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| − | 17,000 published '''genealogies''' of New England and colonial America, and British gentry and nobility. Church, town, county, and state '''histories''', from all parts of America, Canada, and the British Isles, including comprehensive New England town histories. 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. 1855 and 1865 Illinois '''state censuses''', and scattered other states and Canadian provinces. | + | 17,000 published '''genealogies''' of New England and colonial America, and British gentry and nobility. Church, town, county, and state '''histories''', from all parts of America, Canada, and the British Isles, including comprehensive New England town histories. 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. 1855 and 1865 Illinois '''state censuses''', and scattered other states and Canadian provinces. 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. Internet '''database subscriptions''' including Ancestry.com, HeritageQuest On-line, IrishOrigins.com, New England Ancestors, and Footnote.com. American, Canadian, and British '''periodicals''' and the [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)]]. |
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Revision as of 18:24, 29 October 2010
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] {Optional} Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description17,000 published genealogies of New England and colonial America, and British gentry and nobility. Church, town, county, and state histories, from all parts of America, Canada, and the British Isles, including comprehensive New England town histories. 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. 1855 and 1865 Illinois state censuses, and scattered other states and Canadian provinces. 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. Internet database subscriptions including Ancestry.com, HeritageQuest On-line, IrishOrigins.com, New England Ancestors, and Footnote.com. American, Canadian, and British periodicals and the Periodical Source Index (PERSI). Tips{Optional} 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
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