community/recorder_of_deeds___registrar_of_titles/279 Cook County Recorder of Deeds] and Registrar of Titles | ||
*[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. | ||
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*[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/iradhome.html Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)], 7 repositories, births, marriages, deaths, naturalizations. land, probate, schools, courts, professional licenses and registrations. | *[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/iradhome.html Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)], 7 repositories, births, marriages, deaths, naturalizations. land, probate, schools, courts, professional licenses and registrations. | ||
*[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/home.html Illinois State Library], Springfield, family histories, periodicals, county histories and records. | *[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/home.html Illinois State Library], Springfield, family histories, periodicals, county histories and records. | ||
| − | *[http://www.illinoishistory.gov/lib/ishlgen.htm Illinois State Historical Library (ISHL)], Springfield, | + | *[http://www.illinoishistory.gov/lib/ishlgen.htm Illinois State Historical Library (ISHL)], Springfield, (A. Lincoln Library) genealogies, county histories, atlases, plats, census indexes, cemetery inscriptions, BMD and naturalization indexes, databases. |
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=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:23, 24 January 2013
Contact InformationE-mail:[1] genealogy@newberry.org. Address:[1]
Telephone:[2] (312) 255-3512 Hours and holidays:[3] Tuesday-Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Directions, maps, and public transportation:[4]
Internet sites and databases:
Orientation and tours: The Genealogy and Local History staff introduces novices to the basics of research at an informal orientation the first Saturday of every month. After the session, you are welcome to begin your research. A reference librarian will be available to provide suggestions and assistance. Reservations not required. Collection DescriptionThe Newberry Library is a private, non-circulating library free and open to the public. It is a research library for humanities and social sciences with 1.5 million books, 5 million manuscript pages, and 500,000 maps. This includes good American Indian, railroad archives, Chicago history, and cartography collections.[5] One of its strongest collections is genealogy with 17,000 published genealogies of New England and colonial America, and British gentry and nobility. The library collects church, town, county, and state histories, from all parts of America, Canada, and the British Isles, including comprehensive New England town histories. It has Ancestry and HeritageQuest subscriptions for census indexes, all federal census microfilms 1790-1850, and Midwest states to 1880; book indexes through 1850 and most of 1860. The collection also includes 1855 and 1865 Illinois state censuses, and scattered other states and Canadian provinces. They have birth, marriage, death, probate, deeds, court, tax, and cemetery abstracts and indexes from the Mississippi Valley to the eastern seaboard, Canada, and British Isles. American Civil War military unit histories, rosters and pension lists of colonial wars through the Civil War, and scattered records from later wars are also available. Regarding the Internet, the Newberry Library has database subscriptions including Ancestry.com, HeritageQuest On-line, IrishOrigins.com, New England Ancestors, and Footnote.com. They also have a significant American, Canadian, and British genealogical periodicals collection, and the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) for family history researchers.[6] TipsA reader's card is needed for research. To obtain a reader's card you must:
GuidesClick here for 78 online Newberry Library genealogical collection guides and research tools about:
Alternate RepositoriesIf you cannot visit or find a source at the Newberry Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
Similar Collections
Neighboring Collections
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