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Genealogy Research
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The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Illinois provides copies of the Mayflower Families Through Five Generations books to the following libraries
throughout Illinois; Antioch Public Library, Arlington Heights Memorial Library,
Decatur Genealogical Library, Dixon Public Library, Gail Borden Public Library (Elgin),
Galesburg Public Library, Genealogical Library of Southern Illinois (c/o John A.
Logan College in Carterville), Lake County Genealogical Library, The Newberry
Library (Chicago), Peoria Public Library, Quincy Public Library, Rockford Public Library,
South Suburban General & Historical Society (South Holland), Urbana Free Library,
Wheaton Public Library, Winnetka Public Library. These are a good place to start
your Mayflower ancestry search.
While we are unable to conduct genealogical research for applicants, we are pleased
to offer guidance and to identify appropriate documents and sources of further information
so that an applicant will be able to gather proper documents that will meet the
Historian General's standards for the documentation of lineages. We are an all volunteer
organization and donate our time and effort to the society.
In addition to resources at the above list of libraries that we support, genealogical
research should include the collection of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
in Springfield. It holds an extensive collection of genealogical materials and Illinois
newspapers on microfilm. In addition, helpful resources, including Illinois death
certificates on microfilm (1916 through 1947), Illinois Census microfilm, and an
index to Illinois marriages (prior to 1900) may also be found at the Illinois State
Archives in Springfield.
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