Genealogy Weekend & Illinois State Archives

Special genealogy program for June....

A special Genealogy Weekend will be held at the library on June 13th and June 14th. The Genealogy Librarian will be here all weekend specifically to assist with genealogy questions, getting started in genealogy, assistance with HeritageQuest and Ancestry.com, and offer suggestions to further your genealogical quest.

Mr. Greg Cox from the Illinois State Archives will be the guest speaker on June 13th as part of the Library's Genealogy Weekend. Mr. Cox's program will start at 10:30. Mr. Cox is a fifteen year employee of the Secretary of State, State of Illinois. Formerly a Micrographic Equipment Operator filming historical documents, Greg is now employed with the Reference Section as a Records Archivist assisting patrons with their genealogical research. Greg is the Archives' resident genealogical speaker, utilizing a forum-style presentation involving audience participation. His presentation of approximately 45 minutes consists of the available genealogical resources found in the Illinois State Archives. Records he discusses in some detail include the Census, both State and Federal, death certificates, and County records held in seven State depositories. He also covers lesser-known resources such as the Application for Bonus of military veterans of various wars, original land registers, Civil War Muster Rolls, Servitude and Emancipation Records and more.