Author: Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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Library Holdings of Midwest Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc
Author: Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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Publisher:
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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Midwest Historical and Genealogical Register
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Category : Middle West
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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Category : Middle West
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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The Newberry Library
Author: Newberry Library
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Midwest Historical and Genealogical Register
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Category : Middle West
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Category : Middle West
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Finding Your Chicago Ancestors
Author: Grace Dumelle
Publisher: Lake Claremont Press
ISBN: 9781893121256
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
In this easy-to-use reference guide, family historian Grace DuMelle provides the means to trace Chicago connections like a pro. She shows not just what to research, but how to research. Without wading through preliminaries, readers choose any of the self-contained chapters that focus on the questions beginners most want answered. Other chapters cover the nuts and bolts of the mechanics that are the key to making a family's past come alive, with highlights summarizing important points. In finding Chicago ancestors, readers will better understand not only their family's history, but also their involvement in the history of a great American city. Midwest Independent Publishers Association Book Award - 1st Place - Hobby/How- To Illinois Woman's Press Association Book Award - 1st Place - Instructional Nonfiction National Federation of Press Women Book Award - 3rd Place - Instructional Nonfiction The Chicago Roots of Your Family Tree For almost 175 years, a great metropolis on the shores of a freshwater sea has sent a siren call to immigrants internal and external, giving most Americans some kind of link to the City of Big Shoulders. Whether your people came west from New England in the early days of settlement, or north from Mississippi in the Great Migration; whether they sailed from Sweden and Sicily, or flew from Budapest and Prague; whether they settled here permanently or temporarily, this easy-to-use reference guide will help you document them. Family historian Grace DuMelle provides the means to trace your Chicago connections like a pro. She shows you not just what to research, but how to research. Without wading through lots of preliminaries, choose any of the self-contained chapters that focus on the questions beginners most want answered and jump right in! Where do I start? When and where was my ancestor born? When did my ancestor come to America? What did my ancestor do for a living? Where did my ancestor live? Where is my ancestor buried? Other chapters cover the nuts and bolts of the mechanics that are the key to making your family's past come alive, with highlights summarizing important points: Examples of documents such as death certificates, church registers and U.S. census entries. Chicago-area research facilities: what they have and how to access it. Researching using newspapers, machines and catalogs. Sources for specific ethnic research. Sources for long-distance research. In finding your Chicago ancestors, you will not only better understand your and your family's history, but also your and your family's involvement in the history of a great American city.
Publisher: Lake Claremont Press
ISBN: 9781893121256
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
In this easy-to-use reference guide, family historian Grace DuMelle provides the means to trace Chicago connections like a pro. She shows not just what to research, but how to research. Without wading through preliminaries, readers choose any of the self-contained chapters that focus on the questions beginners most want answered. Other chapters cover the nuts and bolts of the mechanics that are the key to making a family's past come alive, with highlights summarizing important points. In finding Chicago ancestors, readers will better understand not only their family's history, but also their involvement in the history of a great American city. Midwest Independent Publishers Association Book Award - 1st Place - Hobby/How- To Illinois Woman's Press Association Book Award - 1st Place - Instructional Nonfiction National Federation of Press Women Book Award - 3rd Place - Instructional Nonfiction The Chicago Roots of Your Family Tree For almost 175 years, a great metropolis on the shores of a freshwater sea has sent a siren call to immigrants internal and external, giving most Americans some kind of link to the City of Big Shoulders. Whether your people came west from New England in the early days of settlement, or north from Mississippi in the Great Migration; whether they sailed from Sweden and Sicily, or flew from Budapest and Prague; whether they settled here permanently or temporarily, this easy-to-use reference guide will help you document them. Family historian Grace DuMelle provides the means to trace your Chicago connections like a pro. She shows you not just what to research, but how to research. Without wading through lots of preliminaries, choose any of the self-contained chapters that focus on the questions beginners most want answered and jump right in! Where do I start? When and where was my ancestor born? When did my ancestor come to America? What did my ancestor do for a living? Where did my ancestor live? Where is my ancestor buried? Other chapters cover the nuts and bolts of the mechanics that are the key to making your family's past come alive, with highlights summarizing important points: Examples of documents such as death certificates, church registers and U.S. census entries. Chicago-area research facilities: what they have and how to access it. Researching using newspapers, machines and catalogs. Sources for specific ethnic research. Sources for long-distance research. In finding your Chicago ancestors, you will not only better understand your and your family's history, but also your and your family's involvement in the history of a great American city.
Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers
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Category : Information services
Languages : en
Pages : 626
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Category : Information services
Languages : en
Pages : 626
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The Genealogist's Address Book
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 870
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 870
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Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1068
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 1068
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Hearing on Libraries
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education
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Category : Federal aid to libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Category : Federal aid to libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1999: Public witnesses for natural resource programs
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
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Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
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